| Studies show that the United States will have a | | | | Public Health |
| shortage of 800,000 positions in its nursing labor force | | | | Registered nursing jobs in this sector consist of |
| by the year 2020. These numbers indicate that nursing | | | | involvement in making policies that contribute to the |
| jobs are here to stay and with such a shortage of | | | | greater and "healthy" good of the public. In this sense, a |
| supply comes a relatively higher pay. Registered | | | | nurse's influence goes to the next level from patient to |
| nursing jobs are indeed a lucrative career. | | | | public. Policies involving birth control, nutrition, preventive |
| Let us look at the different work environments | | | | care, sanitation, and infectious disease control are only |
| available for registered nursing jobs. Registered nurses | | | | some of the issues with public health care. RN jobs in |
| are not just limited to practice in hospitals. There are a | | | | public health care demand focus, firm resolve, and |
| lot of alternative work environments where they can | | | | commitment. This work environment is probably the |
| offer their services and earn a good pay. Hospitals are | | | | most satisfying for the individual who wants to be |
| not the only institutions where they can practice their | | | | socially responsible. |
| profession. Enlisted below are some alternative work | | | | School Setting |
| environments where RN jobs are viable. | | | | Let us not forget that registered nursing jobs are also |
| Home Health Care | | | | available in school environments. They manage the |
| This work environment is becoming popular as | | | | needs of all students in either just one campus or all |
| insurance companies find it as a cost-effective | | | | affiliate campuses of the same school. We cannot |
| alternative of care provision. Moreover, it has been | | | | avoid injuries and medical issues where children |
| shown that patients who receive nursing care in their | | | | abound. Registered nursing jobs in this field are well |
| homes improve in their health issues and conditions | | | | trained to do emergency care. A nurse becomes the |
| more swiftly. Registered nursing jobs in the field of | | | | primary health contact of the student patient in a |
| home health care consist of caring for the aged, | | | | school setting when a doctor is not around. For this |
| community health nursing, intervention for children who | | | | reason, registered nursing jobs are always available in |
| have special needs, regular home visiting for chronic | | | | this sector. |
| care patients, and home visiting of newborns. | | | | Hospices |
| Occupational Health | | | | Hospices offer a setting that is "just like home". Most |
| RN jobs in this field include physical examinations, initial | | | | patients in these care units are either severely ill or |
| assessments, medical needs assessments of patients | | | | terminal cases. Registered nursing jobs in this setting |
| who have injuries brought about by their work | | | | includes personal involvement with patients who are |
| conditions. They can also provide valuable medical | | | | suffering from health conditions that are seemingly |
| advice to both employees and employers on how to | | | | hopeless. With these opportunities in abundance, |
| create a better and SAFER work environment for the | | | | starting a career in nursing can be your ticket to |
| workforce. | | | | financial freedom and self fulfillment. |