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The Bureau of Labor
Statistics states that
employment among RNs
will grow by 22% from
2008-2018.
Hospital nursing is just
one of many areas where
nurses practice.
Examples of other
practice settings
include home care,
public health, extended
care centers, clinics,
offices, industries,
hospice, occupational
settings, and health and
wellness centers.
Areas of nursing
practice include caring
for children, adults and
the elderly; services
for pregnant women and
newborn infants;
operating room, critical
care, and emergency
departments; women's
health and mental
health. There are also
many subspecialties of
nursing practice areas
such as sports injury
nursing, cancer nursing,
care of heart attack and
heart surgery patients,
newborn intensive
nursing, and parish
nursing. Two new areas
for nurses to use their
expert knowledge are
tele-health nursing
(counseling, teaching
and monitoring patients
via telephone, computer
or other electronic
means) and coordination
of overall patient care
(care/case management).
Nurses also serve in key
government and elected
positions where they
advocate for the health
needs of all people.
Nurses with advanced
education can become
nurse practitioners,
clinical nurse
specialists, educators,
researchers, managers
and own their own health
care business. The
possibilities in nursing
are only limited by your
passion and
imagination.
Salaries for nurses have
increased significantly
recently with starting
salaries for new nurses
in the mid $40,000s and
salaries of experienced
nurses ranging from
$45,000-$70,000
depending on the
geographic location.
Nurse practitioners can
generally command
salaries over $70,000.
For information on
current nursing
positions nationwide,
please visit
http://www.aftercollege.com/groups/ccenter.asp?fct=1&ID=515081075
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