The nursing profession has varying options related to academic degrees and career success. These options often create confusion when determining the best degree path to meet individual professional goals. This presentation provides information to reduce confusion and inform options for selecting the best degree for individualized career growth. Data related to the current state of nursing education is discussed and questions such as practice variances and degree expectation differences are explored. This education offering focuses on varying degrees, post-degree practice choices, graduation expectations and much more. The majority of the presentation is spent concentrating on graduate and doctoral degrees.

Credit Hours:

1.0 contact hour/1.0 continuing education hour

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information:

Requirements for Successful Completion:

In order to receive contact hours for ANIA webinar sessions, participants must observe the following: Attend 90% of each session attended where you are claiming contact hours, complete an online evaluation, and submit. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.

Speaker Disclosures:

None

Accreditation Statement:

This educational activity is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA).

Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP5387.

Learning Outcome:

At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be able to explore current data related to nursing academics, describe nursing practice and career choices, and explain differences in graduation expectations for MSN, DNP, and PhD degrees.