Dienstag, 14. Januar 2014

Why Become A Registered Nurse: Opportunities In Store In The Nursing World

As a registered nurse, you don't have to worry about jobs as there are countless of opportunities to choose from. But chances are, you might get knocked out by the number of choices that will come your way. What can you do? Thankfully, there are already wise career moves that can be set as examples for you.



In every nursing job, work experience is the major stepping stone towards broader career horizon and fatter pay check. Hence, nurses who made it earlier generally earn more than their late newer counterparts. They also get to be on the higher steps of the ladder of responsibilities, which extends beyond the common duties a registered nurse such as caring for patients, face to face. However, each single step upwards on the career ladder takes years to happen. For nurses who are not willing to wait, the option is lies somewhere else.



Getting certified on a special area in nursing is one of the most effective way for a registered nurse to climb the career ladder fast. Among others, specialization can be on neonatal care, care for patients with kidney problems, or being a surgical nurse. However, there are so many areas where you can specialize so you may need to cut down your options according to your preferred type of skills, work environment, and group of patients. A registered nurse can also go into the field of research, consultation and public health works. A registered nurse can have specialization whether in working in a hospital, employment sector, or in other health care facilities. There is also specialization on the type of disease being treated, as well as the type of patient groups (old people, infants and children, among others).



But how does an RN obtain a specialization? Generally, special area certifications are awarded by a board to those registered nurses who pass their exams and have completed the necessary education and training requirements. Such requirement vary with the area of specialization (dermatology certification needs at least 20000 practicum hours. Sometimes, the specialization will not need further education such as a BSN (Bachelor of Nursing) degree but in most cases, being an RN would suffice.



The other popular shortcut on the nursing career ladder is to take the RN to BSN bridge programs. Typically, a BSN degree means four years to take but for RNs, a year or two is enough. The advantages of an RN to BSN education is, it opens a whole new level of nursing career opportunities such as administration and teaching positions, and eligibility to take specializations in some certain areas of nursing. Naturally, it would mean a fatter pay check, too. Furthermore, it's healthy to the pockets as a BSN can earn as much as $ 70000 (compared to $ 50000 of an RN), on average. Finding an RN to BSN program is easy as there many online and brick and mortar schools everywhere. Just do an online search about them so you can come up with an initial idea. Indeed, there are countless of opportunities awaiting a registered nurse that you wouldn't even need to seek one out. All you've got to do is know the best ones, and grab them fast.


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