title: Investing in a master's degree.
abstract: One of the most important decisions you will ever make is the decision to invest your time and money in a master's degree. It is a big investment and often requires real sacrifice for you and your family. Since this decision is of paramount importance over the life of your career, it should be approached as a major topic to research. The first step in the process is a thorough review of your own goals and career expectations. Once you decide returning to graduate school is right for you, then you must turn your attention to finding the school that meets your goals for specialized study, as well as the location that best suits your lifestyle. A good place to start the search is in the library among a number of up-to-date references on master's nursing programs. A second source is the Internet. To find out more about the school locations, two good sources are the city's chamber of commerce and the Internet. Acquiring a master's degree in nursing will be a challenge, but one that will pay big dividends in your future nursing career.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ganchorre
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Hodges
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education*