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How to Become a Nurse Later in Life 

Board Vitals - Nursing

In this guide, we will answer the most common questions asked by those starting a nursing career later in life. The first step in becoming a nurse is ensuring you want to pursue this career. Is it a lifelong passion, a desire for a meaningful career change, or a newfound interest? Do I Really Want to Become a Nurse?

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Oncology Nurse Says Cannabis Nursing Should Be an Official Specialty

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While working as an oncology nurse at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, she treated lung, head, and neck cancers, but the job eventually led to an unexpected career change. Advocates for the profession say the path to becoming a licensed cannabis nurse would be similar to other nursing career tracks.

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Nurses Week: 7 Ways to Celebrate

IntelyCare

Whether you’re a CNA, LPN, RN, NP, nurse leader, or another nursing professional, you deserve a celebration that highlights your skill and commitment. Whether you dream of working in a non-traditional role, earning a certification, or scaling the leadership ladder, a nursing career change could be just what the doctor ordered.

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Raising the Profile of Nursing Assistants Through Innovative Recruitment, On-the-Job Training

Consult QD

Although many caregivers use their PCNA training as a steppingstone toward becoming an LPN or RN, others take the skills they’ve learned – including efficiency and compassion – and apply them to completely different career paths.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Derek Flores

Minority Nurse

I earned my LPN in 2011, then passed the NCLEX-RN in 2012 after graduating from Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Nursing is a second career for me. My family’s example of hard work and never giving up helped me make a career change. I work in the world of the ‘dying.’