| If you have been considering entering into the | | | | competent to meet the growing demand. The |
| healthcare industry as a professional nurse, here | | | | American Association of Colleges of Nursing |
| are some points to consider....Nursing careers | | | | (AACN) reports that the shortage of faculty in |
| encompass a wide range of activities related to | | | | nursing schools has reached an alarming |
| the field of delivering healthcare. As pure | | | | proportion. This is happening because on one hand |
| healthcare professionals employed in hospitals and | | | | the present faculty workforce is fast approaching |
| similar other healthcare units, people in nursing | | | | retirement, and on the other, the pool of younger |
| careers cater to treatment, safety and recovery | | | | replacement faculty is decreasing.This has thrown |
| of acutely or chronically ill or injured people, health | | | | a unique opportunity for experienced registered |
| maintenance of the healthy, and treatment of | | | | nurses to pursue nursing careers of teaching and |
| life-threatening emergencies in a wide range of | | | | counseling new students. Among other |
| health care settings.Additionally, nursing careers | | | | considerations in favor of teaching profession, |
| also span many non-clinical functions, such as | | | | higher emolument is surely a big motivating factor. |
| medical and nursing research, forensic research, | | | | Since teaching requires higher education in nursing |
| nursing education, medical insurance, serving | | | | (masters degree or higher), experienced nurses |
| medical, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies | | | | who already have bachelor degrees, may consider |
| and so on.In the United States, it is estimated | | | | enrolling for higher education in order to enhance |
| that nursing careers of about 50 percent of | | | | their nursing careers. At the same time, as the |
| nurses start at hospitals of all hues. Indeed, | | | | nursing institutes re-organize their teaching |
| hospitals remain the largest employers of | | | | facilities, school-level graduates may find nursing |
| registered nurses. But there are other avenues | | | | careers lucrative to pursue and excel.Many |
| for promising nursing careers, some of which are | | | | institutes of repute offering nursing courses, for |
| enumerated below:- Working in specialized | | | | example University of Northern Colorado, Duke |
| healthcare units and long-term care facilities | | | | University School of Nursing in Durham and SDSU |
| (hospice nursing, standalone nursing homes, patient | | | | College of Nursing to name a few, are offering |
| rehabilitation, etc.).- Assisting medical specialists like | | | | accelerated BSN programs (Bachelor of Science in |
| surgeons, ophthalmologists, obstetricians and | | | | Nursing) as a direct response to shortage in |
| others.- Nursing-on-call on private duty for home | | | | nursing. These programs allow students, who |
| patients (home health agencies).- Serving in | | | | already have a degree in another discipline, to |
| outdoor community health clinics.- Educating | | | | earn a BSN degree in only 16 to 20 months |
| aspiring nurses as teachers.- Engaging in medical, | | | | instead of traditional 4-year program.Often people |
| nursing and forensic research, either self or as | | | | in mid professional career feel that nursing careers |
| assistants.- Independent nursing careers like legal | | | | are more suitable for them. Accelerated BSN |
| nurse consultants, medical writers, nurse | | | | programs aim to hasten their journey back to |
| practitioners, clinical nurse specialists and so on.- | | | | their heart's desire. In order to sweeten the things |
| Serving international organizations, like United | | | | for them, many hospitals in fact sponsor students |
| Nations, Red Cross, etc.- Serving insurance | | | | for these programs to assist their nursing careers. |
| companies and managed care centers.- Serving in | | | | They pay tuition fees in lieu of their working for |
| statutory bodies responsible for hospital | | | | them after graduation. Hospital authorities are |
| regulations.- Serving companies engaged in | | | | effusive in their praise for second-career nursing |
| healthcare and medical business.Job consultants | | | | students. They say that students, who opt for |
| have long noted an increasing uptrend for nursing | | | | nursing careers after having spent early life in |
| careers. By all accounts, the employment | | | | other fields, often make terrific nurses. They |
| opportunity for registered nurses is expected to | | | | come as matured persons, broadly educated and |
| grow at a much faster pace through 2014 | | | | knowing how to conduct themselves in the |
| compared to all other occupations. Since the | | | | workplace.Nursing careers have several tales. The |
| occupation is very large and in view of rising | | | | ability to serve mankind is certainly one of them. |
| median age of registered nurse population, the | | | | Bravo to that.Copyright 2006 Linda RayeLinda |
| requirement of registered nurses is likely to | | | | Raye is an accomplished author specializing in |
| create the second largest of new jobs among all | | | | healthcare. |
| occupations.Even though nursing careers are on an | | | | Nursing is just one of her passions. |
| upswing, there are not enough facilities, | | | | |