| Nursing is a highly regarded profession
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| | or a Vocational Nurse. Once graduated,
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| with high standards of honesty and ethics
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| | the next important thing is to obtain
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| amongst various other professions.
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| | licensure for practice in the State of
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| Nursing has emerged as the largest health
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| | your preference. Eighteen states
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| care occupation with over 2.7 million
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| | participate in the Nurse Licensure
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| jobs. With over 100,000 vacant positions
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| | Compact Agreement (NCLA) which permits a
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| and a ever-growing need for health care
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| | licensed nurse to practice in any of the
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| workers, the career outlook is excellent
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| | other seventeen states, if they have
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| for the nursing field. National Center
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| | obtained license to practice in one of
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| for Workforce Analysis, an agency of the
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| | the states. License can be obtained by
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| U.S. Department of Health and Human
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| | passing national licensing exam NCLEX-RN
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| Services predicts a shortage of 808,416
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| | for becoming a Registered Nurse and
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| nurses by the year 2020. Such an analysis
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| | NCLEX-PN for becoming Licensed Practical
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| and prediction is backed by very strong
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| | Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse
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| reasoning and findings. Advancement in
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| | (LVN) as in Texas, California. LPN and
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| technology and medical field has resulted
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| | LCN provide care for sick, injured and
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| in an increased life span. Elderly
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| | disabled under direct supervision of
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| population is now living longer and more
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| | physicians and RNs.
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| of them will require care and nursing.
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| | Nursing career is full of opportunities
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| With more elderly people in need of such
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| | for those who want to specialize and
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| care, demands rise for nursing force that
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| | pursue higher education. A few popular
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| can meet such needs. Also, the need for
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| | specialties are AIDS Care Nurse,
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| more skilled nurses is growing. With
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| | Ambulatory Care Nurse, Cardiac
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| insurance companies stepping into the
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| | Rehabilitation Nurse, Case Management,
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| medical field to reduce the cost of
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| | Correctional Nurse, Enterostomal Therapy
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| health care expenditure, demand for
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| | Nurse, Gastroenterology/Endoscopy Nurse,
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| nurses, outside the hospital setting has
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| | Genetics Nurse, Infection Control Nurse,
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| also risen. Not to forget that the
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| | Intravenous Therapy Nurse, long-term Care
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| current nursing workforce is aging and
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| | Nurse, Managed Care Nurse, Nephrology
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| many are expected to retire over next
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| | Nurse and more, the list does not end
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| 10-15 years only to create a void, adding
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| | here. Most of the specialties do welcome
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| to the shortage further. So, nurses with
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| | RNs with a BSN degree only. In addition,
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| a BSN degree can expect a securer career
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| | there is increasing demand for APNs. APNs
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| and better job prospects.
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| | are primary health care practitioners,
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| Nurses blend knowledge of science and
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| | working independently or in collaboration
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| technology with the art of care and
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| | with physicians. In most states, they are
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| compassion. Nursing provides opportunity
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| | permitted to prescribe medications. The
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| to save and improve lives, care for the
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| | four specializations for APNs include
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| sick and debilitated, educate patients
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| | Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) providing
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| and people towards achieving good health
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| | expert consultation in any of the above
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| and above all, the feeling of helping
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| | mentioned specialties; Nurse Anesthetists
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| someone in their hour of illness and
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| | (CRNA) administer anesthesia and monitor
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| need. There is no greater service than
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| | patient's vital signs during surgery in
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| caring for the sick and needy. Nurses are
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| | addition to providing post-anesthesia
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| required to deliver basic duties, which
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| | care; Nurse Midwives (CNM) provide
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| includes but is not limited to providing
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| | primary care to females covering aspects
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| treatment, health education, emotional
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| | like family planning, prenatal care,
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| support, record maintenance, operating
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| | neonatal care and assist delivery; and
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| medical equipment in addition to
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| | Nurse Practitioners (NP) who provide
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| counseling patient and their family about
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| | basic preventive health care to patient.
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| the management of their illness.
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| | NPs are primary as well as specialty care
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| Registered Nurses (RNs) also run general
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| | providers in medically underserved areas.
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| health screening and immunization
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| | APNs are lower cost primary care
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| clinics, organize public seminars,
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| | providers in comparison to physicians.
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| motivate blood donation drives, etc.
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| | Advanced degrees available to nurses are
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| Three out of five nurses in the United
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| | masters (MSN), doctoral degree (Ph.D.,
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| States work in hospitals. Most of the
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| | EdD, DNS) and post-doctoral programmes.
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| others work in clinics, home health,
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| | Doctoral degrees can provide placements
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| extended care settings, schools,
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| | as a senior policy analyst, researcher,
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| colleges, universities, the public health
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| | health system executive and as a nursing
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| services, and nonprofit agencies
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| | school dean.
