Pre-nursing student needs your help please!

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I am a senior in high school, applying to colleges, and I am interested in nursing. The college of my dreams has a Masters of Science in Nursing Administration program that I want to know more about. I have been searching the web up and down and can't find what kind of jobs you can get by having this degree. Is it more Administration stuff than helping patients? Please help!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ER, L&D, ICU, OR, Educator.

Google nursing administration careers/jobs.

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Google nursing administration careers/jobs.

Thanks. But I still couldnt find what kind of things a nurse administrator does. What kind of nursing do you do?

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Specializes in ICU.

Nurse administrators are typically on the management side of things. In other words, no patient care. Does the school you are looking at have a BSN program? I would look into that at this point. Then once you have your BSN you can think about getting a masters degree.

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Specializes in Med surg, cardiac, case management.

One book you might want to look as is called 101 Careers in Nursing (I think). It details nursing administration jobs as well as many other specialties.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ER, L&D, ICU, OR, Educator.

My masters is in Nursing Education and I teach. You could do that to with any masters degree in nursing. You might also be in staff development, case management, middle management, clinical leadership, or some kind of directorship. You could be in quality or utilization review. In most areas, these require a masters degree in nursing, but not necessarily from a specific tract. The nurse practitioner tract or nurse midwifery tract are obviously more specific to a particular practice.

Keep in mind that whatever tract you are on, nothing...nothing takes the place or provides the education you will need, in any nursing job, like job experience. Work as a floor nurse for awhile, or you risk having credibility with your staff/students/cohorts.

This is not a complete list, but just off the cuff. What did I miss?

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Discover Nursing has a section that outlines careers in nursing administration. Hope you find it helpful.
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My masters is in Nursing Education and I teach. You could do that to with any masters degree in nursing. You might also be in staff development, case management, middle management, clinical leadership, or some kind of directorship. You could be in quality or utilization review. In most areas, these require a masters degree in nursing, but not necessarily from a specific tract. The nurse practitioner tract or nurse midwifery tract are obviously more specific to a particular practice.

Keep in mind that whatever tract you are on, nothing...nothing takes the place or provides the education you will need, in any nursing job, like job experience. Work as a floor nurse for awhile, or you risk having credibility with your staff/students/cohorts.

This is not a complete list, but just off the cuff. What did I miss?

Thanks!!!! You have helped out lots!

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