By Sunamita Lim for My-Nursing-Career.com
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), an arm of the U.S. Department of Labor, in its Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition has released very encouraging data suggesting a strong need for new nurses over the next decade or so.
Significantly, this latest BLS edition report on Nursing Jobs:

Registered nurses (RNs) with [...]

Forensic Nursing Degrees, Education and Training
Forensic nurses cooperate with police and other law enforcement agencies in the clinical investigation of various crimes. Depending on their location and specific job responsibilities, they might collect evidence, diagnose trauma or treat people injured during the commission of a crime, or assist in the rehabilitation of offenders.

Become a Forensic [...]

Why Consider Earning an RN or BSN Degree?
By far the most popular profession among nurses is the Registered Nurse (RN).  An RN is a highly trained health care professional who has earned the education, skills and competency to ensure that patients receive care that is appropriate, timely, and professional, in a variety of settings.
Registered nurses [...]

Registered Nurse (RN) Degrees Career Profile, Salary, & Education
Nursing in general is an applied science that combines aspects of medicine, biology, pharmacology and even psychology in the delivery of health care to individuals in physical distress. Nurses assist and complement physicians, and work in all the same areas and specialties as doctors, while retaining a [...]

The LPN/LVN degree can be earned with about one year of schooling in a practical nursing program. There are currently about 1,200 accredited LVN/LPN programs in practical nursing in the U.S., including community colleges, vocational colleges, and online colleges.