Whether you just earned your registered nurse (RN) licensure, are still studying to become a nurse or have been practicing for decades, membership in a professional nursing organization can benefit you in many ways.

Of course, there are countless organizations to choose from, as we’ll later discuss. Some, like the American Nurses Association, are open to all RNs and nursing students. Others, like Delta Gamma At-Large Honor Society, a chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, are by invitation only, based on nursing school GPA and other criteria. As a member school of Delta Gamma At-Large Honor Society, at Marquette University, we strongly encourage students of our Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) who are invited to join this prestigious organization and take advantage of all it has to offer them. Read more

There are a plethora of decisions when it comes to nursing school—some of them manifest before you even show up to class and many of them come after graduation.

Before you start nursing school, you need to decide which undergraduate pathway will lead you to the take the standardized National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)-RN, and how you will pay for that degree. After graduation though, there’s still time to obtain reimbursement if the decisions you made prior to starting nursing school weren’t the most favorable to your bank account. We’ve outlined how you can obtain scholarships for nursing school before you start, and reimbursement for school related debt while you’re working as a registered nurse. The good thing is that you have plenty of financial support as an RN from private organizations to the government, and beyond. Read more