5 Great Reasons to Earn a Nursing Degree
Thinking about earning your nursing degree, but need a good reason to go for it? How about five fantastic reasons reasons? We've got you covered!
1. Nursing is Sizzling!
According to the U.S. Bureau Labor Statistics, employment of nurses is expected to grow faster than average through 2014. In fact, RNs are projected to experience the second largest number of new jobs among all occupations. And the present looks almost as good as the future, with registered nursing offering the greatest number of health care positions, at 2.4 million jobs.
2. Nurses Have Versatility
Offering opportunities to suit a wide range of aptitudes and interests, nursing can be divided into four basic categories of specialization:
- Work settting - Hospitals, doctors' offices, and more
- Disease, ailment, or condition
- By organ or body system type - Cardiology, general, and so on
- Patient population - Geriatrics, pediatrics, and others
3. Nurses Have Options
With a nursing degree, you can work in a variety of settings, specialize, or take a position that requires little or no direct patient contact. These latter positions include:
- Case managers
- Forensic nurses
- Infection control nurses
- Legal nurse consultants
- Nurse administrators
- Nurse educators
4. Nurses Enjoy Job Security
The health sector offers remarkable security for employees. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate of those in the health-sector is just 3.2 percent, which comes in at almost half the overall unemployment rate of 5.1. On average, registered nurses bring home $52,330 annually.
5. You Can Earn Your Nursing Degree Online
Online degree programs offer you a number of advantages:
- No commuting with online degree programs.
- Work while you study for your online degree, while keeping your current salary.
- Study for your online degree from any location.
- Enter the online classroom at any time of day or night.
- You can get online, request information from a degree program, and start nourishing your nursing career today
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J.V. Staples is a writer and teacher living on the southeast coast of Ireland. He has worked as a graphic designer; teacher of English as a foreign language; university writing instructor; and editor of Salt Hill, a literary magazine. John holds an honors BA in English from the University of Georgia and a Masters in creative writing from Syracuse University.
