My Nursing Career

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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 [...]

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Regis University offers a well-rounded curriculum in a format that allows busy registered nurses to earn their BS in Nursing degree by completing their upper-level core nursing courses in just 12 – 20 months (AACN-CCNE accredited). All clinical courses are mentored by local preceptors, which eliminates any travel and clinical testing. Get Started Today- No [...]

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In the 1950s, the baby boomers were born. Now, as they increase in age, there is a greater demand for health care, making nursing one of the best careers to get into. Within the next 10-15 years there will be an estimated shortage of 800,000 nurses (according to a 2002 study by the U.S. Health [...]

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Holistic nurses take a multifaceted approach to caring for their patients’ health and focus on treating the whole person rather than just the disease or condition.

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Nursing students are sometimes confused about whether to obtain an Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) , which usually takes two years to complete, or the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, which takes four years.

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Once students have earned their nursing degrees and passed the licensing examination, getting hired is easy. Employers typically go to nursing schools to hold career fairs and actively look for ways to attract students to work at their facilities. While all this attention can be attractive, it is important that students are not distracted from [...]

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Nursing students receive their real preparation for working in health care environments during the time they spend in nursing clinicals. Nursing clinicals give students the chance to work together with professional nurses in real situations so they get a feel for what is actually involved with nursing work.