According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the field of nursing is expected to grow 27% or more through the year 2014. It also predicts that the best opportunities for advancement and increases in salary will be available to nurses who have earned a bachelor degree, or higher, in nursing. A bachelor of science in [...]

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Labor and delivery nurses are one of the few groups of nurses that remain primarily in the hospital setting. Whereas many nursing disciplines are shifting out into to the community, labor and delivery nurses typically work in hospitals, clinics, and birthing centers. Nurses who have earned an RN to BSN degree are able to enter [...]

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As one of the most rapidly growing disciplines within the field of nursing, forensic nursing provides a link between medicine and law. Forensic nurses: Assist attorneys with analyzing medical evidence. Work at crime scenes to collect and preserve evidence. Care for victims and perpetrators of crimes. Some nurses are now choosing to complete an online [...]

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According to the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, the origin of nursing research traces back to the founder of nursing, Florence Nightengale. Her first research observation was that patients’ conditions changed when their environments changed. The science of research has since come a long way to incorporate the scientific method and achieve objective results. Nurses who [...]

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In 2004, the health care industry provided 13. million jobs. Registered nurses constitute the largest of all health care occupations and totaled 2. million in 2005. With the aging of the U.S. population and the expanding need for patient care, registered nurses are increasingly called upon to perform a more complex role within the health [...]

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Registered nurses are expected to have the second largest number of new jobs of all occupations through the year 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nursing professionals are increasingly relied upon to perform complex roles in health care as the American population ages and requires more patient care. In order to cope with [...]

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