What Can You do With a Graduate Degree in Nursing
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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:
- 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
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- 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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Places of Employment:
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- Colleges/Universities
- Hospitals
- Research Institutions
- Research
laboratories
- City/County/State
Government
- Health
Departments
- Military
Services
- Social
Services
- Peace
Corps
- Public
Health Organizations
- Senior
Centers
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- Business
and Industry
- Church
Missions
- Clinics
- Daycare
Centers
- Hospice
- Insurance
Corporations
- Medical
Centers
- Nursing
Homes
- Psychiatrists
- Public
Health Organizations
- Government
Agencies
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