Factors that Influence and Accelerate your Nursing Career

If you have decided to pursue a career in nursing, this is just the first step of a long process. You have many more crucial decisions to take as you navigate through the various types of nursing roles that may be available to you once you complete your education and certification process.

There are many ways based on which nurses can be categorized, however, one thing to emphasize here is the nursing career you select will ultimately result from the combination of education and experience you obtain during the initial years of career. 

Elements that act as Stimuli to Pursue a Nursing Career

• Medical Specialty - An important criteria for the categorization of professional nurses is the medical specialty they practice. There are multitudes of specialties to select, such as Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care, OB/GYN, Surgery, Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Labor & Delivery and Cardiology to name a few. 

The pie chart here shows the percent of various nursing specialties preferred by nurses in a small survey -

• Among the highest number of 30 nurses, 25.21% preferred Critical Care Specialty that includes intensive care units, emergency departments and other coronary care units.

• The same goes with Medical Surgical Specialty that also posted 25.21% of preference shown by 30 pros to work in post-surgery units, orthopedic units and generalized medical units.

• Rest other specialties remained low, due to low availability of nursing professionals from the respective fields. 

• Facility or Department - Another thing to consider is the nursing career based on location. There are varied options such as a nurse that works in the Emergency Room (ER), NICU (Neonatology Intensive Care Unit), Operating Room, or to be flight nurse, hospital-based nurse. 

• Based on Population - Another categorization can be done based on population such as some nurses specialize in the specific segment of the population. For instance- Geriatrics nurses focus their career on women health or elderly care. Another example is Pediatrics nurses who specialize in children healthcare.

• Education and Certification Level - The initial way to categorize various nursing specialties through the level of degree or certification. There are courses and programs that prepares nurses for specialized roles and responsibilities. 

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Emergency Care, Critical Care, coronary Care, Acute Complex Care, Palliative Care, Mental Health, Leadership & Management, Gerontology & Chronic Illness, Healthcare & Rehabilitation and BSc/MSc Nursing.

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