Flexibility
Not many jobs come as flexible as nursing. You can work where and when you want. You can work full-time, part-time or no-time while you raise your family or go to grad school. And you can easily find work when you come back.
Flexible Schedules
You can work whatever time of day you want, in 4, 8, 10, or 12 hour
shifts. You can work just weekdays or just weekends or a
combination. Read an article
about the "parent-shift" and how some couples save money on
child-care by working alternating shifts.
Flexible Location
As a nurse, you can work in downtown urban hospitals, the relaxed
suburbs, or quiet rural areas, including Indian Reservations and
remote outposts in Alaska. You can travel to any state in the US or
to different countries, from tropical islands to bustling Europe,
or exotic Asia, Africa, or South America. If your significant other
gets transferred to some far flung destination, as a
nurse, you're assured that you can find a new job quickly.
Flexibility of Career
Most nurses change jobs a number of times throughout their careers
to take advantage of the many opportunities available. A nurse
experiencing burnout can stay right in the profession by moving
laterally to another field of nursing, or can build on years of
valuable education by earning an advanced degree and moving up the
ladder. With so many varied and challenging positions and
opportunities for continual growth, it's easy to see
why nursing is truly one of the most rewarding and fulfilling
professions out there.
Nursing: The Basics
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Nursing Careers
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Nursing Profiles
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Danielle O.
When I was 18 years old and living in Ghana, my grandmother was
hospitalized with diabetes. The way her nurses took care of her
really inspired me to want to help people in the same ...