1. Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) or Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) work with other health care providers to offer high quality health care to patients. Their care isn’t limited to the healthcare environment; advanced practice nurses will also often maintain a relationship with patients through phone calls as well as outpatient visits when necessary. Their roles vary, depending upon specialty, and some of those roles are listed below.
2. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) can administer anesthesia during surgery and often work as part of a team of anesthesiologists. CRNAs enjoy excellent job stability and high demand for their services. Once licensed as an RN, one must have at least one year of nursing experience before gaining admission into a graduate nurse anesthetist graduate program, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). The AANA lists the average salary for CRNAs as $160,000 annually.
3. Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) are Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) who have specialized education and training in both nursing and midwifery. CNMs, in most states, are required to possess a minimum of a graduate degree such as the MSN. CNMs, depending on which state they are licensed to practice, can provide medical care to women from puberty through menopause, including care for their newborn (neonatology), antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and nonsurgical gynecological care.
4. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have completed graduate-level education and can treat both physical and/or mental conditions through comprehensive history taking, physical exams, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests. NPs can then diagnose the disease and provide appropriate treatment for the patients, including prescribing medications; however, in the United States, because the profession is state-regulated, care provided by NPs varies widely. There is much more demand today for NPs because of the physician shortage.
5. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) jobs may be found in public health clinics, social service centers, hospitals, prisons, or in large medical practices. PMHNPs diagnose, conduct therapy, and prescribe medications for patients who have psychiatric disorders, medical mental conditions or substance abuse problems.
6. Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) are responsible and accountable for diagnosis and treatment of health/illness states, disease management, health promotion, and prevention of illness and risk behaviors among individuals, families, groups, and communities. They hold either a master’s or doctoral degree.
7. Nurse Educators are responsible for preparing and mentoring current and future generations of nurses. Nurse educators are prepared at the master’s or doctoral level and practice as faculty in colleges, universities, hospital-based schools of nursing or technical schools, or as staff development educators in health care facilities.
8. Nurse researchers are scientists who study health, illness, and health care. Like any scientist, they identify research questions, design and conduct scientific studies, collect and analyze data, and report their findings. Many researchers teach in academic or clinical settings, and often write articles and research reports for nursing, medical, and other professional journals and publications.
9. Director of Nursing (DON) is an RN who holds a senior nursing management position in an organization and often holds executive titles like Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Chief Nurse Executive, or Vice-President of Nursing. They typically report to the CEO or COO. The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) is the national organization of nurses who design, facilitate and manage care, and they provide resources for nurses who enter this field.
10. Nurse Managers perform leadership functions of governance and decision-making within organizations employing nurses. Management positions increasingly require candidates to hold an advanced degree in nursing.
11. Certified Legal Nurse Consultants are RNs who use existing expertise as a healthcare professional plus specialized CLNC training to consult on medical-related cases. Attorneys use this level of cost-effective expertise for reviewing medical records and understanding the terminology and subtleties of the healthcare system.
12. Military Nurses come from all walks of life, and can serve in a variety of roles. They are nurse soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen, flight nurses, and also work in temporary or fixed facilities or hospitals. They work as nurse practitioners, educators, administrators and informatics specialists.
13. Nurse Ethicists help to define standards and practices for nurses. Recently, the ethics of nursing has also shifted more towards the nurse’s obligation to respect the human rights of the patient and this is reflected in a number of professional codes for nurses.
14. Forensic Nurses are nurses with specialized training in forensic evidence collection, criminal procedures, legal testimony expertise, and become the liaison between the medical profession and the criminal justice system. Forensic Nursing was officially recognized by the American Association of Nurses in 1996, and since that time the field has grown.
15. Patient Advocates act as a support structure and, if legally contracted to do so, may act as a liaison between a patient and their Health Care Provider(s). Most health care professionals see themselves as advocates for their patients; however, their time and scope are limited by their job function. As of early 2012, dozens of universities and organizations offer educational opportunities for those wishing to provide patient advocacy services.
16. Missionary Nurses can use their expertise to advocate their religious beliefs. As the Global Ministries of Missionary Nurses, Inc. states, “It’s not about being popular nor getting a high paying salary. It’s all about service to humanity, sacrificially and wholeheartedly, with an aim to alleviate suffering, giving hope and care.”
17. Travel Nurses typically select from one to several recruitment agencies to act as an intermediary between the traveler and hospitals or other potential employers. The nurse can range from the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) up, and job offerings depend upon the level of expertise required. Salaries also range widely, depending upon job, location, and facility.
18. School Nurses play a critical role in our education system, yet less than half of the public schools in the U.S. today have a full-time nurse on staff. School nurses are also vital front-line defense during epidemics: “It was a call to the New York City Department of Health from Mary Pappas, an experienced high school nurse who was alarmed by the number of sick students she was seeing, that alerted authorities that H1N1 had arrived.”
19. Correctional Nurses hold a wide range of responsibilities, including roles as security, ER nurse, primary care nurse, and critical care nurse. The range of issues also is wide, including patients who are diabetic, hypertensive or Hepatitis positive. While LPNs are qualified for many positions within correctional facilities, a wider range of educational and hands-on experiences can contribute to an administrative role.
20. Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist is the nurse in charge of an intensive care unit or a trauma center or perhaps a triage unit in an emergency room. This specialty often leads to training RNs in the treatment of serious illness or injury and in the use of treatment technology found in acute care settings.

