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NURSING |
ASSOCIATE DEGREE in NURSING PRACTICAL NURSING |
ECC's Nursing Department operates as part of a regional consortium of community college nursing programs. Students are accepted into the NEWH Nursing Consortium Program according to policies set by the consortium's Policy Board. Each applicant is required to meet the minimum admission requirements as set by each college. The colleges within the NEWH Nursing Consortium do not guarantee admission to its curriculum to every student who seeks admission. Completion of the NEWH Nursing curriculum does not guarantee success in passing of the licensure exam. |
| For additional information about ECC’s Associate Degree Nursing Program, call an ECC Nursing Counselor at 252-823-5166. | |
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| NATURE OF THE WORK Registered nurses are best described as caregivers. These empathetic professionals are licensed to independently make decisions and care for clients of all ages in a variety of health care settings … including acute-care hospitals, rehabilitation and long-term facilities, hospitals, birthing centers, wellness programs, and physician’s offices, just to name a few. With preventive health care becoming a standard, nurses will increasingly find themselves in the role of teacher, educating clients and their families concerning the principles of wellness promotion, disease process, and treatment. |
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| JOB OPPORTUNITIES Jobs in most fields of nursing should be good, with the U.S. Department of Labor projecting employment of registered nurses to grow much faster than the average through the year 2005. Employment opportunities for nurses are exceptionally good in the home health care field and in nursing homes. In addition, many nurses will be needed to help staff the growing number of outpatient facilities, such as HMOs, group medical practices, and ambulatory surgery centers. There are in addition many part-time employment possibilities for nurses with family responsibilities that prevent them from working full-time. Approximately one-fourth to one-third of all nurses work on a part-time basis. Earnings are above average, particularly for advanced practice nurses who have additional education or training. Flexibility in this field is also a plus. |
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| TRAINING, OTHER QUALIFICATIONS, AND
ADVANCEMENT Community colleges are the nation's leading source of registered nurses. In 1992, more than 65 percent of newly licensed registered nurses graduated from community colleges. Moreover, these graduates passed their licensure examinations at a significantly higher rate than did graduates of baccalaureate degree nursing programs. The quality care received by patients in U.S. hospitals increasingly is given by nurses and other health care specialists who are educated at community colleges. |
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| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The National League for Nursing (NLN) publishes a variety of nursing and nursing education materials, including a list of nursing programs and information on student financial aid. For a complete list of NLN publications, write for a career information brochure. Send your request to: Communications Department, National League for Nursing, 350 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. FAX: (212) 989-2272. www.nln.org/AMERICAN NURSES' ASSOCIATION 600 Maryland Avenue, SW |