Jobs relating to health care are readily available making the whole job hunting process a relief for recent graduates in the field of Nursing. However, affording school is not always easy. There are fortunately a number of scholarships available to enable one to pursue one’s nursing career. Experts discuss the need for nurses in home health care, clinics, hospitals and private agencies and the tremendous growth in this field.

Aside from the personal satisfaction in this career, one more advantage of being a nurse is the compensation. A registered nurse’s average earning is from $43,370 to $63,360 for a year. A nurse can even earn more depending on the specialization he would like to take. Nurse Anesthetists earns an average of $113,000 per year. Nurses also have benefits from the government or from employers such as signing bonuses and subsidized trainings. The hours are flexible and some choose to work weekend shifts to have weekdays free or prefer working three to four twelve hour shifts a week.

One scholarship to consider are those funded by the Johnson and Johnson Nursing Scholarship. There are a few different ones. For instance, they help out the National Student Nurses’ Association for funding undergraduate students in nursing. They also have a relationship with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing which is active in rewarding funding to minority nursing students who want to work as a nursing faculty after graduation. Applicants for this program should be enrolled full time in a doctoral program or in a master’s degree program. They should be interested in being a full-time faculty member after the graduation. Another way the corporation helps undergraduate nursing students is through their Jill Laura Credin Scholarship fund which will give money to those with disabilities.

For some of the graduate school scholarships they provide the applicant needs to agree to give a six-month progress updates to the American Association of Critical Care Nurses or AACN during the entire funding period. He should also work with a mentor throughout the scholarship grant and should be willing to attend annual leadership conferences. A successful applicant needs to sign a letter of commitment to the program and to its mission before acceptance. Remember that there are both undergraduate as well as graduate school funding by Johnson and Johnson Corporation.