Nursing
Please read the nursing application booklet thoroughly; fill out and return the application to the nursing department. Once your application is received, a nursing admissions file will be started for you.
Did you know that by the year 2020, there will be an estimated shortage of 800,000 nurses?
With the world population living longer and needing more care, the healthcare field is one of the best places to get a job, and will likely stay that way for many years to come.
With over 100,000 vacant positions and an ever-growing need for healthcare workers, the career outlook is excellent for the nursing field. To learn more, visit the U.S. Department of Labor's Statistics on Registered Nurses.
You can earn more than you think as a nurse.
According to the American Nurses Association, "The average staff nurse working in all settings earned $35,212. (Hospital staff nurses reported $36,618.) Administrators (6.2 percent) earned $45,071. Instructors (3.5 percent) earned $36,896. Supervisors (5 percent) earned $38,979. The average Clinical Nurse Specialist earns $41,226, Nurse Practitioners on average earn $43,636, Nurse Anesthetists: $76,053." Not many jobs come as flexible as nursing. You can work where and when you want. You can work full-time, part-time or no-time while you raise your family or go to grad school. And you can easily find work when you come back.
Flexible Schedules
You can work whatever time of day you want, in 4, 8, 10, or 12 hour shifts. You can work just weekdays or just weekends or a combination. To see an article about the "parent-shift" and how some couples save money on child-care by working alternating shifts, click here: www.nurseweek.com/news/features/02-07/family.asp
Flexible Location
As a nurse, you can work in downtown urban hospitals, the relaxed suburbs, or quiet rural areas, including Indian reservations and remote outposts in Alaska. You can travel to any state in the U.S., or to different countries, from tropical islands to bustling Europe, or exotic Asia, Africa, or South America. If your significant other gets transferred to some far flung destination, as a nurse, you're assured that you can find a new job quickly.
Flexibility of Career
Most nurses change jobs a number of times throughout their careers to take advantage of the many opportunities available. A nurse experiencing burnout can stay right in the profession by moving laterally to another field of nursing, or can build on years of valuable education by earning an advanced degree and moving up the ladder. With so many varied and challenging positions and opportunities for continual growth, it's easy to see why nursing is truly one of the most rewarding and fulfilling professions out there. (The above information is from www.discovernursing.com.)
Lord Fairfax Community College offers several different pathways to a career in nursing. Explore our Web site and see what we have to offer!
Please contact our staff at: healthpro…@lfcc.edu