2010

1. Nursing School the Accelerated Route: Follow the blog of a student enrolled in an accelerated BSN program (January).
2. The Student Nurse: Read about the adventures of a student nurse who is embarking on a second career (January).
3. Travelista, RN: This blogger is pursuing both an ASN/RN and MS in Management (January).
4. Just Call Me Nurse…Eventually: A wife and mother decides to return to nursing school (February).
5. Nurse’s Watch: Registered nurse with a background in pediatrics, labor and delivery, recovery, postpartum and newborn nursing (February).
6. Nursebound: A former journalist goes back to school for nursing, where “It’ll only hurt for 16 months” (February).
7. Mom, Wife, Student, Nurse, Ahhh! This full time executive assistant is starting an evening CNA course and plans to become a nurse (March).
8. Nursing & EDS! A 24-year-old with EDS has one more year of nursing school to go. This blog is dedicated to recording the bumps, bruises, and dislocations along the way (March).
9. The Nerdy Nurse: A wife and mother and self-proclaimed “nerdy nurse” writes about her experiences (March).
10. NurseXY: This nurse is starting a new grad critical care internship on the CVICU in a 1000 bed, Level I hospital in one of the largest metro areas in the country (April).
11. R (etired) N: This retired RN still focuses on health, especially for women (April).
12. Madness: tales of an emergency room nurse: This blog is about the adventures of a veteran nurse in an inner city ER (June).
13. Frazzled_razzleRN: A wife and mother talks about her return to nursing school (September).
14. Tales of a School Zoned Nurse: A school nurse rigid in the frontlines of the war against lice, patching up playground boo-boos, begging parents to bring their child’s emergency medication to school, and helping the snacks in the teacher’s lounge mysteriously disappear (September).
15. The Doctor Stole My Stethoscope: Raquel is not Florence Nightingale from her own admission…but she is a nurse and mom who tries to do an above average job at both (September).
16. Sam the RN: Sam is an RN in a hospital located somewhere in the U.S. (October).
17. The Nursing Ethics Blog: Dr. Nancy Walton is an Associate Professor of Nursing in Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Ryerson University and Dr. Chris MacDonald is a philosopher by training who has written widely in the area of applied and professional ethics, including nursing ethics (October).

