Have you thought of becoming a nurse? If your answer is 'Yes', then you have made the right choice, for you have a bright future ahead of you. You have chosen a profession that will meet your career aspirations.

Nursing is a challenging profession that offers a diverse variety of career paths and opportunities for professional growth. You will also have the opportunity to make significant contributions to the health of the nation, including your loved ones. Depending on your aspiration, you may choose to become:

• Registered Nurse or
• Enrolled Nurse.

Registered Nurses

Career prospects for skilled, qualified registered nurses are good. Depending on your aspiration, you may further your career as:

Nurse Clinician
Nurses can aspire to be skilled clinicians in a specialised field of nursing. Nurse Clinicians will be equipped with knowledge and skills in a clinical specialty such as Critical Care, Oncology, Continence Management and Diabetes Education. They provide direct care to patients and perform some specialised procedures in their area of practice.

Nurse Educator
Nurse Educators work in a hospital or an educational institution. In a healthcare institution, they practise as Nurse Educators who plan and implement education and training programmes for nurses. They can also be lecturers who are responsible for the education and training of nursing students in an education institution.

Nurse Manager
Nurse Managers manage a ward or department in an institution. They are responsible for creating a conducive working environment and managing the professional and personal development of their staff.

To learn more about what they do, click here.



After becoming a Registered Nurse, you can develop your nursing skills in various specialties. You may choose to from the following specialties:

• Community Health
• Critical Care
• Emergency
• Gerontology
• Mental Health
• Medical-Surgical
• Midwifery
• Nephro-Urology
• Neuroscience
• Oncology
• Operating Theatre
• Ophthalmic
• Orthopaedics
• Paediatrics

Enrolled Nurses

As an Enrolled Nurse, you have various opportunities for professional development. You can upgrade yourself professionally by attending the Post-Nitec Courses at Institute of Technical Education, College East. Career-wise, you can aspire to be a Senior Enrolled Nurse.

With good grades or additional academic qualifications, you can become a registered nurse through attending a nursing Diploma Programme conducted by Nanyang Polytechnic or Ngee Ann Polyclinic. Please visit our training and education page  for more information.