Nursing - The Career Center

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Nursing

This sheet has sample occupations, work settings, employers, and career development activities associated with this major. Some of these options may require additional training and career planning. You are not limited to these options when choosing a possible career path.

Sample Occupations

Clinical Nurse College/University Faculty Community Health

Educator Emergency Room Nurse Gerontological Nurse

Health Occupations General

Home Attendant Licensed Practical Nurse Mental Health Nurse Midwife

Nurse Aid Nurse Anesthetist Nurse Case Manager Nurse Practitioner Obstetrical Nurse Orderly

Pediatric Nurse Physician Nurse Registered Nurse School Nurse

Sample Work Settings

Armed Services Blood Banks Community Hospitals Doctors' Offices Drug & Alcohol

Rehabilitation Extended Care Facilities

Health Departments Home Health Care Homes Associations Hospice Industry Medical Centers Military Bases

Nursing/Convalescent Homes

Penal & Correctional Facilities

Poison Control Centers Private/Public School System Social Services Agencies

Specialty Hospitals Vision, Speech, Hearing

Clinics Visiting Nurses Association VISTA (AmeriCorps) Veterans' Hospitals Vocational/Rehab Center

Sample Employers

A sample of organizations that have hired students with a concentration in nursing.

Capital Regional Medical Center

Cigna County Healthcare System

Florida Blue Maxim Healthcare Services

Private Medical Practice US Military

Connecting Majors, Skills, and Occupations

? View learning outcomes associated with your major in the FSU Undergraduate Academic Program Guide Learning Compact: learningforlife.fsu.edu/smalcs/learningcompacts.cfm

? Explore the connection between occupations and skills in O*Net:

? Use the FSU Career Portfolio to document transferable skills you develop through your major and other experiences: portfolio.fsu.edu

? Use ProfessioNole to learn more about industry demands, career expectations, and opportunities from professionals: career.fsu.edu/professionole

Sample Websites

Bureau of Health Professions bhpr.

Cybernurse

FSU College of Nursing fsu.edu/nursing

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

Sample Career Center Library Resources

Sample Books

Careers for Health Nuts & Others Who Like to Stay Fit......................................................IA CF-H4

Careers in Health Care............................................IIB 29-1000 S8 Health Educators Occupational File........................2 IIB 21-1091 Home Health Aides Occupational File....................2 IIB 31-1011 Health Professions Career &

Education Directory.............................................IIB 29-1000 A4 Guide to Careers in the Health Professions.........IIB 29-1000 C3 Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses

Occupational File........................................................IIB 29-2061

Opportunities in Holistic Health Care Careers.....................................................IIB 29-1199.01 G5

Opportunities in Nursing Careers.........................IIB 29-1111 F7 Opportunities in Physician Assistant Careers......IIB 29-1071 S2 Planning Careers in Alternative Medicine...........IIB 29-1000 L9 Therapists and Allied Health Professionals:

Career Directory............................................................VIB4 M66 Your First Year as a Nurse.......................................IIB 29-1111 C3

Self Exploration and Career Information

To explore values, interests, and skills:

To explore occupational outlooks and salaries:

Choices Planner

Sigi3 career.fsu.edu/sigi

(Obtain a User ID from a Career Advisor)

NACE Starting Salaries Survey Data salary-resources/ starting-salaries.aspx

Occupational Outlook Handbook ooh



SeminoleLink Plus! Services career.fsu.edu/seminolelink

See additional resources in Career Center Advising Module Sheets: career.fsu.edu/advising/ modules.cfm

Sample Professional Organizations

American Association of Colleges of Nursing - Washington, DC aacn.nche.edu

American Nurses Association Silver Spring, MD

Florida Nurses Association Orlando, FL

American Association of CriticalCare Nurses - Aliso Viejo, CA

Florida Hospital Association Orlando, FL

National Association of School Nurses Silver Spring, MD

For other related professional organizations, go to FSU Libraries database at lib.fsu.edu; select Find a Database; search for Gale Databases; choose Associations Unlimited.

Additional Information

Florida State University Career Guide 2013-2014 career.fsu.edu/pubs/2013-14CareerGuide.pdf

Career Guides career.fsu.edu/advising/guides.cfm

Library Links career.fsu.edu/library/links.cfm

Steps to Career Success career.fsu.edu/Steps-to-Career-Success/

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