Masters in Nursing
Moving on Up!

If you choose to get your Masters in Nursing, you will have many options available to you. There are tons of specialties you can choose from. It may take a little time, effort, and money. In the end however, your decision to get your Nursing Masters degree will pay off!

Most programs prefer that you have a BSN before applying for a Masters program. As the nursing shortage grows, new programs, such as the RN-to-MSN and Bachelors-to-MSN program, are cropping up to help us keep up with the demand.

If you plan on going into hospital administration or becoming a professor, you will need a Masters in Nursing. These programs consist of a Masters degree with special emphasis for your desired field (i.e. administration or education).

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• Certified Nurse Midwife--You can deliver babies! CNMs work in hospitals, private practices, and bring life into the world every day.
• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists--or as I like to call them, drug fairies! While you have tons of responsibilities with this profession (you know like keeping the patient alive throughout surgery) you will receive the big bucks as great compensation!
• Clinical Nurse Specialist--If you absolutely LOVE a certain area of nursing, and are dying to know more about it—this may be the program for you! Depending on your state’s laws, this degree can let you be an educator (for patients or nurses), a specialty care practitioner (i.e. diabetes specialist), or a vital role on a research team.
• Nurse Practitioner--An NP is very similar to a Physician Assistant. As a Nurse Practitioner you can diagnose disease, write prescriptions, and even practice independently of a physician in some states!

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