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 Feb
- American Holistic Nurses Association Research Grants Award amount: Varies
- Ann Olson Memorial Doctoral Scholarship Award amount: $3,000 to $5,000
- Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship Award amount: $500 - $1,000
- Mildred Nutting Nursing Scholarship Award amount: $1,000
- Celeste Hayo Memorial Scholarship Fund Award amount: $500-7,000
- Dan & Pauline Lutkenhouse & Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden Scholarship Award amount: $500 - $5,000
- ACE Scholarship Program Award amount: $1,000
- Elizabeth Garde Nursing Scholarship Award amount: $850
- Filipino Nurses’ Organization of Hawaii Scholarship Award amount: $1,000
- Good Samaritan Foundation Nursing Scholarships Award amount: $500 - $1,000
- More scholarships...
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Nursing Career Spotlight
Neonatal Nurse
A subspecialty of nursing, neonatal nursing, focuses on providing care to
newborn infants and families when the newborn’s health condition requires more
support than traditional postnatal wards. Neonatal nurses work with newborns
with a variety of problems such as congenital defects, prematurity, surgical
problems, and other body malformations. The scope of a neonatal nurse ranges
from minimal supportive care to highly complex intensive care.
Neonatal period is described as the first month of life, but for these
newborns, they are usually sick for months. This field covers those newborns
showing problems after birth, infants who have illness after birth, and those
with chronic health conditions because of prematurity.
Neonatal nurses are healthcare professionals skilled in handling newborn
babies for the first four weeks of their...