Certificate in Explore a Career in Nursing Online Course

Start Now To Explore a Career in Nursing

Are you interested in a career that's meaningful and challenging with a great salary, benefits, and opportunities for advancement? You should think about becoming a nurse! No segment of the economy is growing faster than the healthcare industry, and nurses have more options than ever before.

You'll start by learning about the skills and prerequisite courses you'll need to qualify for nursing school and the different pathways to becoming a nurse. Then you'll get an introduction to licensing exams and a crash course in medical basics: acronyms, medicalese, blood tests, and radiology—just enough to get your feet wet.

As you progress through the course, you'll learn about several different fields of nursing—from traditional bedside work to critical care areas, like the OR and ICU, to lesser known branches of the field, like nursing informatics. Basically, there's a nursing specialty for everyone, whether your dream is an adrenaline-fueled job in a fast-paced emergency department or a desk job working for the government. You'll also gain information about what you can do with a graduate degree in nursing, and take a quick peek at some of the other medical positions you might be interested in, like radiology technician or physical therapist.

Along the way, you'll read actual interviews from nurses currently working in the field, and learn about basic clinical skills to put you ahead of the game for nursing school. By the end of this course you'll know what it takes to become a nurse and what kind of opportunities are out there, and you'll even have a foundation of basic medical knowledge to build on. If you've ever thought about nursing, now is the time to find out more!

Course Fast Facts:

• Learn Explore a Career in Nursing Online Course in only 6 weeks
• Approximately only 2 to 4 hours per week of study is required
• This course is delivered 100% on-line and is accessible 24/7 from any computer or smartphone
• Instructors lead each course and you will be able to interact with them and ask questions
• You can study from home or at work at your own pace in your own time
• You can download printer friendly course material or save for viewing off line
• You will be awarded a certificate at completion of this course

How is the Explore a Career in Nursing Online Course studied?

Upon enrolment an automated welcome email will be sent to you (please check your junk email inbox if not received as this is an automated email), in order for you to access your online course, which is Available 24/7 on any computer or smart mobile device. New courses start every month to ensure that we have the correct ratio of students to tutors available, please ensure you select a starting date when you go through our shopping cart, at checkout. The course is easy to follow and understand.

Course Structure

Through well-crafted lessons, expert online instruction and interaction with your tutor, participants in these courses gain valuable knowledge at their convenience. They have the flexibility to study at their own pace combined with enough structure and support to complete the course. And they can access the classroom 24/7 from anywhere with an Internet connection.

New sessions of each course run every month. They last six weeks, with two new lessons being released weekly (for a total of 12). The courses are entirely Web-based with comprehensive lessons, quizzes, and assignments. A dedicated professional instructor facilitates every course; pacing learners, answering questions, giving feedback, and facilitating discussions.

Recognition & Accreditation

All students who complete the course receive a certificate of completion with a passing score (for the online assessment) and will be issued a certificate via email.

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There are 12 units of study

So You Want to Be a Nurse

In this first lesson, you'll discover some of the many benefits of becoming a nurse. We'll discuss the different pathways to getting a nursing diploma or degree, and we'll look at the pros and cons of each. We'll also talk about some things to think about before you seriously consider nursing school, like prerequisite classes and some of the skills that can help set you up for success. Got math? Are you a good multitasker? Do you like talking to other people? Great! If not, it's never too early to start practicing!

Medical Basics

Today's lesson is a crash course in medical basics. Without getting too detailed, we'll discuss some common medical acronyms, and you'll learn how to decode intimidating medical terminology. We'll talk about different types of doctors, equipment, and tests that nurses encounter, and then we'll finish up with an introduction to medical math. It sounds a little scary, but this lesson will serve as a foundation to understanding the ones that follow. And the information presented here can be helpful whether you work in the medical field someday or just want to know a little bit more about what's really happening when you or your loved ones go to the doctor.

Welcome to Nurse Training!

