Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing

The field of emergency room/trauma nursing can be exciting and rewarding. Life in the ER can be chaos and it takes a very organized emergency room nurse to meet the challenge. What does it take to work as an emergency room nurse? You need a bachelor's degree in nursing and RN certification, along with several years of nursing experience before you can apply to an emergency room/trauma nursing master's program. You can expect some topics familiar because of your nursing background and to study more advanced topics such as advanced physiology/pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology, and genetics. You will also learn the critical skills needed to become an emergency room nurse. Aside from classroom work, you'll take part in clinical practice at emergency rooms and urgent care clinics. As you near the end of your studies, you should pursue certification as a certified emergency nurse (CEN). Certification will give you a professional distinction that will set you apart from other graduates.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
University of Pennsylvania

Founded in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin, the University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League institution in Philadelphia. UPenn hosts 12 schools conferring undergraduate degrees in over 90 academic fields of study. Additionally, UPenn’s Gothic-style...

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The University of Pennsylvania is honestly a wonderful school. There are so many opportunities here for academic exploration, for jobs, and even for social comfort. The diversity of the campus, truly makes it a great fit for pretty much every student...

” – Brittany from East Elmhurst, NY
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1511
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9%
acceptance rate
Private
type of institution
4 Year
level of institution
Major city
campus setting
$24,167
average net price
26,552
number of students
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University was founded in 1873 as a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Academically, the university focuses on an interdisciplinary approach,  encouraging students to take courses from any of the 143 areas of study. The...

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Vanderbilt is often confused with one of them Ivy League schools up in Connecticut or wherever, but with good reason. If you choose to attend the prestigious Vanderbilt University then you will receive a very fine education from professors who want...

” – K from Atlanta, GA
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1515
average sat composite
12%
acceptance rate
Private
type of institution
4 Year
level of institution
Major city
campus setting
$25,804
average net price
13,537
number of students
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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Emory University

Emory University is a liberal arts institution located in Atlanta, Georgia, with a second campus in Oxford. The 600-acre campus in the Druid Hills neighborhood is home to four undergraduate and seven graduate colleges, as well as over a dozen...

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At Emory university every class is a challenge that you can handle if you apply yourself properly. You can not assume that whatever you did in high school will work here as well, but if you are accepted you should feel confident that you can handle...

” – Sophia from PA
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1453
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19%
acceptance rate
Private
type of institution
4 Year
level of institution
Major city
campus setting
$25,672
average net price
13,997
number of students
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Widener University
Chester, PA
Widener University

Originally founded in 1821 as a Quaker boarding school, Widener University is a 4-year private institution in the Philadelphia metro area. Widener confers undergraduate degrees in over 60 academic majors and minors. In addition, many of Widener’s...

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Widener University is a wonderful University Filled with wonderful and caring faculty. I am so excited to be apart of Widener's pride and I encourage anyone who is interested in enrolling to go ahead and take that extra step to apply. The programs...

” – Maya from Philadelphia, PA
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1127
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75%
acceptance rate
Private
type of institution
4 Year
level of institution
Suburb or town
campus setting
$325,695
average net price
6,150
number of students
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Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Samford University

Founded in 1841, Samford University is a 4-year Christian university in the greater Birmingham area affiliated with the Alabama Baptist Convention. Samford is home to 10 colleges conferring numerous undergraduate degrees and all classes are focused...

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From the standards of the admissions as well as the partnerships that Samford holds, I really do believe that learning will be taking place, both inside the classrooms and out.

” – TYEA from Birmingham, AL
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1223
average sat composite
84%
acceptance rate
Private
type of institution
4 Year
level of institution
Suburb or town
campus setting
$31,322
average net price
5,729
number of students

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