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Nursing: Careers

Career Information and Further Study

Skills gained in this program:
  • Advocacy
  • Assessment
  • Documentation
  • Interpersonal
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Research
  • Supervisory
  • Teaching

Career Choices
  • Clinical 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 surgery nurse
  • Military officer
  • Nurse anesthetist
  • Nurse consultant
  • Nurse instructor
  • Nurse midwife
  • Nurse practitioner
  • Occupational nurse
  • Operating room nurse
  • Parish 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, and agencies in Western New York and throughout the country.

What percentage of graduates goes on to find related employment?

95%

Salary Information

$40,000 to $50,000 in Buffalo, NY; salaries vary by region.

What percentage of graduates goes on to graduate school?

35-­45%

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Updated: May 7, 2009 10:10:41 AM