Nursing Career Guide
Nursing is a great career. Nurses are there when a baby takes its first breath and when an elderly patient takes their last. No other profession offers so much diversity and opportunity. Explore the endless possibilities of a nursing career, education requirements, and earning potential.
Nursing Programs
Whether you are a recent high school graduate or an adult who plans to return to school, there are nursing programs that are right for you. Once you decide on the type of nursing degree you want to pursue, use our nursing programs database to find schools that will help you earn your degree.
Scholarships Database
Nursing school is not cheap. An entry-level nursing degree, such as an ADN, costs between $10,000 and $50,000. Luckily, state and federal governments provide grants and loans that can be used to finance your education. Start by applying to FAFSA, and use our scholarships database to look for additional funding.
Scholarships with Deadlines in Apr
- Past Presidents Parley Nursing Scholarship Award amount: $2,000
- Past Presidents Parley Nurses Training Scholarship Award amount: Varies
- Nurses Scholarship - American Legion Auxiliary Department of virginia Award amount: Varies
- American School Health Association(ASHA) Nursing Scholarship Award amount: $1,000
- M.D. "Jack" Murphy Memorial Nurses Training Scholarship Award amount: $750
- Barbara Rhomberg Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Award amount: $1,000
- Bethesda’s Developmental Disabilities Scholarship for Lutheran Nursing Students Award amount: $3,000
- Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation National Collage Nursing Scholarship Award amount: $250 to $2,500
- Cynthia J. Hickman “Pay It Forward†Nursing Scholarship Award amount: $500-$2,000
- Dr. Hilda Richards Scholarship Award amount: $1,000 - $2,000
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Nursing Career Spotlight
Medical-Surgical Nurse
Once relegated as the art and science of nursing on hospital wards,
medical-surgical nursing is now considered as the foundation of the nursing
practice. Most nurses begin as medical or surgical nurse (med-surg) or at some
point during their nursing career worked in this field of nursing. Many nurses
continue med-surg nursing for the excitement and experience it brings to their
career.
The medical-surgical nursing field has progressed from an entry-level job
position to a unique comprehensive specialty. This field is no longer seen as
a stepping-stone but a specialized science—the backbone of a healthcare
institution. Currently, medical-surgical nurses are the most common among all
nurse specialties.
Medical-surgical nursing is an exception field in the sense it is not limited
to the disease process or body systems but rather,...