Nursing Major

What is Nursing?

Nursing is a major, which includes both in-class and clinical preparation. Nursing is based on theory, research, and practice in nursing as well as on other disciplines. The goal of nursing is to prepare critically thinking, skilled nurses who act to promote, maintain, and restore health by working with persons, families, groups, and communities. Nurses work in a variety of settings, in hospitals and clinics, in rural clinics, in teaching facilities and in home healthcare settings, among others. The emphasis of primary prevention is health education and protection from illness and injury; secondary prevention is directed toward limiting illness. Prevention involves rehabilitation and restoration of health.

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What Kinds of Students Major in Nursing?

Individuals who choose this major are people who enjoy assisting and helping others. They are usually very people-oriented and enjoy the presence of others frequently. A personal satisfaction comes from the knowledge that their own actions have a direct positive affect upon the lives of others. Nursing students must have strong scientific and mathematical competencies.

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What Courses Do Nursing Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Nursing majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

Computer Skills and Concepts
Contemporary Moral Problems
Family and Stress
Financial Management
Health Care of Adults Through Senescence
Health Psychology
Healthy Aging
Introduction to Principles of Physics
Political Sociology
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Race and Ethnic Relations
Senior Seminar: Leadership / Trends / Issues in Nursing
Women's Health

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List of Potential Jobs in Nursing

These professions and professional organizations illustrate the types of positions you might qualify for if you complete this major. Some majors are more directly related to employment than others, however. You should consider the likelihood of employment after graduation carefully, if you do not plan to go on for graduate work in a field. Even with the completion of graduate work in some fields, however, employment is difficult, so you should determine what the prospects are for this or any major. Employment possibilities are often enhanced by the selecting employment-related courses and by the enrollment in second major or in a minor.

Home Care Nurse
Nurse
Physicians Assistant
Registered Nurse
Retirement Home Nurse

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What is the Median Salary Range for Nursing Careers?

U.S. Median Salary(starting):$54,900

U.S. Median Salary(mid-career):$69,000

Note: These numbers are national averages so you could make more or less than these amounts. Actual expected salaries will vary depending on your chosen career path, experience, and even your geographic location. Are you interested in detailed information about the forecasted demand for a particular profession? Are you interested in the estimated salaries such positions are likely to pay? This government Web site allows you to search on a particular job, whether listed here or not, to give you this information.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Colleges and Universities offering majors in Nursing

universities with majors in Nursing

2-year colleges with majors in Nursing

MyMajors complete list has 1,994 schools in the USA with a major in Nursing.
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