Top 4 Nursing Certifications in High Demand
Nurses are in high demand all over the country. The nursing shortage is approaching critical mass, whether in K-12 schools, college nursing programs, hospitals, or private-duty nursing.
Opportunities abound for nurses who want to improve their working conditions and increase their income — both are important factors in living a better life.
Switching from a high-stress hospital job requiring you to work nights, weekends, holidays, and way too much overtime to a public school nurse with nights, weekends, and holidays off, plus a predictable 40-hour workweek will drastically reduce your stress but also your income.
Switching to a private-duty nurse will give you far greater flexibility to choose your own schedule and your own patients while increasing your income, but you may need more structure in your life.
If changing employers seems too stressful right now, you can still improve your income by acquiring additional nursing certifications in high-demand areas.
Here are four of the top nursing certifications in high demand areas:
#1 Nurse Practitioner Certification
The number of nurse practitioners is expected to grow by 52% over the next eight years as more doctors choose a specialty instead of primary care and as the country looks to lower healthcare costs.
#2 ICU Certification
This should come as no surprise as we’ve all seen ICUs overwhelmed during the pandemic. But with no clear end in sight, ICU certification will continue to be a high-demand, high-paying certification that employers are looking for.
#3 Nursing Informatics Certification
Emerging technologies continue to shape healthcare innovations in patient care, diagnostics, and research. While nursing will always require immense emotional intelligence and hands-on personal care skills, nurses who are comfortable with and have an interest in technology will find themselves in high demand.
#4 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification
The pandemic has exacerbated mental health issues and we are seeing record numbers of teens diagnosed with anxiety and depression. This epidemic within a pandemic needs qualified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners to care for teens in crisis.
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