2009

18. New Nurse, In the Hood: Baby nurse in an emergency department surrounded by nursing homes (February).
19. Nurse & Lawyer: Elizabeth is an RN in a cardiac ICU. Amy is a law student. They are twins. They share interests in bioethics, regulation, progress, fairness, bicycles, and red wine (February).
20. Off the Charts: Blog by the American Journal of Nursing. Categories range from advocacy to writing and nursing (February).
21. The Man-Nurse Diaries: A blog by a 30-year-old male nurse who works in trauma ICU (February).
22. Debbie Without Borders: A wife, mother, nurse and Christian, this woman blogs her nursing experiences and how they fit in her daily life (March).
23. Suzanne Gordon: Suzanne Gordon is an award-winning journalist and author/editor of 12 books. She focuses on patient advocacy in this blog (March).
24. STAT: This nurse is a “Trekkie and a dork” by her own profession, and works in the emergency room (April).
25. Taking the Scenic Drive: A pediatric ICU nurse in the Midwest is studying for the MCAT to apply to medical school (April).
26. Center to Champion Nursing in America: CCNA, the joint initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, offers features designed to be interesting and useful to nurses and other stakeholders.(May).
27. Diaper Changes are NOT my Job: A recent graduate nurse with a need for an outlet to “vent about the most ridiculous and absurd” blogs about a first job in pediatrics (May).
28. Abilene Rob: According to this male nurse, Dr. Ruth comes to him for advice. Enjoy humor and pathos in this nurse’s blog (June).
29. Mamatrauma: An ER nurse working in a county hospital relays her stories about her new job (June).
30. NP Odyssey: This is an RN’s journey to become a Nurse Practitioner and “creating new forms of stress” (July).
31. The Dog Ate My Care Plan… This blogger is chronicling a journey through nursing school — a “pilgrimage through endless studying, sleep deprivation, and the utter and total lack of a social life” (July).
32. Who’s Life Is This, Anyways? This blogger writes about a balancing act between pre-nursing school, a husband and children, and the future (July).
33. Drawing on Experience: Will draws this comic-blog depicting his daily life when he began nursing school. Many comics are about nursing, some are about his pug, Goober (August).
34. Infusion Nurse Blog: A certified registered nurse in infusion (CRNI) and who holds an MBA writes this blog (August).



35. RN-tertainment: A blogger writes a “positive reflection” about the first year as an emergency department RN (August).
36. Student Nurse Laura: Laura is venturing into student nurse territory after working as a technical editor for a large publishing company (August).
37. Life In The ER a Nurse’s Perspective: ER Nurse Blog: This nurse works at the busiest ER in the state and lives “in the middle of nowhere” (September).
38. Nurse Me: A trauma/critical care nurse who works at a Level I trauma center writes about her experiences (September).
39. Those Emergency Blues: An emergency department nurse is cynical and skeptical about the health and hospital system (September).
40. Nurse J: A male nurse who works in critical care writes blog entries about his nursing experiences (November).

1. CardioTrainer + Racing: Combines the free CardioTrainer with a racing application that will challenge you to beat your own best time. You’ll get a virtual race simulator, including a voice telling you just how far ahead or behind you are.
2. Fast Food Calorie Counter: Know exactly how many calories you’re consuming when you give into fast food. This app tracks and provides data for almost 9000 menu items from 72 fast food restaurants. Track calories, fat fiber, carbs and protein.



3. Endomondo Sports Tracker: This application integrates with Google maps and is designed for runners, walkers and cyclists. You can track your time, distance, speed and altitude as well as keep track of your workouts.
4. Calorie Counter by FatSecretThis calorie counter is simple to use. It can also figure out the recommended daily calorie intake you need based on your weight and fitness goals. It has a bar code scanner to make finding foods really easy.
5. AllSport GPS: Track your route, distance, time, speed and calories burned with this app. You can get maps, virtual races and even reports on your progress.
6. Beer Gut Fitness: Track the calories from your favorite beverage. It will tell you when you’re under your calorie limit for the day so that you can have a guilt free beer. It will also tell you when you’ve gone over your allowance and need to get some exercise!
7. Absolute Fitness: This is a great all in one tool. It tracks your calories and food intake, your exercise and lets you know how you’re doing toward meeting your fitness goals.
8. Backpacker GPS Trails: A great personal GPS navigation device for hikers. You can download maps, track your walks and find nearby trails.
9. Pointslist: Perfect for those on Weight Watchers, this app tracks the points you’ve eaten for the day from a list of over 2000 items.
10. Instant Heart Rate: Measures your heart rate using Android’s built in camera. You just put your finger over the camera for 10 seconds.
11. BMI Calculator: Calculate your Body Mass Index quickly and easily. Great for dieters.
12. Simple Weight Recorder: Keep track of your weight quickly and easily. Automatically calculates BMI, and the difference from your goal.
13. Yoga Poses: Great app for the yoga enthusiast on the go. Get a complete yoga workout wherever you go with the most popular yoga poses.



