| Are you looking into career options? Wondering if | | | | retirement homes to health clinics. This means that |
| one of many nursing careers is for you? You have | | | | once you've completed your nursing education, you'll |
| come to the right place! We will review the pros and | | | | never be out of a job! That's great news in an |
| cons of nursing jobs so that you can make an | | | | uncertain world with an uncertain future economy. |
| informed decision about nursing education and | | | | Your job will always be important. How many CEO's |
| careers. Whether you are a high school student | | | | can say that?! |
| gathering information about possible futures, a person | | | | Another pro to nursing careers is the job satisfaction |
| who would like to make a career change, or looking | | | | you'll enjoy. Helping people on an everyday basis is |
| for a steady job to ease your family into retirement, | | | | bound to make anyone feel needed and special. You'll |
| we'll help you decide if a nursing career is for you. | | | | feel that way every day when you are working as a |
| One of the biggest pros to nursing careers is the | | | | nurse. Whether you choose to work with children, |
| variety of education levels available. You can choose | | | | adults or the elderly, you'll always go home knowing |
| between 18 months of schooling and 8 years of | | | | you made a difference in someone's life. And that's |
| education, whatever is best for you! If you're looking | | | | rare in our world today. |
| for something that will be paying off soon, you | | | | Of course, all jobs have cons. And nursing careers |
| should consider becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse. | | | | are no different. Some of the cons to being a nurse |
| In less than two years you could be starting a new | | | | include long shifts and hard work. You will most likely |
| career! If you want something a little higher paying, | | | | to be required to work longer shifts than most jobs, |
| you might consider getting your Master's Degree and | | | | unless you are able to land a doctor's office position. |
| becoming an Advanced Practice Nurse instead. On | | | | Some hospitals require their nurses to work 16 hours |
| the other hand, the position of a Registered Nurse is | | | | in one shift. Other hospitals will only have their nurses |
| somewhere in the middle, around 3 years of | | | | work 8 hours in a shift. The job of a nurse is also |
| schooling required and more pay than a Licensed | | | | hard work. You will have to be able to perform a |
| Practical Nurse-the best of both worlds! | | | | wide variety of tasks on a daily basis. But if you |
| Another major pro to getting a nursing career is the | | | | don't mind the work, and you can find a satisfactory |
| job security you'll enjoy. All kinds and levels of nurses | | | | shift position, then the job of a nurse might just be |
| are in high demand, everywhere from hospitals to | | | | all roses for you! |