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Become a Nurse – Choosing a Nursing Specialty

In nursing school, you will spend approximately one semester on each specialty. This exposes nursing students to possible career choices and gives them hands-on experience.

Traditional specialties include obstetrics and gynecology OB GYN, nurse anesthetist, and nurse practitioner, as well as lesser-known specialties like forensic nursing, correctional nursing, or telephone-triage nursing.

The well-recognized nursing shortage in the United States means that there is a great demand for nurses in some particular specialties such as critical care nursing, emergency room nursing, and telemetry nursing; all of which require higher levels of training, more skills, and additional certifications.

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Diagnostic Radiography Diploma

Anyone wishing to start a career as a radiology tech needs to get their diagnostic radiology diploma or radiology tech degree. There are different names for this degree depending on where you study. This course of study is sometimes offered as a diploma program and sometimes as a certificate program, as well as associates, bachelors and masters degree options.

The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) has a list of accredited programs of study in Radiology. There are programs available in all 50 states as well as Washington, DC, with some states having more programs available than others.

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