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Q&A about Nursing as a profession, life as a student, and general information

  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Q&A about Nursing as a profession, life as a student, and general information

  • 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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WHAT IS NURSING?

Nursing is the nation's largest health care profession with more than 3.8 million registered nurses practicing nationwide. Despite its large size, many more nurses are needed into the foreseeable future to meet the growing demand for nursing care. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment for registered nurses will grow faster than most other occupations.

Nursing roles range from direct patient care to case management, establishing nursing practice standards, developing quality assurance procedures, and directing complex nursing care systems. Nurses are employed in a wide range of settings including hospitals, private practices, public health agencies, primary care clinics, home health care, outpatient surgical centers, health maintenance organizations, school-operated nursing centers, insurance and managed care companies, nursing homes, schools, mental health agencies, hospices, the military, and industry.

Profession Resources:

  • Nursing Degree Comparison: Provides description of each type of degree
  • AACN Nursing Member Program Directory: Provides a database of AACN member schools and programs offered. Filter the search by school name, state or affiliation. 
  • The Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA): Provides high value programs, services, and resources to graduate nursing students enrolled in master's and doctoral programs at AACN member schools. The GNSA is committed to supporting graduate students preparing for careers as faculty members, researchers, advanced practice registered nurses, clinical nurse leaders, policy experts, and healthcare administrators, among other roles.
  • Career Resources: Shares career and professional development resources with nursing students. 

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN):

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) serves as the national voice for academic nursing. Membership includes more than 870 colleges and universities with baccalaureate and/or graduate nursing programs.

AACN COVID-19 Nursing Student Support Fund (Application Deadline: June 30, 2020)

The AACN COVID-19 Nursing Student Support Fund will provide one-time grants to nursing students enrolled in AACN member schools who need financial support to complete their nursing programs and/or meet life expenses. Priority will be given to entry-level students in baccalaureate and master's programs in the final two semesters of their nursing programs. Applications also will be accepted from students in baccalaureate degree completion programs, traditional master's, and doctoral programs.

$47,500 is available with 95 awards in the amount of $500 that will be made directly to nursing students. Only finalists are contacted. The photo submitted by the scholarship winners will be published on the AACN website.

NursingCAS:

NursingCAS is a service that allows applicants to use a single online application and one set of materials to apply to multiple programs at participating schools. 

Here is a list of resources to help expedite your application process:

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