| Copyright 2006 Linda Raye
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| | substantially.
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| There is a general feeling that nursing
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| | 2. RN to MSN and beyond Positions in
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| as a profession needs more of hands-on
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| | higher management, clinical positions and
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| experience than pure academic knowledge.
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| | educational institutes require a master's
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| There is a reason or two there. We are
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| | degree. When you pursue a master's
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| known to laud the role of nurses who have
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| | degree, you typically learn to focus on
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| excellent practical abilities and
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| | management and / or clinical specialties
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| management supervision skills.
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| | and if you so choose, you may prepare to
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| But apart from the too-obvious hospital
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| | teach nursing courses upon completion.
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| care jobs, nurses have definitive roles
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| | Nursing educators are much sought-after
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| to play in many other healthcare
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| | in US, so teaching can very well enhance
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| functions, and even in stellar roles in
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| | your career to help shape the future of
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| healthcare industry. It needs no telling
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| | nursing.
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| that higher education in nursing is
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| | 3. Nurses as "doctors" As discussed
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| imperative for nurses to work in senior
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| | above, the top echelon in advanced
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| positions, many of which are suitable for
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| | nursing degrees belongs to PhD and now
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| none else than nurses themselves.
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| | the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP).
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| In practice however, there is lukewarm
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| | In recent years, more nurses are
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| response among nursing students to pursue
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| | proceeding to go for a doctorate degree
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| higher degrees, perhaps for reasons of
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| | in nursing, and accordingly, many
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| convenience and cost. For example, though
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| | institutions too are expanding their
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| numbers of nurses having a BSN degree has
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| | basket of course offerings to appeal to
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| increased during the last four decades,
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| | more students and also to meet this
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| yet only about 44% of 2.7 million nurses
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| | growing demand. In fact, about a dozen
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| currently hold a bachelor's degree or
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| | institutes have added a DNP program in
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| higher.
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| | their curriculum, according to the
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| Given the advent of advanced medical
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| | American Association of Colleges of
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| treatment and progressively longer
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| | Nursing, and more plan to start in near
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| lifespan of people, there is no denying
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| | future. A doctorate degree in nursing is
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| that the nursing practice is set to
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| | helpful to teach at university level,
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| undergo many changes in sync with
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| | conduct research, and even work in
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| technology and need. Keeping this in
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| | clinical settings or hospital management.
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| perspective, in October 2004, the
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| | 4. Other options Among other careers
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| American Association of Colleges of
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| | pursuable for advanced nursing degree
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| Nursing (AACN) agreed in a resolution to
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| | holders while remaining in a nursing
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| support the doctor of nursing practice
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| | discipline, nurse practitioner and nurse
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| (DNP) as a terminal practice degree. The
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| | anesthetist must come first. In case of
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| DNP will be different from the PhD in
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| | nurse practitioner, it is usually an
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| that while the PhD has wider acceptance
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| | offering of master's degree, whereupon
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| as being research-focused to supplant the
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| | you will qualify to take the national
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| master's degree, the DNP is proposed to
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| | nurse practitioner certification exam. A
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| be for those nurses who want an advanced
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| | qualified nurse practitioner is able to
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| practice role, such as nurse practitioner
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| | diagnose and treat many common illnesses
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| or nurse anesthetist. However, perhaps
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| | as well as to prescribe medications.
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| very few schools like University of
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| | On the other hand, after attaining a
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| Kentucky have embarked on this new
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| | master's degree, if you are interested in
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| educational path to offer the DNP degree.
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| | becoming a nurse anesthetist, you need to
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| A brief round-up of various advanced
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| | pass a CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse
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| nursing degrees is provided below:
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| | Anesthetists) certification program. A
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| 1. RN to BSN If you commenced your career
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| | qualified CRNA can be expected to work
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| in nursing with an associate degree or a
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| | independently or in association with
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| diploma, you may consider attaining your
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| | other anesthesiologists to provide
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| bachelor's degree. Many advanced nursing
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| | anesthesia services in case of both
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| positions today are increasingly looking
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| | surgical and obstetrical patients. A
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| for a minimum of bachelor's degree. The
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| | CRNA's work may be patient-intensive
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| good news is that a number of distance
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| | during preoperative, intra-operative and
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| learning courses has made this a viable
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| | postoperative periods.
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| option for quite a few of you who are
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| | As can be seen from above discussions,
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| working professionals. Besides, there are
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| | there is no dearth of career
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| flexible programs in addition to distance
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| | opportunities for advanced nursing degree
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| learning that can be suitably timed
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| | holders. In fact, as experts opine, the
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| around your work schedule. In some cases,
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| | advancement of medical technology will
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| universities are known to consider your
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| | continue to enrich and enhance the
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| work experience toward academic credit,
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| | requirement of nursing personnel who are
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| which means your cost and time to
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| | equipped with one or more advanced
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| complete your degree reduce
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| | nursing degrees.
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