Economic, demographic trends predict growth in graduate nursing jobs
Posted on 2/27/2010
Due to a shortage of primary care physicians and the growing ranks of senior citizens, labor market experts are predicting that nursing will be among the fastest growing professions in the coming years, offering high-paying employment opportunities for individuals with the right skills.
As a result, universities across America have created programs for prospective nurses that range from certificates and associates degrees to graduate nursing programs at the masters and PhD levels.
Some of these programs are geared towards individuals who would like to switch careers and have no prior medical background, while others are designed to serve practicing nurses who want to expand their professional opportunities to become clinical instructors or patient nurse education specialists.
There are also educational opportunities for experienced nurses who would like to shift their focus towards administrative or management -type positions at health facilities, insurance companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers and managed care organizations.
Often, institutions that offer certificates or bachelors degrees allow their alumni to use those credits towards their masters of science in nursing or doctor of nursing practice programs.
Labor Department analysts predict that by 2012, a total of 1 million nurses will be needed to care for the aging population, and some 587,000 new nursing jobs will be created nationwide.
As a result, universities across America have created programs for prospective nurses that range from certificates and associates degrees to graduate nursing programs at the masters and PhD levels.
Some of these programs are geared towards individuals who would like to switch careers and have no prior medical background, while others are designed to serve practicing nurses who want to expand their professional opportunities to become clinical instructors or patient nurse education specialists.
There are also educational opportunities for experienced nurses who would like to shift their focus towards administrative or management -type positions at health facilities, insurance companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers and managed care organizations.
Often, institutions that offer certificates or bachelors degrees allow their alumni to use those credits towards their masters of science in nursing or doctor of nursing practice programs.
Labor Department analysts predict that by 2012, a total of 1 million nurses will be needed to care for the aging population, and some 587,000 new nursing jobs will be created nationwide.
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