Alternative Nursing Careers

One of the best things about becoming a nurse after earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is the variety of job opportunities that become available to you. A BSN opens the door to a plethora of rewarding alternative nursing career paths both inside and outside the hospital, including:

Flight Nurse

Flight nurses, sometimes also called transport nurses, collaborate with paramedics and doctors to transport patients in critical condition to trauma centers by way of a helicopter or an airplane.

Concentrating on emergency critical care either from the scene of an accident or while bringing patients to a different hospital, these nurses perform well under pressure, work with urgency and are great at multitasking.

School Nurse

School nurses primarily treat students suffering from illness or injury during the school day or at after-school programs. These nurses also administer medication, maintain and gather data for student records, and determine if the student may need to seek further care from a physician.