ProNurse

There are many different ways into nursing, but to qualify as a nurse in the UK you need to either take a degree or a diploma - you can only take the diploma course if you study in England. A diploma usually takes three years while a degree can take three or four years. They both involve academic study and practical ...

From emergency-room and operating-room nursing to paediatric and orthopaedic nursing and beyond, there’s no shortage of specialties for today’s ambitious nurse. Besides the traditional specialties – neurology, nurse anaesthetist and nurse practitioners – there are lesser-known subfields such as telephone-triage nursing, forensic nursing (the application of nursing science to public or legal proceedings) and prison nursing. While healthcare settings across the ...

Thinking about nursing? Here are ten reasons why nursing makes a fantastic career. 1. Nurses are always in demand but there is predicted to be a shortfall of around 14,000 in 2011 – just when you will be qualified! 2. Nursing pays! You don’t have to be a saint to be a nurse, as registered nurses enter the NHS salary ...

Attracted by strong demand, healthy salaries and prospects for more meaningful work, many mid-career workers – including some men – are giving nursing a closer look as a second career. So how do you get there from where you are? There are a number of ways to get on the path to becoming a qualified nurse. If you already have a ...

Dr Peter Carter from the Royal College of Nursing is warning that *180,000 nurses are due to retire in the next decade!* Now is the time to get information from universities and find out what bursaries you can expect from the NHS while you study to become a nurse. *Why Become a Nurse?* "10 Reasons to Become a Nurse":/benefits/12-ten-reasons-to-become-a-nurse "Nursing as ...

Whatever you've been doing in previous jobs and careers, it's almost certain that the skills and experience you have will be transferable to a new job in the NHS. Whether you still want to continue working full-time but are keen to change direction in your career, or want to work at a different pace for a few days a week, the ...