Rehabilitation Nurse – Career and Education Profile

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Rehabilitation nurses with with patients on a long-term care basis, helping to provide the best quality of life possible, even if they’ve been injured or suffer from a long-term disease.

Job Responsibilities

As a rehabilitation nurse, your responsibilities will depend on the patient you’re working with. Typically, rehabilitation nurses work with the same patients over a very long period of time. You’ll work with a doctor or team of doctors to develop a long-term plan of treatment for your patients, and could also face tasks such as educating the patient and his or her family about home care, helping patients with feed and hygiene, tracking progress, and helping a patient prepare for therapy. You could work at a hospital, nursing home, long-term care facility, private practice, or a number of other types of medical facilities. Many rehabilitation nurses also work on the road as home health care nurses, which allows patients to receive care without leaving the home.

Salary and Career Options

According to reports, rehabilitation nurses command a salary that hovers around $60,000 annually. Because this is a field so closely related to other types of nursing, you could become a rehabilitation nurse after gaining experience in a related area or you could take your experience as rehabilition nurse to another kind of medicine, such as pain management, geriatrics, or developmental disorders. If you get advanced training in this field, you could make $75,000 annually – or even more.

Educational Requirements

You can get started working as an LPN in rehabilitation nursing, but to make more money and open more career doors, you should also consider earning either an associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree in nursing to become an RN. Additionally, once you have at least two year of experience as a rehabilitation RN, you can take the Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse exam for certification in this field.

LPN to RN College Programs

With some additional schooling, a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) can become a registered nurse (RN), opening doors to more job opportunities and higher salaries. The following is a list of schools with the best online LPN to RN degree programs offered by accredited colleges. You can request information by clicking the college's logo.

LPN to RN (BSN)	Indiana State University—ISU’s LPN to BSN degree program is the only online LPN to RN training program in the United States. LPNs and LVNs who complete this program can earn their NLNAC-approved Bachelor of Science degree in nursing entirely online. Upon completion, graduates should meet all of the prerequisites for becoming an RN. Read an in-depth review of Indiana State University.
LPN to RN LPN to ADN LPN to BSN	The College Network—Earn your LPN to RN (ADN) degree completely online with no campus attendance and no wait list. Learn from the convenience of home at your own pace, and earn an NLNAC-accredited associate’s degree in less time and for less money than traditional campus programs. Read an in-depth review of The College Network.
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BS in Nursing RN to MSN MSN in Nurse Education MSN in Nurse Informatics MSN in Nurse Management	Walden University—Founded in 1970, Walden University is dedicated to providing education for a higher purpose. The Nursing School confers degrees at the bachelor’s and master’s level, which provides further study in health informatics, nursing education, and nursing leadership/management. Walden is one of the biggest providers of online master and doctorate programs with over a hundred degrees offered at each level.
RN to BSN MS in Nursing (MSN) MSN in Adult Health RN to MSN in Nurse Education Accelerated RN to MSN	South University—South University’s College of Nursing offers numerous degree programs for aspiring nurses. Those looking for a BSN degree can enter into the RN to BSN and complete it within 18 months. South also offers the following master’s degree-level programs: MS in Nursing (MSN), MSN in adult health nurse practitioning, MSN in nurse education, and an accelerated RN to MSN.
RN to BSN RN to MSN MSN in Nurse Administration MSN in Nurse Education	Kaplan University—Kaplan University’s RN to BSN and RN to MSN programs feature curriculums that provide registered nurses with the tools to graduate with BSN and MSN degrees. The MSNs in Nurse Administration or Nurse Education feature curriculums that teach methods in management and education in order to prepare students for leadership and educator positions with in the nursing field.