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class="mkd-st-title"> Career Paths </h6> </span> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="#tab-student">Student</a> </li> <li> <a href="#tab-rn">RN</a> </li> <li> <a href="#tab-aprn">APRN</a> </li> <li> <a href="#tab-educator">Educator</a> </li> <li> <a href="#tab-dnp">DNP</a> </li> <li> <a href="#tab-manager">Manager</a> </li> <li> <a href="#tab-leadership">Leadership</a> </li> <li> <a href="#tab-director">Director</a> </li> <li> <a href="#tab-cno">CNO</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="mkd-tab-container" id="tab-student-469"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center vc_custom_1597356129838"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <a href="/pre-licensure/" target="_self" class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="512" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Students-Main-Image-Career-Path-1100px-1024x512.jpg" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-large" alt="" title="Students Main Image Career Path-1100px" srcset="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Students-Main-Image-Career-Path-1100px-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Students-Main-Image-Career-Path-1100px-300x150.jpg 300w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Students-Main-Image-Career-Path-1100px-768x384.jpg 768w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Students-Main-Image-Career-Path-1100px.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a> </figure> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1597356281976 white-text-box" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4><a href="/pre-licensure/">Pre-Licensure Nursing Student</a></h4> <p>Considering a career as a registered nurse? If so, you would enter one of the most in-demand, diverse and rewarding careers available for men and women. The work is challenging, but incredibly fulfilling. From hospitals, to outpatient settings, to academia, to helicopters, to camps and cruise ships, your employment possibilities are almost endless!</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1595440692227 vc-read-more" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="/pre-licensure/">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> </div><div class="mkd-tab-container" id="tab-rn-266"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center vc_custom_1597356199299"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <a href="/registered-nurse/" target="_self" class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="559" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rn-GettyImages-1060920294-cropped-1-1024x559.jpg" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-large" alt="Registered Nurse" title="rn GettyImages-1060920294-cropped" srcset="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-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rn-GettyImages-1060920294-cropped-1-768x419.jpg 768w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rn-GettyImages-1060920294-cropped-1.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a> </figure> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1597356245289 white-text-box" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4><a href="/registered-nurse/">Registered Nurse</a></h4> <p>A career as an RN engages an individual鈥檚 mental, emotional and physical strengths, which can lead to extraordinary personal and professional growth. The work is challenging, but it is incredibly fulfilling. Almost 4 million men and women in the US can attest to the tremendous pride and satisfaction that come from being an RN.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1597356210740 vc-read-more" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="/registered-nurse/">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> </div><div class="mkd-tab-container" id="tab-aprn-865"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center vc_custom_1597356706819"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <a href="/aprn/" target="_self" class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="559" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/APRN-GettyImages-1183443796-cropped-1024x559.jpg" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-large" alt="APRN" title="APRN GettyImages-1183443796-cropped" srcset="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/APRN-GettyImages-1183443796-cropped-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/APRN-GettyImages-1183443796-cropped-300x164.jpg 300w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/APRN-GettyImages-1183443796-cropped-768x419.jpg 768w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/APRN-GettyImages-1183443796-cropped.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a> </figure> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1597356736025 white-text-box" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4><a href="/aprn/">Advanced Practice Registered Nurse</a></h4> <p>If you like clinical challenges, you can build on your RN knowledge and consider becoming an APRN or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. APRNs include certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. In addition to a roll you will also focus in at least one of the six populations (family/across the life span, adult-gerontology, women鈥檚 health, pediatrics, neonatal or psychiatric-mental health.)</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1595613869774 vc-read-more" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="/aprn/">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> </div><div class="mkd-tab-container" id="tab-educator-678"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center vc_custom_1597356775834"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <a href="/nurse-educator/" target="_self" class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="521" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-educator-GettyImages-986274896_cropped-1024x521.jpg" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-large" alt="Nurse Educator" title="nurse educator GettyImages-986274896_cropped" srcset="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-educator-GettyImages-986274896_cropped-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-educator-GettyImages-986274896_cropped-300x153.jpg 300w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-educator-GettyImages-986274896_cropped-768x391.jpg 768w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-educator-GettyImages-986274896_cropped.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a> </figure> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1597356793925 white-text-box" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4><a href="/nurse-educator/">Nurse Educator</a></h4> <p>If you take pleasure in teaching nurses new concepts and skills and derive job satisfaction from helping them learn and grow, then a career as a Nurse Educator might be for you. There are many possible avenues to consider. Nurse Educators work in both clinical settings and in academic settings.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1595613925023 vc-read-more" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="/nurse-educator/">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> </div><div class="mkd-tab-container" id="tab-dnp-994"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center vc_custom_1597356828442"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <a href="/dnp/" target="_self" class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="559" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NP-GettyImages-1065764144-cropped-1024x559.jpg" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-large" alt="Doctorate in Nursing Practice" title="NP GettyImages-1065764144-cropped" srcset="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NP-GettyImages-1065764144-cropped-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NP-GettyImages-1065764144-cropped-300x164.jpg 300w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NP-GettyImages-1065764144-cropped-768x419.jpg 768w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NP-GettyImages-1065764144-cropped.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a> </figure> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1597356838068 white-text-box" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4><a href="/dnp/">Doctorate in Nursing Practice</a></h4> <p>A DNP is an advanced degree for nurses looking to pursue doctoral-level graduate education. The aim of DNP program is nursing practice, while the focus of a nursing PhD program is research, most often in an academic setting. When you earn a DNP, you can translate research into evidence-based practice in a clinical setting. In contrast, nurses with a PhD are prepared to plan, carry out, and evaluate the outcomes of nursing research.