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Nursing 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, rehabilitative centers, clinics, schools, industry, and nursing homes.
Educational Qualifications
Pre-Entrance & Pre-Interview Tests
- 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.
Job Outlook
Entering 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).