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This year, the earth will spin under the weight of seven billion people. This huge population, despite its size, will carry on doing the same things it has done for thousands of years: working, laughing and dreaming. It will also continue to get sick. Billions of people live in poverty and cannot afford access to a doctor, and billions live in rural areas where the closest medical attention is a long bumpy car ride away. For a long time, many cultures—especially in the West—have practiced a top-down method of providing medical care: highly skilled doctors would see every patient, even those with relatively routine maladies. But time-consuming and expensive schooling, among a slew of other factors, makes providing doctors for a population of this size impossible if that method is depended upon. Instead, more and more communities—notably in India, where National Geographic reports that one in six people worldwide live—are embracing a bottom-up approach to medicine, one that depends on a large supply of nurses for its success.

A Job in Demand

Even in the economic climate of recent years, nursing has been one of the few careers still in high demand. In response, and because of the good pay, an increasing number of college graduates are going after a nursing degree. The hours can be long and arduous, but nurses enjoy the benefit of knowing that the work they do has a direct positive impact of the people they care for. It is one of the few jobs where the payoff for a job well done is so immediate: the first smile on the face of a recovering child, a rare laugh from a dying old man. These gratifications can come in a variety of settings, including the following:

• Physicians’ offices
• Nursing homes
• At-home healthcare providers
• Public and private hospitals

Becoming a Nurse

If this sounds like a job you would find meaningful, you are not alone. But before you tie your hair back and jump into scrubs, you will need proper training. Given how central the Internet has become to our daily lives, it makes sense that many people pursue their nursing degrees online through an online educator, where you can become a registered nurse on your own schedule. Pursuing a nursing degree online gives you more flexibility in which classes you want to take and is often much less expensive. Some programs are shorter than traditional classroom programs, even if they still include the vital hands-on training all nurses eventually require. Nursing is not easy: it requires a strong grasp of the biological sciences, as well as emotional stability and physical stamina. But in return for your hard work, you get to hold a job you can take pride in, believing that your work truly is making the world a better place from the bottom up.

Jessica writes about a wide variety of topics. She especially enjoys writing about nursing. You can learn more about world class nursing programs at www.collegenetwork.com

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