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Nursing Degree Concentrations

Concentrations in Nursing

Many nursing schools allow you to choose a specialization - a focused area of study within the nursing degree.

• Family Nurse Practitioner
  Family nurse practitioners are advanced practice nurses who have received the additional education and training necessary to provide primary health care, health information, and community-based case management in many clinical settings ranging from private practices, clinics, hospitals and businesses to managed care organizations and governmental agencies.
  
• Health Care Education
  In this concentration, you will gain vital industry knowledge and skills in areas such as the roles and responsibilities of a health educator; teaching and learning strategies; design and process of curriculum development; assessment and evaluation of learning; and the impact of scarce resources and the limited access to care in regions and localities.
  
• Leadership and Management
  Qualify for positions of leadership in all sectors of the health care delivery system. This specialization will enhance and develop your depth of knowledge in management and leadership skills in the practicing clinical professional such as fiscal management, legal/ethical issues, strategic planning, organization structures and marketing.
  
• Nurse Midwifery
  Registered nurses gain practitioner skills in antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, family planning, and selected aspects of well-women's health care to provide access to excellent nurse-midwifery care to improve the health of moms and their babies.
  

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