| Many people consider the nursing profession as one | | | | college or university that provides nursing continuing |
| the noblest professions. Nurses derive tremendous | | | | education. The nurses can benefit from this program |
| satisfaction from the noble act of caring for and | | | | because they can schedule their rounds conveniently |
| nursing people to good health. Nursing has also | | | | in order to accommodate the demands of the |
| become quite a lucrative profession in this day and | | | | course. They can do this because the hospital itself |
| age. However, becoming a nurse can be quite | | | | administers the program. Since this option gives |
| expensive. The course itself is expensive and nurses | | | | nurses a chance to grow in their chosen profession, |
| also have to pass certifying exams before they get | | | | they prefer to work in hospitals which provide the |
| the necessary licenses or registrations that enable | | | | option of nursing continuing education. |
| them to become full-fledged nurses. | | | | This situation makes commercial sense for the |
| A vast majority of nurses enter the workforce after | | | | hospitals because they will have a steady pool of |
| they complete their basic nursing qualification because | | | | nurses guaranteed to undertake the course. Hospitals |
| of the huge expenses. However, they realize that | | | | also support the nursing continuing education |
| there are tremendous growth opportunities for | | | | programs because it allows them to retain staff in an |
| nurses with better qualifications. This is why many | | | | industry that is always short of qualified nurses. |
| nurses turn to nursing continuing education. To put it | | | | The majority of American nursing associations like |
| simply, these advanced nursing education is an "earn | | | | the American Nursing Association (ANA), American |
| while you learn" scheme. Nurses that sign-up for | | | | Nephrology Nursing Association (ANNA) are heavily in |
| nursing continuing education programs while working | | | | favor of nursing continuing education. This program, |
| so that they can continue to work at their regular | | | | after all, is a win-win situation for all concerned. This |
| hospitals while they improve their qualifications. | | | | process also benefits the public because it produces |
| Many hospitals in the U.S. work in collaboration with a | | | | qualified nurses employed in stress-free hospitals. |