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Clinical Nurse Leader Major

Clinical Nurse Leader

18 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
408 Master's Degrees Annually
#953 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Clinical Nurse Leader Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many clinical nurse leader graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 432
Bachelor’s Degree 7
Graduate Certificate 6
Doctor’s Degree 2

What Clinical Nurse Leader Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to clinical nurse leader were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Clinical Nurse Leader Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

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  • Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

Skills for Clinical Nurse Leader Majors

A major in clinical nurse leader prepares you for careers in which the following skill-sets are crucial:

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  • Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Abilities for Clinical Nurse Leader Majors

A major in clinical nurse leader will prepare for your careers in which the following abilities are important:

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  • Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

What Can You Do With a Clinical Nurse Leader Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with clinical nurse leader:

Job Title Job Growth Rate Median Salary
Registered Nurses 14.8% $71,730

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Nurse Leader?

7 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
100% Percent Women
0% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of clinical nurse leader majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Some degrees associated with clinical nurse leader may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to clinical nurse leader have obtained the following education levels.

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Education Level Percentage of Workers
Some College Courses 11.1%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree) 68.7%
Bachelor’s Degree 24.1%

Online Clinical Nurse Leader Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 0 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 0 0
Bachelor’s Degree 4 3
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 38 11
Post-Master’s 10 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 1 1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 1 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to clinical nurse leader.

Major Number of Grads
Registered Nursing 253,629
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 15,154
Nursing Practice 9,216
Nursing Administration 8,050
Nursing Science 4,481
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,364
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 3,261
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,295
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,963
Nurse Anesthetist 1,939
Critical Care Nursing 652
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 566
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 538
School Nursing 508
Clinical Nurse Specialist 292
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 288
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 208
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 135
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 76
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 29
Forensic Nursing 20
Palliative Care Nursing 3

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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