Skills gained in this program:

• Advocacy
• Assessment
• Documentation
• Interpersonal
• Leadership
• Management
• Research
• Supervisory
• Teaching

Career Choices

• Clinical nurse specialist
• Critical care nurse
• Director of nursing
• Emergency room nurse
• Flight nurse
• Forensic nurse
• General duty nurse
• Geriatric care nurse
• Head nurse
• Holistic nurse
• Home health care nurse
• Integrated care deliverer
• Intensive care nurse
• Medical editor/writer
• Medical surgical nurse
• Military officer
• Nurse anesthetist
• Nurse consultant
• Nurse educator
• Nurse midwife
• Nurse practitioner
• Occupational nurse
• Operating room nurse
• Parish nurse
• Pediatric nurse
• Pharmacology/medical sales
• Private duty nurse
• Professor
• Public health nurse
• Rehabilitation nurse
• Researcher
• School nurse
• Women's health nurse

Work settings include:

Staff nursing and Specialty Unit nursing in various hospitals, community centers, doctor's offices, nursing homes, patient's homes, schools, private practice, departments of health and agencies in Western New York and throughout the country.

What percentage of graduates goes on to find related employment?

95%

Salary Information

The May 2010 mean annual salary for registered professional nurses in New York State was $74,000 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2011). See www.Salary.com for more details and comparisons.

What percentage of graduates goes on to graduate school?

35-45%

Additional Resources

• American Nurses Association
• Johnson and Johnson
• Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow
• National Student Nurses' Association
• Honor Society of Nursing/Sigma Theta Tau International
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation