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 Jan
- Bernice Pickens Parsons Fund Award amount: $1,000
- Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association Undergraduate Scholarship Program Award amount: $500,000 (total)
- Harold Stirling Vanderbilt (HSV) Scholarship Award amount: Varies
- March of Dimes - Graduate nursing scholarships Award amount: $10,000
- Minnesota Nurse Faculty Loan Forgiveness Program Award amount: $6,750 - $27,000
- Simon and Irene Cohen Nursing Scholarship Award amount: Varies
- ENA Foundation/Emergency Medicine Foundation Research Grant Award amount: $50,000
- Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania Scholarship Award amount: Varies
- Virginia Nursing Scholarship Award amount: $1,500 - $2,500
- APIASF/United Health Foundation Asian Health Scholarship Award amount: $5,000
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Nursing Career Spotlight
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
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Do you want to find a career to amplify your nursing skills? Are
you passionate about the fast pace of the hospital?
What is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)?
Acute Care Nurse Practitioners are experts in the field of acute care,
critical care, and caring for complex medical conditions. Acute care is
usually given in an inpatient setting by specialized personnel for a short
time, unlike chronic care. Â
Acute care may or may not involve specialties like intensive or emergency
care. It may take place in a specialty clinic as an outpatient. An Acute Care
Nurse Practitioner will choose the type of patients that they want to care for
to select which kind of ACNP degree program that they wish to pursue.
There are Acute Care Nurse Practitioners that care for children called
Acute Care...