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1595616485210 vc-read-more" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="/dnp/">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> </div><div class="mkd-tab-container" id="tab-manager-73"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center vc_custom_1597356915092"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <a href="/nurse-manager/" target="_self" class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="559" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-manager-GettyImages-176978579-cropped-1024x559.jpg" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-large" alt="Nurse Manager" title="nurse manager GettyImages-176978579-cropped" srcset="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-manager-GettyImages-176978579-cropped-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-manager-GettyImages-176978579-cropped-300x164.jpg 300w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-manager-GettyImages-176978579-cropped-768x419.jpg 768w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-manager-GettyImages-176978579-cropped.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a> </figure> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1597356928241 white-text-box" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4><a href="/nurse-manager/">Nurse Manager</a></h4> <p>A Nurse Manager holds a dynamic leadership position that鈥檚 crucial to the success of a unit, program, or department. Your primary role is to inspire and motivate staff to achieve high-quality professional and patient-centered outcomes. That means fostering a safe and healthy care environment for employees, patients and visitors.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1595619360233 vc-read-more" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="/nurse-manager/">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> </div><div class="mkd-tab-container" id="tab-leadership-134"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center vc_custom_1597356965058"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <a href="/nursing-leadership/" target="_self" class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="559" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-leader-GettyImages-871431000-cropped-1024x559.jpg" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-large" alt="Nurse Leadership" title="nurse leader GettyImages-871431000-cropped" srcset="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-leader-GettyImages-871431000-cropped-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-leader-GettyImages-871431000-cropped-300x164.jpg 300w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-leader-GettyImages-871431000-cropped-768x419.jpg 768w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nurse-leader-GettyImages-871431000-cropped.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a> </figure> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1597356974846 white-text-box" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4 class="mkd-title-text"><a href="/nursing-leadership/">Nurse Leadership</a></h4> <p>If you enjoy the challenges and the satisfaction that come from bringing people together, setting a high bar for excellence, and creating a professionally rewarding workplace culture, then consider a role as a Nurse Leader. You would provide vision, perspective, accountability, and expertise to support quality patient care and a safe, healthy work environment. Our profession relies on nursing leaders of all levels to plan, navigate challenges, and forge a path forward in a rapidly changing health care system.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1595622396726 vc-read-more" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="/nursing-leadership/">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> </div><div class="mkd-tab-container" id="tab-director-943"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center vc_custom_1597357015168"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <a href="/don/" target="_self" class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="559" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DON-GettyImages-653803708-cropped-1024x559.jpg" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-large" alt="Director of Nursing" title="DON GettyImages-653803708-cropped" srcset="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DON-GettyImages-653803708-cropped-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DON-GettyImages-653803708-cropped-300x164.jpg 300w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DON-GettyImages-653803708-cropped-768x419.jpg 768w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DON-GettyImages-653803708-cropped.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a> </figure> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1597357024491 white-text-box" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4><a href="/don/">Director of Nursing</a></h4> <p>Becoming a Director of Nursing (DON) can offer you a unique opportunity to learn and grow in a dynamic, advanced nursing leadership role. You鈥檒l find that the responsibilities are as diverse as there are job descriptions and workplace structures. In comparison to a Nurse Manager role, the DON usually has a much broader scope of responsibility and oversees multiple nursing units, programs or departments. That includes supervising manager performance and assuring that organizational goals and quality outcomes are being met.<span class="Apple-converted-space">聽</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1595624933886 vc-read-more" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="/don/">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> </div><div class="mkd-tab-container" id="tab-cno-513"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center vc_custom_1597357057555"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <a href="/cno/" target="_self" class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="559" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CNO-GettyImages-1149286424-cropped-1024x559.jpg" class="vc_single_image-img attachment-large" alt="Chief Nursing Officer/Chief Nurse Executive" title="CNO GettyImages-1149286424-cropped" srcset="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CNO-GettyImages-1149286424-cropped-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CNO-GettyImages-1149286424-cropped-300x164.jpg 300w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CNO-GettyImages-1149286424-cropped-768x419.jpg 768w, https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CNO-GettyImages-1149286424-cropped.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a> </figure> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1597357068187 white-text-box" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4><a href="/cno/">Chief Nursing Officer</a></h4> <p>Becoming a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) or Chief Nursing Executive (CNE) is a dynamic and rewarding career choice, but also a very challenging one. A CNO is accountable for overall professional nursing practice across a health care organization. Large or complex health care systems may also have a CNE as a separate, top-ranked nursing position in the leadership hierarchy.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1595622510620 vc-read-more" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="/cno/">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 55px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div><span class="mkd-section-title-holder clearfix mkd-pattern-dark"> <span class="mkd-st-title"> Professional Development </span> </span> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center vc_custom_1597357235287"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <a href="/organizational-team-professional-development/" target="_self" class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1001" height="667" src="https://nursefocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/team-GettyImages-1127825597-1001x667-1.jpg" 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retention among nurses.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1597357268895 vc-read-more" > <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <p style="text-align: right;"><a href="/organizational-team-professional-development/">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="vc_empty_space" style="height: 10px"><span class="vc_empty_space_inner"></span></div><div class="vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid mkd-section equal-height white-column-bkg mkd-content-aligment-left" style=""><div class="mkd-full-section-inner"><div class="wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6"><div class="vc_column-inner"><div class="wpb_wrapper"> <div class="wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center vc_custom_1597357304966"> <figure class="wpb_wrapper vc_figure"> <a href="/certifications/" target="_self" class="vc_single_image-wrapper vc_box_border_grey"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="684" 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