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Registered Nurse – Baccalaureate

Job Description:

The field of nursing can provide more professional benefits and emotional rewards than you can imagine. Nursing is an art and science directed at the promotion of health, prevention of disease and care of the sick. Today’s nurse operates and interprets intricate life-saving equipment and understands, administers and evaluates the effects of a wide range of medications. Nurses also participate in patient care evaluation, discharge planning and patient education. The nurse is responsible for assisting the patient in lifestyle changes and promoting self-care for patients with chronic self-limiting health concerns.

Salary: $49,920 to $74,880

Education and Professional Requirements:

Bachelor: A four-year collegiate program is required for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree. Upon completion the student is eligible to apply to take the exam to become a Registered Nurse (BSN). One receives preparation for professional nursing practice in schools, industrial and public health settings as well as in hospitals or similar institutions. Increasingly, hospitals are requiring a baccalaureate degree for supervisory positions

Career Category: Nursing

Schools:
  • Auburn University – School of Nursing
  • Auburn University of Montgomery School of Nursing
  • Jacksonville State University
  • Oakwood College
  • Samford University – Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing
  • South University
  • Springhill College
  • Troy University
  • Tuskegee University
  • University of Alabama – Capstone College of Nursing
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham – School of Nursing
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville – College of Nursing
  • University of Mobile
  • University of South Alabama – College of Nursing
  • Virginia College – Birmingham and Montgomery

Degree Required: Bachelor’s Degree

Professional Organizations:

Alabama Board of Nursing


Alabama State Nurses' Association


American Academy of Nursing and the American Nurses Association


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