Join the Nursing Workforce

When deciding what career to go into, one often will research the career to find out information like: average income, durability in the economy, and the type of environment you’d generally be working in. Nursing is no different in that there are many people asking “Why should I go into nursing?” At Sumner College we field a lot of these questions with the help of our Admissions team, feel free to contact us with any questions. To get you started here’s some nursing knowhow from American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Average Income for nurses is going to vary greatly based on the state you are practicing in, and the environment you are in. That being one of a hospital versus a clinic. Registered Nurses comprise one of the largest segments of the U.S. workforce as a whole and are among the highest paying large occupations. Nearly 55% of RNs worked in general medical and surgical hospitals, with an average salary of $77,600 per year according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Again, this may differ state to state.

Referring to durability of your career in the economy, nursing is the largest healthcare profession, with nearly 4.7 million registered nurses (RNs) nationwide. Of all licensed RNs, 89% are employed in nursing. Among that number, more than one quarter of them plan to leave or retire nursing in the next 5 years. This is going to cause a great need for new nurses in the field, the federal government projects that more than 203,000 new registered nurse positions will be created each year from 2021-2031.

Often the people we work with make or break the experience for us, the AACN states, “Though often working collaboratively, nursing does not “assist” medicine or other fields. Nursing operates independent of, not auxiliary to, medicine and other disciplines. Nurses’ roles range from direct patient care and case management to establishing nursing practice standards, developing quality assurance procedures, and directing complex nursing care systems.” Additionally, with so many types of nurses the area you work in could change vastly! “With more than four times as many RNs in the United States as physicians, nursing delivers an extended array of healthcare services, including primary and preventive care by nurse practitioners with specialized education in such areas as pediatrics, family health, women’s health, and gerontological care. Nursing’s scope also includes services by certified nurse-midwives and nurse anesthetists, as well as care in cardiac, oncology, neonatal, neurological, and obstetric/gynecological nursing and other advanced clinical specialties.”

Sumner College is here to help you make the jump into a great career field, starting with a great education. Offering degrees in Practical Nursing, RN to BSN, and BSN, we are a great option to get you started on the right foot.

 

SOURCES:

https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/fact-sheets/nursing-workforce-fact-sheet