Nurse Educator


Nursing instructors are in high demand and often their education is paid for by grants and scholarships. Nurse educators are required to have a MSN, though some prefer a doctorate for full-time faculty. There are master's programs specifically geared toward nurse educators. Nursing instructors need to have a wide range of knowledge in order to educate the nurses of tomorrow. At a minimum, they must have a working knowledge of training, English language, medicine, dentistry, psychology, biology, sociology, anthropology, therapy, counseling, customer and personal service, mathematics, and public safety and security. Instructors typically must have and maintain a current license as a RN with clinical experience in order to teach nursing students. They must also meet CE requirements similar to those of all practicing nurses.

SALARY:
An entry level Nurse Educator will make an average of $45,000 while an experience educator will make an average of $73,000.

SOURCES:
American Nurse Credentialing Center, 2009
Pay Scale, 2009

 

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