2024 Career Planning Guide
NURSING SPECIALITIES KEY : n Minimum Education required n Certifications required n Experience needed n Certification credential n Possible employment n Professional Organization n References / Resources
Diabetes Educator
Diabetes nurses are advanced in their career path and have the knowledge and skills to educate patients with diabetes to man- age their disease to live a healthy life . They provide education and behavioral intervention directed toward helping individuals achieve identified self-management goals such as monitoring , healthy eating , reducing risks , etc . Collaboration and com- munication with patients , families , physicians , and insurance companies is required to achieve goals and maximize health- care resources .
n RN , MSN n Certification Examination , Advanced Diabetes Management n 1,000 practice hours in diabetes experience ( DE ) and 15 continuing education hours within 2 years n CDE , BC-ADM n Hospitals , non-hospital outpatient , physicians ’ offices , community health agency , private practice , schools
n Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education ( www . cbdce . org ) Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists ( www . adces . org )
Emergency Nurse
A fast-paced career that requires rapid assessment of patients of all ages and populations , including those experiencing a wide range of diseases , as well as those in need of injury prevention , lifesaving and limb-saving care . Patients may require immediate interventions but stay in an ED on a short-term basis .
n ASN / ADN or BSN n Certified Emergency Nurse and Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse credentials
n 2 years recommended in the emergency department for CEN but not required ; 1,000 hours in pediatric emergency nursing practice CPEN n CEN , CPEN . Recommended that emergency nurses take the Trauma Nursing Core Course and Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course during the first year . Certification in emergency nursing is strongly encouraged after practicing two years .
n Hospitals ( acute care settings ), military service , community health settings , schools , retail clinics , correctional facilities , emergency department , free-standing EDs , emergency medical services , flight nursing , poison control centers , emergent care and crisis intervention centers , businesses and corporations , federal and state government agencies , research institutions
n Emergency Nurses Association ( www . ena . org )
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