Career Research- JuliaGrace Barlaan

What in the career title? Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)

People who help anyone medically in need.

Provide a brief description for this career.
To be a registered nurse requires a bachelors degree
What skills are needed for this career? (minimum of 4 years).Nurse Practitioner requires at
least a masters (minimum 6 years).
What are the minimum education and More professional nurses (*Nurse Practitioner,
Certified Nurse Midwife, or Clinical Nurse Specialist)
training requirements? (What degree or
require education at the masters and doctoral level
program? Also provide examples of (minimum of 8 years).
related fields.)
Is a professional degree required for this
career? If so which one? (J.D., M.D., No, not that I know of or could find.
Ph.D., M.A/S.)?
How many years will the
6 to 8 years minimum. Yes Im willing to commit the
education/degree requirements take? Are amount of years needed to achieve my career.
you willing to commit?
RNs salary ranges from $30,000 to $45,000.
What is the salary range?

What is the job outlook (whether there

will be a need for jobs in this field in the There is always a critical need for nurses.
future)?

What are the opportunities for growth and Volunteering at hospitals, Internships, or talking to
advancement? retired or current nurses.
Sources for Nursing:
Carolinas College of Health Sciences > Charlotte,
List other sources to pursue for more NC. Carolinas HealthCare
information related to this field. (This System,
<www.carolinashealthcare.org/education/Carolinas-
may include resources in the career center College-of-Health-Sciences>.
and the names of local people working in Program of Study. Program of Study - CPCC,
this field; include Internet addresses.) <www.cpcc.edu/nursing/program-
of-study?searchterm=nursing%2Bprogram>.

What other research do you need to do Gaining personal experience or watching nurses on
that would help you to decide or help you action to get an idea what nurses do every day.
validate your career decision?
 Works Cited
Carolinas College of Health Sciences > Charlotte, NC. Carolinas HealthCare

System, <www.carolinashealthcare.org/education/Carolinas-College-of-Health-

Sciences>.

Corporation, Xap. CFNC.org - Nursing Careers,

<www1.cfnc.org/Plan/For_A_Career/Career_Focus/Nursing_Careers/Nursing_Careers.as

px>.

How to Become a Nurse. American Nurses Association,

<www.nursingworld.org/EspeciallyForYou/What-is-Nursing/Tools-You-

Need/RegisteredNurseLicensing.html>.

Program of Study. Program of Study - CPCC, <www.cpcc.edu/nursing/program-of-

study?searchterm=nursing%2Bprogram>.