| If you are amongst the many Americans who are | | | | Nurse Specialist, Nursing Leadership, Neonatal Nurse |
| facing downsizing in their company or industry, and are | | | | Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwifery, |
| looking for a career with job security, you may be | | | | and Nursing Education. |
| interested in exploring an online RN degree. In today's | | | | One of the unique online RN degree programs offered |
| shaky job market, many people are switching to more | | | | at ECU is their nurse-midwifery program, which is the |
| practical, high demand careers such as nursing, where | | | | only one in North Carolina. In 1991, it was initiated as |
| the demand is high. Moreover, a busy schedule and | | | | part of a North Carolina legislative mandate, which |
| family obligations often interferes with the desires of a | | | | sought to combat high infant mortality, especially in rural |
| full-time working adult to return to school. There are a | | | | areas. Upon graduation, graduates are eligible to |
| number of factors, which may seem discouraging such | | | | receive certification from the American College of |
| as the commute, location, the hours spent in a | | | | Nurse-Midwives. The Nurse-Midwifery MSN online |
| classroom, and often-inconvenient classroom | | | | practical nursing school requires a potential graduate to |
| schedules. However, there are a number of universities | | | | complete a minimum of 46 credit hours, which may be |
| that offer terrific online practical nursing programs. | | | | completed on a full-time or part-time basis. |
| For example, ECU College of Nursing (East Carolina | | | | If you are interested in applying to ECU's online RN |
| University), offers nine online RN degree programs. As | | | | degree program, it is recommended that you act |
| a matter of fact, U.S. News & World Report listed | | | | quickly, as places are limited. In fact, space is so tight |
| ECU as having the largest programs for distance, i.e. | | | | that the College of Nursing is currently not accepting |
| online education, in the May 2009 annual best graduate | | | | non-degree graduate students into their program. Due |
| schools edition. The online practical nursing school | | | | to high demand, the sooner you apply for full admission, |
| offers a BSN and a MSN for Registered Nurses. The | | | | the sooner you will become eligible apply for financial |
| MSN programs include Adult Nurse Practitioner, Clinical | | | | aid and begin your new career in nursing. |