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Career
Opportunities for Majors in Nursing
Introduction
The College
of Nursing in Newark awards a Bachelor of Science degree that
is also offered on the New Brunswick campus. This degree prepares
students to provide preventive, acute, and chronic health care
services to people in a variety of settings. The professional
registered nurse plans, gives and supervises bedside nursing care;
teaches nursing personnel and assists in teaching patients and
their families; plans, implements, and evaluates community health
services; and administers various programs inside and outside
of a hospital or health care setting.
Within nursing
there are separate specialties of registered nurses. These include,
but are not limited to: hospital nurses who provide care to
patients in hospitals and health institutions; private duty
nurses who contract to provide nursing care for patients in
the patient's home or health care agencies; community health
nurses who work for town and city government and instruct families
on good health techniques; physician's office nurses who help
doctors with the examination and treatment of patients in an
office setting; and school nurses who plan, implement, and evaluate
a school's health program in cooperation with medical authorities
and school administrators. Graduate nursing specialties include
the nurse anesthetist who receives special training to administer
anesthesia to patients undergoing surgery; nurse midwife who
practices the independent management and care of normal newborns
and women; nurse practitioner who functions in an expanding
nursing role, usually in the ambulatory patient care setting,
working closely with physicians, and the clinical nurse specialist
who works with patient groups in a specialized area, such as
pediatrics, diabetes, or infectious disease control.
As
our life expectancy and population rates increase, the demand
for health care has grown. Increase your marketability through
internships, work experience, good grades, and college/community
service activities.
A
Sample of Related Occupations
| Acute
Care Nurse |
Maternity
Nurse |
Operating
Room Nurse |
| Camp
Nurse |
Nurse
Administrator |
Pediatric
Nurse |
| Clinical
Nurse Specialist |
Nurse
Geneticist |
Psychiatric
Mental Health Nurse |
| Dialysis
Nurse |
Nurse
Practitioner |
Public
Health Nurse |
| Emergency
Room Nurse |
Nurse
Researcher |
Rehabilitation
Nurse |
| Geriatric
& Long Term Care Nurse |
Nursing
Educator |
School
Nurse |
| Home
Health Nurse |
Occupational
Health Nurse |
Traveling
Nurse |
| IV
Therapy Nurse |
Oncology
Nurse |
Quality
Assurance Nurse |
Types
of Employers
| Private
and Non-Profit Organizations |
|
Clinics
|
Hospitals
|
|
Corporate health services
|
Laboratories
|
|
Educational settings
|
Nursing homes
|
|
Health care agencies
|
Physician's offices
|
|
HMO's
|
Public health agencies
|
| Government
Agencies |
|
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
|
Food and Drug Administration
|
| Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
Food and Nutrition Service
|
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse & Mental Health Administration
|
Indian Health Service
|
|
Bureau of Prisons
|
Maternal
& Child Health Bureau |
|
Center for Disease Control & Prevention
|
National Institute of Health
|
|
Department of Health & Human Services
|
US Armed Services
|
|
Department of Veterans Affairs
|
US
Public Health Service
|
Jobs
Obtained by Rutgers Graduates
| First
Jobs of Recent Graduates |
| Cardiac
Care Unit Nurse, RWJ Univ. Hospital |
OR
Nurse, NYU Medical Center |
| Community
Health Nurse, VNA of Central Jersey |
School
Nurse, Glenridge Board of Education |
| Critical
Care Nurse, St. Michael's Medical Center |
Rehabilitation
Nurse, Kessler Institute |
| Labor
Room Nurse, St. Peter's Medical Center |
Staff
Nurse, Hackensack Medical Center |
| Neonatal
Nurse Practitioner, Morristown Hosp. |
|
| Jobs
of Experienced Alumni |
| Assistant
Director, Quality Assurance, UMDNJ (MBA) |
Manager,
Medical Writing, Aventis Pharmaceuticals (PhD Neuroscience)
|
| Chief
Health Analyst, New York State Senate (MPA Health Administration) |
Nurse
Case Manager, Overlook Hospital |
| Clinical
Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
Nursing
Supervisor, Bayada Nurses |
| Clinical
Supervisor Home Infusion, Medishare |
Nursing
Instructor, Concord Institutes |
| Director
LEAP Project/Nurse, Dept. of Veterans Affairs |
Occupational
Health Nurse, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
| Director
of Clinical Services, Care Givers Placement Agency (MPA
Health Policy) |
Patient
Advocate, St. Joseph's Medical Center (PhD Nursing) |
| Education
Coordinator, Mountainside Hospital |
Project
Manager, NYS Dept. of Health (MPA Health Administration) |
| Elder
Care Counselor, Elder Care Referral Services (MSW) |
Registered
Nurse, Children's Specialized Hospital |
| Head
Nurse, RWJ University Hospital |
Senior
Research Coordinator, Cardiology, Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia |
| Health
Care Consultant, CNA Insurance Companies (MPA Health Policy) |
Staff
Surgical Nurse, Morristown Memorial Hospital |
| Manager,
Case Management, HealthNet Federal Services |
Vice
President, H.P.A.E. (Nurse's union) |
| Graduate
Schools Attended |
| Columbia
University, M.Ed, Health Education |
Rutgers
University, MS, Nursing |
| Columbia
University, MS, Health Services Admin. |
Rutgers
University, MSW, Social Work |
| Fairleigh
Dickinson University, MBA, Management |
Rutgers
University, PhD Nursing |
Updated
3/22/06
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