Name: Jayda Zacharias

Career Research Guide Worksheet

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Your job tit e !be specific"# Registered Nurse $ob o%er%iew&What they do !'ro%ide a para(raph description of the job. What wou d a typica day on the job ook ike)"# Registered Nurses are health care professionals working with physicians to provide patients with support, education and care !hey are responsi"le for things such as educating the patients a"out their illness or condition, they assist to their health pro"lems and needs, help with reha"ilitation, and provide emotional support for patients are their families Workin( conditions !*ours you can e+pect to work) ,isk of injuries) -ime of day&time of year) Indoors&outdoors) . othin( re/uired) 0tc1"# #ver $%& of registered nurses work in local or private hospitals, others may work in research la"oratories, nursing care facilities, government agencies or physician offices Nurses tend to work long hours and are e'pected to work evenings and overnight shifts !welve hour shifts are common

2a ary !what wa(e can you e+pect to earn)"# !he average salary of a registered nurse is ()*,+,% -(,. )) per hour/ !he lowest 0%& of registered nurse salaries are less than (1$,%1%, and the top 0%& can reach more than (+$,*.%

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this job be in demand in the future) Why&why not)"#

!he employment growth will likely "e a"ove average "ecause of the growing and ageing of the population which will re2uire an increase in health services Changes in the economy have a minimal impact on any health care industry "ecause health care occupations, such as nursing, provide essential services to the pu"lic making them always in demand

'ost42econdary Institute&-rainin( 'ro(ram 56 34C #kanagan 5chool of Nursing 7ocation and name of pro(ram# !Where the schoo is ocated. What is the name of the pro(ram) 8 so te us why this schoo appea s to you" 5chool of Nursing offers a 1 year 4achelor of 5cience in Nursing program 6t is located in the #kanagan .ost# !first year 8ND tota cost of pro(ram9 inc udin( tuition9 books9 and supp ies" !uition is (*,)*% 5tudent fees e2ual to (+%1, and "ooks7supplies e2ual to (0.,88. !otal cost of the program would "e around (0),$+1 per year 're4re/uisites of pro(ram# !courses you need to be takin( in hi(h schoo in order to (et in9 re/uired :'8" !o "egin a career in Nursing, you must "e 08 years old and have a high school diploma 5ome pre9re2uisites are you need at least . years of education in :nglish in an :nglish9speaking country, you need Chemistry -00 or 0. with a percentage over *,&, at least one of the following maths; principles, applications, foundations, or pre9calculus What are ; re ated occupations you cou d take if this one didn<t work out for you !what wou d you do if you don<t end up doin( this career and why)"# <harmacists, 5ocial Worker or a <hysical !herapist !hey are all occupations involved in patient care and that is really what 6 am looking for

Why are you interested in this career) !*ow on( ha%e you been interested in it) What ed you to wantin( this job) *ow does it suit&fit your persona ity9 interests9 characteristics9 stren(ths9 etc1)"# 6 am interested in this career mainly "ecause 6 consider myself a social person and 6 am leaning towards a =o" working with others and for others 6>ve recently =ust looked into registered nursing, "efore this 6 was interested in "eing a <ediatrician which is a family doctor, focusing on children 4oth are really great and are e'actly what 6 am looking for?