How The Internet Opened The Door For Easier Nursing Education

The medical field is among the most lucrative in the United States -- if not in the entire world -- and it's no wonder that there are millions of people clamoring to get a piece of the action. But let's be honest -- medical school is a killer. 99% of the people who want a career helping others in the medical field are going to be better off getting into one of the reputable nursing schools and becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse. 

There are a few different stages of nursedom, if you're unfamiliar. Someone with a diploma and little else who wants to get into the field joins as a CNA -- Certified Nursing Assistant. If you start as a CNA or you're just going into college for nursing, you can opt to become an LPN, a Licensed Practical Nurse, or an RN: a Registered Nurse. CNAs take the required courses in a hospital; college-bound nurses will generally spend some time taking LPN courses at school and other times, they'll be receiving "real-world" LPN training at a hospital.

At that point, there are hundreds of specialties that a nurse can get into, from the generic Clinical Nursing Leader (CNL) to the ultra-specific (and very high-earning) Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, who earns on average more than a hundred thousand dollars a year.

But all of this assumes that you'll be training in an institution, be it medical or educational. It's the Information Age, however, so you know there are other options out there. Specifically, just like there are plenty of online colleges out there these days, it's now possible to take nursing programs online. Online nursing schools cover basically the same material as in-class or in-hospital courses, and -- assuming the school offering them is accredited -- they're exactly as valuable as the nursing degrees you can get from a brick and mortar institution.

In order to determine which online nursing education option is best for you, you should decide a few things up front. First of all, you need to know your budget. Second, you need to know what kind of timeframe you're going to allow yourself. Third, you'll need to know beforehand if your goal is to attain one of the many specialties that nurses can get into.

Then, you can go online and look at the various nursing programs with an idea of how they might best be able to meet those needs. For example, you might find one that requires you to take two years to complete the courses -- but you might think you could do it in one if they let you. You might find one that offers courses specific to anesthesiology -- it's rare, but they are out there. Most nursing schools are pretty general in nature, but if you look hard enough, you can find most anything.

Once you've found the right classes for you -- the ones that meet your fiscal and temporal constraints and offer the classes you most want -- it's easy. Sign up, dedicate yourself to getting through the classes efficiently, and before you know it, you'll be exactly where you wanted to be!

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