14. Nutrition Tips: Get tips on making your food work for you.
15. Vitamins and Minerals: Help improve your nutrition by learning which vitamins and minerals do what, as well as learning which foods contain the ones you’re looking for.
16. Best Diet Foods: Get lists of the foods you should be eating to maintain weight and stay healthy.
17. Droid Fit: Auto record workout logs for bodybuilders. Contains workout plans with hundreds of workouts.
18. Body Fat Calculator: Keep track of your percentage of body fat and your BMI quickly and easily.
19. Cancer Preventing Food: Learn to eat in a way that allows you to reduce your risk of cancer.
20. C25K: Use this application to help you follow the “Couch to 5k” plan. This app times your workout while you listen to your own music or podcasts. It plays an audio signal when you need to switch your pace.

You’re sure to be well on your way to meeting your health and fitness goals with these apps on your side. Many of the apps are free, so be sure to check them out. More and more apps for Android are developed every day; so be sure to stay in tune with all the applications that can help you stay fit and healthy for a lifetime.

1. Greig Wells
   Based in Tampa, Florida, Greig is a social media expert who helps people get hired. He is a recruiter and offers job seeking training in order to help people find work. You can find him on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.



2. CAREERALISM
   CAREERALISM is a career and job search blog that provides tips for finding a building a better career, because they believe that every job is temporary.
3. Career Advice HQ
   Career Advice HQ offers advice in job search, resume writing, interviewing, and salary information. They are based in New York and are a great online resource for career advice.
4. Lee Odden
   He is the CEO of TopRank Online Marketing Company and is an industry leader in strategic internet marketing consulting, training, and implementation services. He provides a mix up of online expertise, including search engine and social media marketing, blogging, and online public relations. He is one of the 25 online marketing experts as featured in the book “Online Marketing Heroes”.
5. Diana Lewis
   Located in Indiana, she is a bio entrepreneur, investor, sales, marketing, social media, career advice, and a resume service provider. Her website is http://www.resumebear.com/. Resume Bear looks into the various needs of the job seekers, employers, students, and colleges, and provide some of the best 21st century technological solutions to the traditional job searches that are into the process.
6. Andy Robinson
   He is a coaching expert who personally, or over the phone, tells others about achieving success in their career. Until now, he has taught a great number of business leaders, practice leaders, team leaders, and business owners.
7. Alexandra Levit
   Based in Chicago, IL, she is a business workplace author and speaker with four published books and a WSJ column. She has written several books, including popular business world survival guide “They Don’t Teach Corporate in College”, “How’d You Score That Gig”, and “Success for Hire”. Her career advice is regularly featured in the nationally syndicated Wall Street Journal and monthly in the Huffington Post.



8. Alison Doyle
   Alison is a job search and career expert and author. Her counseling, Wise Words on About.com one contain job listings, job searches, social media, resume, letter, and interview advice.
9. Alison Green
   Based in Washington DC, she is an owner of a medium-sized successful business organization that provides consultancy on issues related to business management. She provides counseling on important issues like appraisal, threat of being fired, and chance for second interview.
10. Total Training
    This is a tutorial website for software training for Adobe, Microsoft, Apple, and more for the professionals as executed by professionals.

The courses are also afforded a number of grants and scholarships from various institutions, depending on eligibility; therefore, it may be quite easy for the student to engage in research work. This is because the organization that sponsors them through their coursework may be very much in need of their expertise. With the organization working on the same terms as the student, a creative synergy is formed. The student will also find that the remuneration offered on completion of their study is quite attractive. For the RN professionals there will not be need to have a degree before pursuing the masters course. This is because there are a number of institutions which offer an accelerated degree program with respect to your experience and the amount of expertise you have gained in your work. Most programs are offered on a part-time basis since most students are indulging in their professional assignments even as they proceed with their coursework. There are also options for those who can manage a full-time study experience.