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 May
- The JDRF Medical/Research Scholarship Award amount: $1,000
- Allogan Slagle Memorial Scholarships Award amount: $1,500
- The American Legion - Eight & Forty Nursing Scholarship Award amount: $3,000
- American Legion Auxiliary, Dept. of Idaho Nursing Scholarship Award amount: $1,000
- Past Presidents Parley - Nurses' Scholarship Award amount: $1,000
- American Legion Auxiliary Department of Arizona Past Presidents’ Parley Nurses Scholarship Award amount: $600
- American Legion Auxiliary Department of Virginia Past Presidents Parley Nurses Scholarship Award amount: Varies
- Charlotte Liddell Scholarship Fund Award amount: $250 to $2,000
- Eight and Forty Lung and Respiratory Disease Nursing Scholarship Award amount: $3,000
- Eitzen Scholarship Fund Award amount: Varies
- More scholarships...
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Travel Nurse
Book a journey through an exciting career path as a travel nurse. Travel nursing is an industry started more than 20 years ago—it is becoming very popular among nurses. Today, there are several agencies in the United States that began offering hospitals with temporary solution for their shortage of nurse staff. The demand for travel nurses is high in populated US states, such as Texas, California, Florida, and Arizona. A truly rewarding and exciting career, travel nursing is ideal for nurses and other health care professionals comfortable taking assignments away from their own hometown. Nursing skills are in huge demand and this means you have nearly a limitless number of options to choose from in terms of how and where you desire to work. As a travel nurse you may choose to travel across the country. Another important consideration when choosing travel nursing as a career is...