Is there a demand for nurses?
Why should I get a Bachelor of Science in Nursing?
How does your program prepare graduates for a career in nursing?
What is the job placement rate for your graduates?
What are the career opportunities for a graduate?
How can I decide if nursing is the right career for me?
Is there a demand for nurses?
Yes! The United States is in the midst of a nursing shortage predicted to be sustained over the next 20 years. With the critical need for nurses across the nation, it is the perfect time to join the profession. More employers are looking for graduates from programs like Western’s that emphasize leadership, health promotion, and case management.
Why should I get a Bachelor of Science in Nursing?
Opportunities for RN's prepared with a bachelor’s degree will continue to grow due to an increasingly complex health care environment requiring nurses prepared in baccalaureate programs that emphasize leadership, health promotion, case management, and care across the continuum.
How does your program prepare graduates for a career in nursing?
Through the Nursing Program, leadership is developed, culminating with a clinical mentorship with outstanding clinical nursing leaders in the area. Western graduates rate their classroom and clinical learning experiences as excellent! Graduates typically have an above average passing rate on the nursing licensure examination and are employed in a wide range of settings.
What is the job placement rate for your graduates?
The Nursing Program at Western has a 100% job placement rate.
What are the career opportunities for a graduate?
Graduates are employed in a wide range of settings. These settings include hospital settings such as critical care, obstetrics, pediatrics, medical-surgical, operating room, mental health and a variety of community settings including schools, public health departments, and outpatient clinics. Many graduates continue their education at the graduate level and become nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, nurse educators, executives, and researchers.
Examples of additional career opportunities for nurses are: military nursing, forensic science nursing, case management, legal nurse consultants, and occupational health nursing.
How can I decide if nursing is the right career for me?
To learn more about nursing and to determine if it will be a good career fit, the student should volunteer or job shadow with a Registered Nurse in a hospital or other health care agency. Successful candidates also often have a strong background in sciences and mathematics.