Nursing
Thursday, June 21st, 2007
Hello everyone!! This week I will be spotlighting Nursing! We have a lot of nursing majors at Austin Peay so this is a popular one..and my personal favorite..=).
Here is the suggested program of study for a Nursing major:
Freshman Year:
*BIOL 2010,2020 (plus labs)
COMM, Spch Core
ENGL 1010,1020
HIST 2010
Humanities Core
*PSY 1010
*SOC 2010
TOTAL HOURS:33 (Don’t worry this does not mean 33 hours a semester, it’s divided between the two semesters. Meaning 17 hours one semester and then 16 hours the next semester).
*Starred courses are designated nursing prerequisites that must be completed before starting the nursing program.
So freshman year is mostly for your prerequisite courses like english, history, psychology,biology, etc.
Sophomore Year:
*BIOL 2300 (plus lab)
ENGL 2030
HIST 2020
*MATH 1530
*PSY 3100
NURS 2020
NURS 2030
NURS 2040
NURS 2050
TOTAL HOURS:30
As you can see, the first half of your sophomore semester you’re going to be finishing up your prerequisite courses. The second half of the semester, if you’re accepted into the program, you start your actual nursing classes!
Junior Year:
NURS 3010
NURS 3020
NURS 3060
NURS 3070
NURS 3080
NURS 3100
NURS 3220
TOTAL HOURS:24
Senior Year:
NURS 4010
NURS 4040
NURS 4050
NURS 4060
NURS 4070
NURS 4080
NURS 4100
NURS 4220
TOTAL HOURS:33
Your Junior and Senior years will be all nursing courses. Before you know it you’ll be working in a hospital somewhere!
Here are some possible career choices for nurses:
-Travel Nursing
-Ambulatory Care Nursing
-Pediatric Nursing
-Renal Nursing
-Radiology Nursing
-Rehabilitation Nursing
-Substance Abuse Nursing
-Occupational Health Nursing
-Psychiatric Nursing
-Plastic Surgery Nursing
-Wound Care Nursing
-Hospice Nursing
-Maternal-Child Nursing
-Hiv/Aids Nursing
-Dialysis Nursing
-Cancer Nursing
-Cardiac Nursing
As you can see, there are plenty of career options for nurses out there. So you’re almost sure to find a job anywhere you go. Even better…the starting salary for a registered nurse ranges from $39,000-$49,700!! Sounds Good!! Just let me know if you have anything else you want me to find out or if you have any other questions!! Hope to hear from you!!