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| throughout the United States and many
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| | RNs may work as a staff nurse or become
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| other countries. Nursing can be a
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| | APNs. Also exisins are a few positions
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| challenging job with continuous exposure
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| | involving little or no direct patient
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| to grief and suffering, stress, work
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| | contact. Such positions include Case
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| pressures, little or excessive patient
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| | Managers, Forensic Managers (applying
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| contact and occupational hazards
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| | knowledge of nursing for legal
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| including but not limited to infectious
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| | enforcement, like treating and
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| diseases, radiation exposure, accidental
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| | investigating a victim of assault or
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| needle sticks, chemicals, anesthesia,
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| | abuse and similar), Infection Control
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| back injury and emotional stress. Role
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| | Nurses, Legal Nurse Consultants (assist
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| autonomy and independence,
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| | lawyers in medical cases by interviewing
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| innovativeness, technical knowledge, and
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| | patient, organizing records, and
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| teamwork are characteristics of this job,
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| | educating lawyers about medical
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| in addition to personal satisfaction and
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| | conditions), Nurse Administrators, Nurse
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| professional rewards.
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| | Informatics, Health Care Consultants,
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| The nursing schools are a gateway to this
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| | Public Policy Advisors, Medical editors
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| profession and almost all of them require
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| | and writers.
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| a high school diploma in addition to
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| | Career and job prospects are bright as
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| sound academic standing in English,
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| | mentioned above and with increasing
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| Algebra, Biology, Chemistry, and
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| | demand and difficulty to hold up nurses
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| Psychology with a GPA score of atleast 3.
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| | in hospitals, many hospitals and
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| Computer experience is an asset.
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| | corporate sectors have now started
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| Leadership and organization skills are
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| | offering incentives like signing bonuses,
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| vital to this profession. Most schools
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| | subsidized training, open shift bidding.
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| shall still require you to clear the
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| | Open shift bidding is an emerging concept
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| National League for Nursing (NLN)
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| | where nurses can find vacant shifts at
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| Pre-admission exam besides the SAT exam.
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| | premium wages and bid for same online.
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| Over 1,500 nursing programs in the US
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| | This also reduces mandatory overtime that
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| provide three different educational paths
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| | many nurses have to do otherwise. Many
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| towards becoming a Registered Nurse (RN).
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| | employers now provide family friendly
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| Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a
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| | work schedules and flexibility, again an
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| four-year program offered at colleges and
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| | indication of demand in such places.
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| universities. An associate Degree in
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| | RNs are earning anywhere from $37,300 to
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| Nursing (ADN) is a two-year program
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| | greater than $74,760 depending upon
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| offered at many community and junior
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| | qualifications and experience, besides
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| colleges. Some hospital schools of
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| | job locations. Median salary can be
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| nursing and universities offer an ADN
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| | appreciated as $52,330 annually. Entry
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| degrees. Hospital Diploma is a two to
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| | level RN can earn from $30,000 to $45,000
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| three year program based in hospital
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| | annually. All this comes with benefit
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| settings. Many diploma schools are
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| | packages including health insurance,
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| affiliated with junior colleges where
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| | holiday pay, college tuition
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| students take basic science and English
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| | reimbursement, childcare, pension plans
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| requirements. Opportunities are maximum
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| | and much more. Expected shortage of
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| with a BSN degree. BSN is a requirement
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| | nurses over coming years is going to tilt
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| for obtaining a master's degree or
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| | the situation more in the favor of nurses
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| becoming an Advanced Practice Nurse
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| | and they can look forward to a securer
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| (APN). The American Association of
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| | future with brighter prospects and
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| Colleges of Nursing (AACN) recognizes the
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| | rewards.
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| BSN degree as the minimum educational
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| | Becoming a nurse is not just about money
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| requirement for a professional nursing
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| | but dedicating your life to service
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| practice. Even though graduates can begin
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| | mankind, caring for the sick and to be
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| practice as an RN with an ADN or diploma,
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| | able to support them and their family in
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| the BSN degree is a must for nurses
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| | difficult times. The potential is
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| seeking to assume roles as case-managers
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| | enormous and specialization options
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| or supervisors or move across employment
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| | aplenty. Nursing as a profession is full
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| settings. Tuition fee depends on your
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| | of personal satisfaction and professional
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| college and state of residence, but
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| | rewards.
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| financial aids and scholarships are
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| | If you're looking to purchase scrubs or
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| available to take care of such needs.
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| | labcoats please visit
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| There are technical and vocational
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| | See nursingmagazines to learn more about
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| schools as well, which provide one-year
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| | the profession.
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| course towards becoming a Practical Nurse
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