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Nursing Outcomes & Career Options

Outcomes & Career Options

Nurses are an integral part of the health care team. Nurses help patients cope with illness and provide the care needed for each patient. The BSN prepares students for professional nursing in acute and community settings. Nurses may also serve as advocates for patients, families and communities. Nurses may find employment in private and public health agencies, doctor’s offices, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, clinics, schools, industry, and nursing homes.

Educational Qualifications

To receive a BSN at any nursing school, the student will complete the prerequisites at La Sierra University before applying to the nursing school of their choice. After being accepted, it can take anywhere from 2-3 years for a student to receive his or her BSN. At this time, the student is eligible to take the national licensing exam. The BS nurse is eligible for the masters in nursing if he/she has maintained a “B” average or above. Areas of further study open might include clinical specialty, teaching, a nurse practitioner role, administration, or nursing research.

Pre-Entrance & Pre-Interview Tests

The Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) and a Critical thinking test are required. The TEAS has four parts:
  • Math: Whole numbers, metric conversion, fractions and decimals, algebraic equations, percentages, and ratio/proportions.
  • Reading: Paragraph and passage comprehension and inferences/conclusions.
  • English: Punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, contextual words, and spelling.
  • Science: Science reasoning, science knowledge, biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, basic principles, and general science.
Minimum: A minimum of 50th percentile in every content area is required. If one or more of the scores falls below the 50th percentile, the entire test may be retaken only one time within a year. TEAS manual: An information manual on the TEAS test is available at www.atitesting.com. You can also buy a critical reasoning book at Barnes & Noble (e.g. Title: Reasoning Skills; Company: Learning Express).

Job Outlook

 


6% Job Market Growth

$86,070 Median Salary

 

The median annual wage for registered nurses was $86,070 in May 2023. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $63,720, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $132,680.

In May 2023, the median annual wages for registered nurses in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

  • Government $99,840
  • Hospitals; state, local, and private $88,430
  • Ambulatory healthcare services $81,230
  • Nursing and residential care facilities $79,280
  • Educational services; state, local, and private $71,550

Partial information in this page was retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Registered Nurses, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm (visited April 17, 2024).

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