This lesson is all about nurse training. First, we'll take a look at exactly what happens in nursing school—from the coursework to the clinical rotations to the exams. But school is just the beginning! After graduation, there's the NCLEX licensing exam, where you'll demonstrate that you've learned enough to be a safe and competent nurse. Then, it'll be time for your first nursing position, where you might enroll in a nurse internship or residency, or you might receive additional training in your department. By the end of this lesson, you'll have a good idea of the different types of training you might go through on your path to becoming a nurse.

The Frontlines of Nursing

Today we're going to look at the three most common job settings for new nurses—hospital acute care, outpatient clinics, and long-term care facilities. You'll learn about the different specialties you can pursue in each area, the colleagues you might work with, and what working as a nurse in these three areas is really like.

Nursing for Adrenaline Junkies

Many people consider ER, OR, and ICU nursing the most exciting fields of nursing! We'll discuss what it's really like to work in these settings—and how this compares to what you see on TV. You'll learn how ERs triage patients, what it means to scrub or circulate in the OR, the different types of ICUs, and a whole lot more.

Nursing for Therapeutic Communicators

There are certain fields in nursing that require more care and compassion than others. We're going to discuss psychiatric nursing, hospice nursing, case management, and health coaching in this lesson. These positions are less likely to be adrenaline-fueled, but they're rewarding in their own ways. These are careers that focus on the counseling and patient advocacy roles of nursing. We'll discuss psychiatric hospitals and substance abuse centers and the people you'll work with there, as well as some of the most common tasks in working with patients who are dying and those who are looking to maintain good health and healthy practices.

Nursing for Number Crunchers and Nine-to-Fivers

This lesson is about careers that focus on the research, education, management, and change agent roles of nursing. We'll be looking at research nursing, informatics nursing, and legal nurse consulting. Although most nurses working in these fields have at least a year of clinical nursing experience, none of these positions requires additional certification or degrees.

Nursing for Those Who Want to Better Their Communities

What have you heard about community health nursing? This is a specialty that encompasses a variety of positions, from school nurses to prison nurses to Red Cross disaster relief nurses. Community health nurses engage in all six of the nursing roles, with heavy focus on education, patient advocacy, and being a change agent. We'll explore what it really means to be a community health nurse—where you work and what you might be doing.

Nursing for Those Who Want to See the World

Today's lesson is for wanderers! We'll explore everything from working as a travel nurse in a neighboring town to taking to the high seas as a member of the Navy Nurse Corps. We'll also look at medical mission work like Doctors Without Borders and Mercy Ships. If you want to use your nursing skills while seeing the world, get ready to love this lesson.

Pediatric and Obstetric Nursing . . . and More!

No nursing survey course would be complete without touching on pediatric and obstetric nursing. We'll take a look at these specialties and then check out a few other nursing positions that involve working on a team instead of in a department. Finally, we'll round out Lesson 10 with a quick peek at what it means to be a charge nurse or nurse manager.

Advanced Practice Nursing: Beyond the Bachelor's Degree

This lesson is for overachievers and forward thinkers. Maybe you want to be a nurse but you know you're going to want to do more than basic clinical nursing. You might be thinking about teaching or hospital administration. Or perhaps you want to become a nurse practitioner or nurse anesthetist. We'll look at all of those options in this lesson!

If You're Still Not Sure

What if you've gone through this course so far and learned about nursing school and licensing exams and the different fields of nursing, but you still don't know if nursing is right for you? That's okay! This final lesson will recap the highs and lows of nursing and give you some ideas about alternatives to becoming a nurse. We'll also look at some strategies for getting more information so you can be armed with the knowledge you need to make a decision.

Upon course completion, students will receive a certificate that will serve as proof of their study in this field.

Entry requirements

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Computer requirements

Students will need access to a computer and the internet.

Minimum specifications for the computer are:

Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP, or later
MAC/iOS

OSX/iOS 6 or later
All systems

Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or faster
Flash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
Students will also need access the following applications:

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included