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10 Hottest Nursing Specialties for Summer 2009
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Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse
Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses provide care for, and help ease the pain of, terminally ill patients outside of hospitals. They advise other clinicians on how to best care for the dying patient. Some may also run debriefings for other nurses who have been upset by a patient’s death.
Average Annual Salary
$66,000
Educational Requirements
RN license, with associates or baccalaureate degree. Some master’s programs exist, but an advanced degree is not considered a prerequisite. There is also a voluntary certification process offered by the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses.
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Related Organizations
European Association for Palliative Care
Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association
Currin
11 months ago
102 comments
Holistic nursing is the fastest growing area I've seen in years. Great article!
reversenayr
12 months ago
50 comments
wow! thats awesome. im a bloodbank nurse. is it in demand too in the US? e mail me at reversenayr@yahoo.com.
COLT
12 months ago
4 comments
Another great resource is the Aerospace Medical Association (www.asma.org) and the "Flight Nurse Society" ... a constituent organization of the parent AsMA ... initially founded as a USAF Flight Nurse section ... it now reflects an international membership of civilian and military flight nurses.