| With today's economic recession, work is difficult to | | | | career field because this program allows for a broader |
| find and maintain. More and more people are being let | | | | spectrum of study. |
| go, while more stress is added to those who stay on - | | | | If you decide to pursue a degree in nursing you can |
| who have to stay in order to support their families. | | | | look forward to getting clinical experience on top of |
| One of the many fields that have been severely | | | | the classroom instruction already given. Opportunities |
| impacted by our economic times is the healthcare | | | | for specialization are also offered. One could volunteer |
| industry. Nurses are being let go by the hundreds, while | | | | to become credentialed in specialties such as |
| those who remain have to shoulder the work of five | | | | pediatrics, ambulatory care, and informatics among |
| people. | | | | others. |
| It is also one of the few careers that are always | | | | Once this economic recession recedes, jobs in the |
| needed, no matter where you live. When we recover | | | | nursing field are expected to grow by 22 percent |
| from this economic slump, nurses will assuredly be in | | | | according to the Occupational Employment Statistics |
| high demand once again. Don't you want to be on the | | | | (OES) Survey Program. If you want to be at the front |
| receiving end of hiring? Within the healthcare industry, | | | | end of the hiring influx then you must possess an |
| nurses make up the largest occupation, with 2.6 millions | | | | enthusiasm for knowledge. Being in an industry that |
| jobs. | | | | requires technology necessitates that one must |
| To become a Registered Nurse (RN) an individual | | | | continually learn in order to keep up with technological |
| must do one of a few things: obtain an associate's or | | | | advancements. Outside of this, procedures are |
| bachelor's degree from an accredited college or a | | | | constantly revised in order to increase productivity and |
| diploma from an accepted nursing program. Following | | | | quality of care, so you'll be a life-long learner if you |
| the completion of their education, which could take | | | | decide to pursue a nursing degree. |
| anywhere from two to four years, one must pass a | | | | Nurses not only work in hospitals, but in facilities such |
| national licensing examination in order to practice as a | | | | as doctor's offices, outpatient facilities, elderly care |
| nurse. | | | | centers, and rehabilitation facilities, as well as |
| If you really want to maximize your nursing potential it | | | | freestanding ambulatory and emergency care centers. |
| is suggested that you go for your BSN degree. | | | | The various facilities a nurse can work in provide them |
| Obtaining a BSN (Bachelor's of Science in Nursing) | | | | with the opportunity to experience different working |
| offers the most flexibility and advancement in the | | | | environments. |