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What Can You do With a Graduate Degree in Nursing

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Master Degree Programs
Students who choose to pursue a Master's degree in Nursing can expect to concentrate their studies on a specific health-related topic such as geriatrics, pediatrics, or healthcare policy. Nurses who complete a Master's degree program in Nursing are known in the nursing field as advanced practice nurses. Graduate level degree programs in nursing are designed to prepare students for advanced practice in many different segments of the health services industry.

Most graduate level degree programs in nursing require new students to choose a specialization upon which they will focus their studies. After these students complete the graduate degree program, they will be specially trained to be successful in the field of their focus of study.

Students may choose to focus their graduate studies in areas such as:
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MS in Nursing
-MS in Nursing - Nursing / Health Care Education
-MS in Nursing / Family Nurse Practitioner
-MS in Nursing / Health Care Education
-MS in Nursing / Informatics
-MS in Nursing / MBA / Health Care Management
-MS in Nursing for Nurse Practitioners

Most graduate level degree programs in nursing require new students to choose a specialization upon which they will focus their studies. After these students complete the graduate degree program, they will be specially trained to be successful in the field of their focus of study.

Nursing Job Titles:
Nurse Practitioners who are able to conduct medical exams, diagnose many acute illnesses and injuries, and prescribe medications.
Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), who study nursing care for specific medical areas such as pediatrics, cardiac management, and oncology, and provide primary care and quality management services.
Certified Nurse-Midwives who focus on prenatal and gynecological healthcare and counsel pregnant women, deliver babies, and provide postpartum care.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) who are licensed to administer anesthetics to patients, and oversee 65 percent of the anesthetics given annually.

 
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Clinics
Daycare Centers
Hospice
Insurance Corporations
Medical Centers
Nursing Homes
Psychiatrists
Public Health Organizations
Government Agencies

 
Related Links:  (Back to Top)
National League for Nursing
National Student Nurses Association American Nurses Association
National Association of School Nurses American Holistic Nurses Association National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Inc.
Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses American Academy of Nurse Practioners
The American Academy of Nursing
The American Assembly for Men in Nursing
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
American Association of Office Nurses American College of Nurse Practioners
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Association of Camp Nurses Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Emergency Nurses Association
National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses
National Nursing Staff Development

 

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