Exploring Nursing Career – Job Options for Nurses

• As per the survey by HEALTHeCAREERS Network (HeCN), there are over 2.7 million nurses practicing in the healthcare field today. 
• Additionally, survey states, by 2025, the number of nurse practitioners is expected to increase by 57 per cent. 

Globally, there are endless job opportunities in nursing profession and the nurses have ample career options to choose, depending upon their interest. Majority of nurses pursue a certification in their specialty of choice for better opportunities in their nursing career. 

If you are a nurse and wanted to know about top career profiles of licensed and registered nurses, read them below -

 

 Hospital Care –

• After graduating from a nursing school, majority of nurses in Philippines often begin their career, working in hospitals. Their main role involves, taking care of ill patients, these nurses care different types of patients with different diseases, patients who are recovering from serious surgeries.

• These nurses further upgrade their qualification by pursuing a certification as a medical surgical nurse and once employed, prefer to remain in the hospital setting throughout their career. Medical-surgical nurses are considered as jack-of-all-trades as in a hospital setting they learn about variety of illnesses and treat different types of patients with diverse health problems.

Cardiac –

• Cardiac nurses work with both ill and well patients in their nursing career. They deal with different types of heart patients in course of their nursing career. From patients who are recovering from an open heart surgery to patients who have suffered from heart-attacks. Their job role also includes testing patients suffering from cardiac illness or performs regular checkups of patients to diagnose any cardiac disease.

• Cardiac nurses have wide career options; they work in hospitals, clinical settings and outpatient setting.

ICU –

• Intensive Care Unit nurse’s work for critically ill patients. These patients are often going through serious health problems and need intensive care. Nurses working in ICU provide critical treatment and medication along with best possible care.

• After few years of experience in a critical care setting, nurse can pursue a specialization in the field and earn the title CCRN.

Labor & Delivery –

• Labor and delivery nurses help women during childbirth. Their job includes helping women deliver babies; assist with the care of postnatal women and the new born. They teach women how to deal with labor pain, how to take care of the baby and some nurses also help in surgical deliveries and this make them specialists in operating-room care. 

• To earn certification in labor and delivery, several years of experience is required.

INSCOL in collaboration with leading Universities/Colleges in Canada/UK/USA/AUS/NZ offers a wide range of exclusive Nursing Programs in:
Emergency Care, Critical Care, Palliative Care, Coronary Care, Acute Complex Care, Mental Health, Leadership & Management, Gerontology & Chronic Illness, Healthcare & Rehabilitation and BSc/MSc Nursing.

With INSCOL’s vast Alumni base in these countries, student support is readily available at all times for the fresh graduates who are looking for accommodation, work etc.

For more information: http://www.philippines.inscolacademy.com/academic-courses/