If you like helping people, you might have considered looking into nursing schools for a career you truly enjoy. But did you know that becoming better educated can have a dramatic impact on your personal bottom line? Getting a college education, whether an Associate’s degree, bachelor’s or master’s degree can lead to significant gains in lifetime earnings. Someone with an Associate’s degree can usually earn almost twice what a high school graduate can. A bachelor’s degree will help you gain over twice as much, and if you add a master’s degree it often jumps up to two and a half to four and a half times as much as those with a high school diploma. Looking at nursing schools online can help you find the right fit in schools so that you can complete your education to become a registered nurse. Registered nurse jobs provide a perennially excellent career outlook for a professional nurse. Here is some of what you could expect if you enroll in a nursing school.
To become a registered nurse typically requires two years of higher education. Once you have attained an Associate’s degree in Nursing, you are prepared to take the exam to earn your license to practice as a registered nurse. This test is called the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, which is often shortened to NCLEX-RN. There is also an NCLEX-PN, which is a test administered to practical or vocational nurses. These tests cover the ability, skills and knowledge of nursing in order to ensure that you are prepared to enter the nursing field at an entry level. A nurse may hold a license to practice the profession of nursing in more than one state, and to keep his or her license current, they often must take a number of continuing education classes.
In terms of the course work you will take on the way to becoming a nurse, several areas are covered. Nursing theory, anatomy, human growth and development, physiology, biology, microbiology, chemistry, nutrition, medication administration, pharmacology, psychology, legal issues and ethics make up the majority of classes that you will enjoy. There are also clinical parts of the training as well, when you will assist working nurses to acquire skill working with patients.
As far as locations where you would work at registered nurse jobs are concerned, there are many. You might want to work in a hospital, and there are certainly many great opportunities to do so in that venue, including in the emergency room, intensive care, the operating and recovery room, labor and delivery rooms, as well as outpatient offices. Other sites where registered nurses are employed can include patient’s homes, nursing homes, workplaces, schools, community centers, and even camps for children and homeless shelters.
Nursing schools offer you the opportunity to learn the skills needed to participate in an interesting and much-needed career as a professional nurse.
By: Susan Slobac
Posts Tagged ‘High School Diploma’
What It Takes To Become A Registered Nurse
March 13th, 2010High School Education Completion – Broadening Opportunities
March 5th, 2010
Many entry-level jobs require completion of a high school education. A high school diploma is also in many cases necessary in order to advance to higher positions as well as to advance in occupational training and post-secondary education. Modern culture is highly information-based and those who have not acquired the information granted through completing high school courses may be left far behind.
Those who do not have high school diplomas and are interested in exploring options for completing high school education would do well to look very closely into the academic standards and accreditations of the home schooling and other such programs that they are considering. Spending the time and money on programs that in the end do not result in recognized accreditation is far from worthwhile.
There are programs that enable students to earn a regionally accredited high school diploma, which is the most recognized form of high school education completion. These home schooling programs can be distinguished from the many home schooling programs that do not offer regional accreditation. There are also programs that have top academic standards that well prepare students for the competitive work force and for further educational endeavors.
Accredited high school diploma courses are designed by public-school instructors who are state-certified. It is highly reputable and among the top schools in fully-accredited (regionally, trans-regionally, nationally and internationally) home-study. It is also one of the most affordable regionally accredited distance education high school programs in America. Classes do not need physical attendance but can be taken online, from the convenience of home and at a pace that works best for each student.
For additional information about the superior home schooling high school education programs offered by Continental Academy and to fill out a brochure request, visit http://www.continentalacademy.com.
By: Karen Kirby
Reality Check – Education in the US
March 4th, 2010
An online teacher poll of the week asked the following question: Do you feel appreciated by your students? Yes 60.0% No 40.0% Out of a total of 435 votes, only 60 percent of the teachers believed they are appreciated by their students. This is really sad.
The most recent U.S. Census Bureau says that about 33 percent of women in the United States that are of the ages between aged 25 to 29 had a bachelor’s degree or more education in 2007. This was compared with 26 percent of their male counterparts.
In a report called the Educational Attainment in the United States: 2007, among adults 25 and older, the stats said that men remained slightly more likely than women to hold a bachelor’s degree at 30 percent which is compared to 28 percent. The percentage for women rose between 2006 and 2007 up from 27 percent, but for men, it remained statistically unchanged.
It would appear from research that more education continues to pay off as adults with advanced degrees typically earn four times more than those with less than a high school diploma.
The report also shows that in 2007, 86 percent of all adults who were 25 years and older said that they had completed at least high school; 29 percent had bachelor’s degree. About 52 percent of Asians, more than half, who were 25 and older had a bachelor’s degree, compared with 32 percent of non-Hispanic whites, 13 percent of Hispanics and 19 percent of blacks.
The proportion of the foreign-born population with a bachelor’s degree or more was 28 percent, compared with 29 percent of the native population. But the proportion of naturalized citizens with a college degree was about 34 percent.
Workers 18 and older with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $56,788 in 2006, while those with a high school diploma earned $31,071.
Among those whose highest level of education was a high school diploma or equivalent, non-Hispanic white workers had the highest average earnings at $32,931, followed by Asians at $29,426 and blacks who made $26,268. Average earnings of Hispanic workers in the same group was $27,508.
Asians made $88,408 among workers with advanced degrees, while non-Hispanic whites made $83,785, which is higher average earnings than Hispanics at $70,432 and $64, 834 for blacks.
Statistics also prove that as outside groups gets involved in a child’s life, assisting with their schoolwork, or family issues, there is a much greater appreciation for school, education and teachers as well.
SOURCE: Data is from the 2007 Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
By: Kristin DeAnn Gabriel
