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Nursing
Description of Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing offered by Central Piedmont Community College.
Visit the CPCC Nursing Program Website.
Possible job titles for graduates
- Nurse
- Registered Nurse
- Staff Nurse
Necessary abilities and qualities
- Medical and science knowledge
- Active listening and concern for others
- Customer and personal service
- Dependability, self control, and integrity
- Hand/finger dexterity and good near vision
- Time management, cooperation, and stress-tolerance
- Speaking and critical thinking abilities
- Problem sensitivity (detect and tend to existing and possible future problems)
Occupation & Professional Information Resources
- Occupational Outlook Handbook, Nurses
- O*Net on Nurses
- American Nurses Association
- North Carolina Nurses Association
- Watch a video about nurses
- NurseWeek
- Nurse Zone
- AllNurses.com
- NC Board of Nursing
- Mary York-Henry, Nurse (Job Profile) audio file
- Salary.com look up salaries by title and region
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