Center for Nursing and Health Careers

Career Advancement

Nurses have many opportunities for career advancement and diversity. They may be starting their careers at the bedside, gaining valuable clinical experience and learning essential lessons in human behavior, but many nurses are choosing to explore professional roles and responsibilities beyond the bedside. Each nurse is unique, finding professional and personal satisfaction from different areas of professional practice.

Regardless of their professional focus or area of expertise, nurses have the power to influence public policy and change the face of healthcare. Nurses serve as consultants, legislators, community activists and volunteers. They work to improve the health, in mind, body and spirit, of a single person and of an entire nation.

Whether you wish to stay clinically focused or expand your horizons to management, research, education, politics or industry, a degree in nursing opens doors not easily accessible to other professionals.

Career Advancement - Clinical	Degree Preferred (P) or Required (R)

Nurse Manager	BSN (P), MSN (P)
Nurse Educator	BSN (R)
Clinical Nurse Specialist	MSN (R)
Nurse Practitioner	MSN (R)
Nurse Midwife	MSN (R)
Nurse Anesthetist	MSN (R)
Registered Nurse, First Assist (RNFA)	MSN (R)
Clinical Research Associate	BSN (R)
Nurse Researcher	MSN (R), Ph.D. (P)
Professor	Ph.D. (R)
Case Manager	BSN (P)
Quality Assurance/Utilization Review Nurse	BSN (P)

Career Advancement - Non-Clinical	Degree Preferred (P) or Required (R)

Journalism	BSN (P)
Sales and Marketing	AD (R), BSN (P)
Research and Development - Industry	BSN (R), MSN or Ph.D. (P)
Legal Nurse Consultant	Certificate (R)
Informatics	MSN (R)
Community Service	None
Forensics
Insurance Industry

Use our Resource Links for additional information on nursing opportunities for career advancement.

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