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Nursing

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What Could I Do?

A career in Nursing requires a compassionate spirit and offers a wide variety of career opportunities with great personal reward. The nursing field has been profoundly affected by technological advances in the last few decades. Use your time at Bethel to become familiar with computer and internet technology as well as the health care technology you come across in class and internships.

Occupations in Nursing:

Medical/Surgical Pediatrics Emergency Room
Critical Care Units Newborn Labor & Delivery
Detoxification Units Research Transplant Unit
Home Health Care Rural Nursing Clinician
Chronic Health Care Midwife Anesthetist
Occupational Health Teaching Marketing/Sales
Product Manager Entrepreneur Quality Assurance

How Do I Get There?

Here's how to build skills as a Bethel student that will prepare you to compete for some of the most popular Nursing jobs today.

Staff Nursing

(Medical/Surgical Specialties, Pediatrics, Operating Room, ER, Critical Care, Labor & Delivery, Newborn, Research, Transplant)

Strategies:

  • Pursue graduate school for clinical and administrative positions
  • Gain experience through internships and volunteer positions
  • Develop excellent organizational skills
  • Demonstrate ability to work well under stress
  • Seek opportunities to work with people from diverse cultures

Long-Term Care Agencies

(Chronic Health Conditions)

Strategies:

  • Pursue graduate programs for advancement
  • Develop patience and strong oral communication skills
  • Consider a minor in social work
  • Gain experience with geriatric and home health populations

Community / Government Agencies

(Home Health Care, Public/Community Health, Rural Nursing, Occupational Health, Government Agencies, Armed Services)

Strategies:

  • Consider graduate school for advanced positions
  • Develop skills in management, decision-making, mediation
  • Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Expand knowledge of health issues in area of specialization
  • Obtain internships and volunteer positions
  • Become familiar with other cultures, languages, and beliefs

Independent Practice

(Clinician, Anesthetist, Midwife, Private Duty)

Strategies:

  • Consider a double major or minor in business
  • Pursue graduate programs and certification in your state
  • Acquire internships or part time work in area of specialization
  • Become fluent in at least one language for marketability
  • Develop motivation, self-direction, and attention to detail

Education

(Teaching, Counseling, Training)

Strategies:

  • Pursue graduate programs for nearly all positions
  • Consider certification in social work as well
  • Develop patience and sensitivity to needs
  • Volunteer in programs with age population of choice
  • Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills

International Fields

(Government Agencies, Missions Boards, Ministries, International Programs)

Strategies:

  • Pursue graduate school to be more marketable in other cultures
  • Consider a minor in religious studies or business
  • Achieve competence in several foreign languages
  • Become fluent in at least one language for marketability
  • Develop motivation, self-direction, and attention to detail

Prospective Employers

  • Hospitals
  • Community Health Clinics
  • Migrant Centers
  • Educational Institutions
  • Private Homes
  • Rehabilitation Centers
  • Nursing Homes
  • Public Health Departments
  • Prisons
  • Physicians' Offices
  • Military
  • Mental Health Institutions
  • Industry

Nursing Employment Web Sites

General Career Exploration Website - http://online.onetcenter.org
Spotlight on Careers Website - www.spotlightoncareers.org

For current employment websites, type keywords such as "nursing employment" in an online search engine.

Professional Nursing Organizations

Adapted From:
http://www2.gasou.edu/sta/career
http://careers.wcu.edu/majors