Are all graduate students eligible to pursue Oncology Nursing?

<p>Graduate students are not automatically eligible to pursue a degree in *Oncology Nursing*. Such eligibility varies according to the required types of qualifications concerned with nursing or health care. To be able to practice *Oncology Nursing*, applicants are generally expected to fulfill the following:<br><br>1. Bachelor Degree in Nursing (B.Sc. Nursing) :- This is one of the most common preconditions, as training oncology nurses in clinical skills and patient care is done during undergraduate nursing programs.<br><br>2. *Registered Nurse Status* :- You need to be a registered nurse to specialize in oncology, which means you need to sit for a national nursing examination and be licensed.<br><br>3. *Postgraduate Courses or Specialized Certification* :- After obtaining registration as a nurse, one can pursue further certification or a specialised *Master's in Nursing* with emphasis on oncology or related fields. Further qualifications can be achieved through certifications from bodies like the *Oncology Nursing Society *ate. A student who went through an unrelated discipline such as arts or engineering would first have to meet the eligibility for nursing school entry prior to specializing in oncology nursing.</p>

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