Florida, one of the warbling states of US offers many career opportunities in many fields. Nursing field in Florida is like a big karimeen (pearl spot) for those who wish to pursue their career in the healthcare and medical industry.
Florida,
one of the warbling states of US offers many career opportunities in many fields. Nursing field in Florida is like a big karimeen (pearl spot) for those who wish to pursue their career in the healthcare and medical industry. This field demands complete destitution towards work and sound learners’ attitude and excellence. Some of you would be new to this field and would be angst about the details regarding the career line. Well, Nursing Programs have been in demand from yore and ample career opportunities are present in this field. Starting from a Certified Nurse Aide or a Licensed Practical Nurse program to Registered Nurse Program and then ultimately to Nurse Practitioner program is a long journey. You will learn many health and medical aspects such as medical terminology, pharmacology, diagnosis, illness management and many more such health issues. You can feel jaded at the end of the day but also satisfied with the work and your career at a glance.
Nurse practitioners are the Physician assistants capable and authorized legally for medication and diagnosis in absence of a Doctor. They prepare medical plans and fulfill many of the physician’s responsibilities. Nurse Practitioners are skilled and very well trained persons. There are many nursing programs in Florida which have certain requirements. These are:-
• You must have completed your Registered Nurse certification and course.
• You must have a CPR certification.
• You need to clear an interview and a physical assessment test.
• You need to maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA in graduation.
• GRE/MAT is compulsory.
• You must have 3-5 years of clinical experience.
• Computer literacy is also required.
The training duration is 1-2 years after which a certification exam is conducted by certification authorities of the state to check and issue license to deserving students. Training includes both classroom and clinical practice labs and coursework. There are a number of colleges in Florida for online as well as regular training programs:-
• Barry University, School of Nursing, Miami Shores, FL
• Jacksonville University, School of Nursing, Jacksonville.
• Southern University Nursing Program, West Palm Beach.
• Nova Southeastern University, College of Allied Health & Nursing, Fort Lauderdale.
• Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, Tallahassee
• Florida International University, Miami
• Florida Southern College, Dept. of Nursing, Lakeland.
• The University of Tampa, Dept. of Nursing, Tampa.
• College of Health & Human Services, Maitland
• University of central Florida- school of Nursing, Orlando
• University of Phoenix- Central Florida Campus.
• College of Nursing, Gainesville
Nursing Programs in Florida offer a degree of MS/MSN/MSNED D/M Ph on completion of the training period. The average salary during the year of 2009 was calculated as $86000 per year (also, $80 per hour) by the Bureau of Labor in Florida. Licensure renewal is mandatory after a certain course of time.
