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src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/blog-GettyImages-925516616-cropped.jpg" alt="" style="height: px; width: px; max-width: 100%;"> </div> <div class="info" style="background-color: #FFF;"> <div style="display:table;width:100%;height:100%;"> <div style="display: table-cell !important;vertical-align: middle !important;"> <h2 style="text-align: left"><a href="#blog">Blog</a></h2> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid mkd-section mkd-content-aligment-left mkd-grid-section" style=""><div class="clearfix mkd-section-inner"><div class="mkd-section-inner-margin clearfix"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 65px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div><span class="mkd-section-title-holder clearfix mkd-pattern-dark"> <span class="mkd-st-title"> Overview </span> </span> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <div class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1100" height="600" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rn-GettyImages-1060920294-cropped-1.jpg" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-full" alt="Registered Nurse" title="rn GettyImages-1060920294-cropped" srcset="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rn-GettyImages-1060920294-cropped-1.jpg 1100w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rn-GettyImages-1060920294-cropped-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rn-GettyImages-1060920294-cropped-1-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rn-GettyImages-1060920294-cropped-1-768x419.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px" /></div> </figure> </div> <div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid mkd-section vc_custom_1593630927634 mkd-content-aligment-left" style=""><div class="mkd-full-section-inner"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element white-text-box" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4>Registered Nurses</h4> <p>You鈥檝e made an excellent career choice. Whether you鈥檙e a newly licensed nurse or a seasoned one, you have many options for employment, professional development, and career advancement.</p> <p>Working as a nurse engages your mental, emotional, and physical strengths and confers extraordinary opportunities for personal and professional growth. Almost 4 million men and women in the US can attest to the tremendous pride and satisfaction of being a registered nurse. The key is finding your niche that brings you fulfillment and is well aligned with your current career and life goals.</p> <blockquote><p> Whether you鈥檙e a newly licensed nurse or a seasoned聽one, you have many options for employment, professional development, and career advancement. </p></blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="mega-accordion maw_accordion_382 " data-active="false" data-anim="350" data-event="click" data-closeicons="fa fa-plus" data-activeicons="fa fa-minus"> <h3 class="ac-style" id="" style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-style: solid;border-color:;border-radius: px;color: #8b3f3a;background: #f7f7f7;font-size: 16px;padding-top: 10px;padding-bottom: 10px"> Where Do Registered Nurses Work? </h3> <div class="mega-panel" style="margin-bottom: 0px;background:;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-style: solid;border-color:"> You have many choices of places to work. Although about 60% of all registered nurses work in hospitals, that鈥檚 not your only choice. You can go for a clinic, office practice, home care, long-term care, governmental agency work, the military, a school, rehabilitation, and ambulance and helicopter transport services. You even have options in biotechnology, research, law, publishing companies, the media, and the pharmaceutical industry, to name a few. The sheer number of opportunities available to registered nurses has significantly increased the demand. The US Bureau of Labor estimates that 1.1 million additional nurses are needed by 2022. You鈥檙e in the right field! </div> <h3 class="ac-style" id="" style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-style: solid;border-color:;border-radius: px;color: #8b3f3a;background: #f7f7f7;font-size: 16px;padding-top: 10px;padding-bottom: 10px"> Advancing Your Nursing Career </h3> <div class="mega-panel" style="margin-bottom: 0px;background:;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-style: solid;border-color:"> <img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-3700 size-full" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/male-nurse-GettyImages-1209299375-cropped-e1594066574266.jpg" alt="male nurse" width="250" height="250" />Are you a baccalaureate-prepared nurse? If so, you have a competitive edge in the job market. Most states have not yet mandated a BSN for initial nursing licensure, but getting a BSN greatly improves your career flexibility and mobility. Some employers want to hire only baccalaureate-prepared nurses. To achieve Magnet庐 status through the prestigious ANCC Magnet Recognition Program庐, hospitals need 80% or more of their nurses to have a BSN or higher degree in nursing.</p> <p>If you鈥檙e a registered nurse without a BSN, there鈥檚 never been a better time to get one. Most BSN completion programs are made for the working nurse and have built-in flexibility. There may even be evening and weekend classroom and clinical options. Many programs are now completely online so you can learn in the comfort of your home.</p> <blockquote><p>Nursing is a lifelong learning process. Continuing education courses can directly impact the quality of care you provide and patient outcomes.<br /> <a class="small-button black-button" href="#">Learn More</a></p></blockquote> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-3701 size-full" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cert-GettyImages-471513813-cropped-e1594066633896.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="250" />Nursing is a lifelong learning process. Continuing education courses can directly impact the quality of care you provide and patient outcomes. At any point, you can enrich your career with resources from ANA. Discover courses, books, continuing education, certifications, toolkits and more that can help you grow and thrive professionally! ANA CE opportunities include workshops, webinars, conferences, and publications.</p> <p>Achieving nursing certification in your specialty confers a mark of professional excellence that gives you a competitive edge. Health care organizations that employ numerous certified nurses are favorably recognized by many accreditation agencies, including Magnet. Professional certification is considered evidence of your knowledge and commitment to high standards of nursing practice.</p> <blockquote><p>Nursing certification in your specialty confers a mark of professional excellence that gives you a competitive edge. It is evidence or your knowledge and commitment to high standards of nursing practice.</p> <p><a class="small-button black-button" href="#">Learn More</a></p></blockquote> <p>If you鈥檙e ready to advance into a completely new nursing role, consider nursing leadership, education, research, or advanced practice. Advanced practice roles are defined in each state鈥檚 Nurse Practice Act and include nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives and certified registered nurse anesthetists. These roles have specific education, certification, and continuing education requirements. 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