Nursing Career Guide
Nursing is a great career. Nurses are there when a baby takes its first breath and when an elderly patient takes their last. No other profession offers so much diversity and opportunity. Explore the endless possibilities of a nursing career, education requirements, and earning potential.
Nursing Programs
Whether you are a recent high school graduate or an adult who plans to return to school, there are nursing programs that are right for you. Once you decide on the type of nursing degree you want to pursue, use our nursing programs database to find schools that will help you earn your degree.
Scholarships Database
Nursing school is not cheap. An entry-level nursing degree, such as an ADN, costs between $10,000 and $50,000. Luckily, state and federal governments provide grants and loans that can be used to finance your education. Start by applying to FAFSA, and use our scholarships database to look for additional funding.
Scholarships with Deadlines in Oct
- American Cancer Society Doctoral Degree Scholarships in Cancer Nursing Award amount: $15,000
- ANNA Career Mobility Scholarships Award amount: $2,000
- Abbott/Pamela Balzer Career Mobility Scholarship Award amount: $2,500
- Angelini Pharma, Inc. (formerly Alcavis HDC) Career Mobility Scholarship Award amount: $2,500
- Janel Parker Career Mobility Scholarship Award amount: $2,500
- NNCC Career Mobility Scholarships Award amount: $2,500
- Dare to Soar Career Mobility Scholarship Award amount: $1,000
- ANNA Career Mobility Scholarship for Associate Members Award amount: $2,000
- NNCC Career Mobility Scholarship for Associate Members Award amount: $2,000
- Licensed Vocational Nurse to Associate Degree Nursing Scholarships Award amount: $8,000
- More scholarships...
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Holistic Nursing
Holistic means to look at the patient as a whole person with all of their systems being interconnected (mind, body, and soul) and not as a medical condition or medical diagnosis. A holistic nurse is a licensed nurse that chooses to focus on the holistic aspect of traditional nursing care by using nursing knowledge, theories, and experience to care for the entire human being. Holistic nursing cultivates wholeness and encourages harmony and healing. Holistic nursing is a theory of nursing care and a way of patient support, so any nurse in any area can promote holistic nursing. All of nursing practice focuses on healing the entire person as its central theme, but holistic nurses see this as their primary attitude and philosophy. Holistic nurses honor the client’s values, beliefs, and health experiences by focusing on their physical, mental, emoti...