Second Career Nurse [Infographic]

Jayne Abner http://www.toprntobsn.com 2m 550 #nurse

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Nursing As A Second Career

The second career nurse are people who had a calling to serve. They have flexibility and mobility of nursing and definitely have job security. Second career nurses do better at school, handle initial workplace stress better and bring diversity to the profession. They are helping to solve the retiring nursing crisis, where 55% of nurses are expected to retire by 2022. If we didn’t have second career nurses coming into the work field, that would mean that 1.05 million nurses would need to be replaced.

These second career nurses are able to choose from a wide range of segments: Ambulatory Care Nurse, Cardiac Care Nurse, Critical Care Nurse, Geriatric Nurse, Long-Term Care Nurse, Oncology Nurse, Travel Nurse and many more. The national average salaries for nurses are anywhere from $57,446 to $100,000. These nurses have learned through the internet, classroom or a blend and have been introduced to nursing as a second career through mentoring, work, family, or other obligations.

Accelerated nursing degrees have been on the rise for years, but the number of programs have been on the rise in response. If you have a calling to become a second career nurse, start searching for one of the many different nursing programs available.

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The Second Career Nurse

Why they do it:

• A calling to serve
• Flexibility and mobility of nursing
• Job Security

What they bring to the table:

Second Career nurses:

• Do better at school than 1st career nurses
• Handle initial workplace stress better than starting 1st career nurses
• Bring diversity to the nursing profession

They’re solving the nursing crisis.

55% of current nurses are expected to retire by 2022
With fewer nursing students yearly
And many aging boomers.

1.05 million replacement nurses will be needed by 2022.

While getting to choose from a wide range of rewarding careers:

• Ambulatory Care Nurse
• Cardiac Care Nurse
• Critical Care Nurse
• Geriatric Nurse
• Long-Term Care Nurse
• Oncology Nurse
• Travel Nurse
• And Many More

National Average Nursing Salaries:

By Specialty:

• Acute Care Nurse: $73,000
• Adult Nurse: $97,000
• Cardiovascular Nurse: $90,500
• Travel Nurse: $75,000
• All registered nurses: $66,200

By Education Level:

• Associate Degree in Nursing: $57,446
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing: $65,278
• Master of Science, Nursing: $80,465
• Advanced Practice RN Board Certified: $100,000

Enhancing Perspective:
Mentoring can prove a powerful education and team building process.
That functions both ways:

• Mentors can learn from the variety of new work and life perspectives of the second career nurse.
• Second career nurses can get up to speed in their current nursing environment, and learn how to avoid any early career pitfalls.

There are more ways than ever to get into nursing as a second career, even with:

• work
• family
• other obligations

Three delivery methods:

• Online
• Blended
• Classroom

Many types of programs that can all get you started:

• Associates
• Bachelors
• Masters
• Degree completion programs
• Accelerated programs

With accelerated baccalaureate programs taking between 11 and 18 months
And accelerated entry-level masters programs taking 3 years

Accelerated nursing degrees are on the rise

And the number of programs is on the rise in response:

• 159 programs nationwide transition TNs with diplomas and associate degrees to Masters of Science in Nursing
• 225 accelerated entry-level baccalaureate programs
• 71 entry-level masters programs are available in the US

Can you see yourself doing it? It has never been easier to transition from your current work into nursing.

Source: http://www.toprntobsn.com/second-career-nurse/

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