Nursing Career Paper

The field of nursing is very broad. With a degree in nursing, someone could enjoy a range of experiences. With a degree in nursing from NCCU State University, there are a number of career paths I could follow such as, becoming a Registered Nurse Case Manager, Nurse Practitioner, or Patient Advocate. Within this research paper, I will explore the nursing job field and also give statistics on the nursing field. Nursing is a profession filled with limitless personal and professional rewards. When choosing a career in nursing, you are choosing to spend your life giving, and helping others. As nursing is an Art along with being a Science, it requires compassion and caring and promotes quality of life from birth to death. Nursing is one of the
“There are 2,909,357 licensed registered nurses in the United States. Approximately 168,181 RNs are men – only 5.8% of the total nursing population. Only 8.0% of all RNs are under the age of 30. The average age of the RN population in the United States is 46.8 years. Approximately 4.2% are Black or African American (non-Hispanic); 3.1% are Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic); 1.7% are Hispanic or Latino; 0.3% are American Indian or Alaska Native; and 1.4% categorize themselves as two or more races and non-Hispanic.” RNs working full-time ranged from 75.2 percent for Hispanic or Latino RNs to 81.2 percent for non-Hispanic minority RNs. In comparison, 68.5 percent of employed non-Hispanic White RNs worked full-time. Black or African American (non-Hispanic) nurses were more prevalent among the nurse populations in the South Atlantic (7.3 percent), West South Central (6.4 percent), and East South Central (6.3 percent) areas than elsewhere. The predominant minority nurse group in the Pacific area were those of Asian background; 9.0 percent of the nurse population. Asian nurses were also more likely to be a part of the nurse population in the Middle Atlantic and West South Central areas (3.3 and 3.0 percent respectively) than in other parts of the
Asian/Pacific Islander women were 30% less likely to have breast cancer as non-Hispanic white women. In 2004, Hispanic men were 13% less likely to have prostate cancer as non-Hispanic white men. In 2004, Hispanic women were 33% less likely to have breast cancer as non-Hispanic white women. In 2004, Hispanic women were twice as likely as non-Hispanic white women to be diagnosed with cervical cancer. African American adults were 1.9 times more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to have been diagnosed with diabetes by a physician.