If you are a nurse-to-be who is seeking information about nursing schools in California then you should be looking for accredited nursing schools in the state. Schools that are not accredited should not be given the time of day! Run, don’t walk away from them.
The website for the California State Board of Registered Nursing provides a list of nursing schools that have been given the stamp of approval in the state. Listed there are RN programs, RN to BSN programs, nursing refresher programs, advanced practice programs (such as clinical nurse specialist, nurse anesthetist, nurse practitioner, nurse midwifery and public health nursing).
Living and studying in California can offer you so much. The California Nurse Education Initiative (read more about it here, is one reason while so many nursing students are drawn to California to go to school. The scenic beauty, beaches and warm water are yet other reasons while so many nursing students end up in this western state.
The California Employment Development Department (CA EDD) has predicted an average of 10,910 job openings in the nursing field in the state of California for every calendar year up until 2014. An estimated 60 percent or more of the nurses found in California find jobs in general medical and surgical hospitals. The remaining 40 percent accept employment in doctors’ offices, nursing care facilities, outpatient care centers, and home health care services. There has never been a better time to study to become a nurse in the sunny state of California!
Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, California and Sacramento City College in Sacramento, California are just two of the many choices that await you in terms of your nursing studies. Let us look at Samuel Merritt University in brief.
At Samuel Merritt University you can study for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or your Master of Science in Nursing (with specialty tracks in such areas as case management, family nurse practitioner and certified registered nurse anesthetist). The school also offers an Entry-Level Master of Science in Nursing (ELMSN). This academic program is designed for students who already have a baccalaureate degree that is in a non-nursing field. This program is for those who wish to either pursue new academic goals or those who wish to start a new career as a nurse.
It will take a concerted effort to find out more about the nursing schools in California and what each one has to offer you as a prospective student. The more armed you are with essential information the better position you will be in to choose the right school for you.
