Nurse

About the job

Nursing jobs require not only treating patients who are sick and injured,
but also offering advice and emotional support to patients and their
families, taking care of paperwork, helping doctors diagnose patients
and providing advice and follow-up care.
 What they do
Nurses play significant roles in hospitals, clinics and private practices.
They make up the biggest health care occupation in the United States.
Nursing job duties include communicating between patients and
doctors, caring for patients, administering medicine and supervising
nurses' aides.
 Work values associated with this
occupation
The work values associated with nursing are:

● Empathy and Caring ● Ethical and Legal

● Communication Considerations
● Teaching ● Professionalism
● Critical Thinking ● Applied Therapeutics
● Psychomotor Skills
 Things you need to know
Six things Nurses should know about the patients safety:

● You need to be an active ● You MUST report if

listener things do go awry
● Critical thinking is the key ● Never disregard
● You are the patient's prevention measures
advocate ● Teamwork is essential
 Things you need to be able to do
Some Nursing skills you need to be able to do are:
● Effective communication -As a nurse, you’re on the frontline of care. You
need to be able to foster an open dialogue with patients and their families
so they fully understand their diagnosis, medication and any other medical
concerns.
● Flexibility - You need to be mentally flexible because if you have a patient
that is non-compliant or a doctor who is having a bad day, you need to have
alternative ways to solve problems and make everyone happy.
● Critical thinking -You need to make crucial decisions on the spot, here
are often multiple options for treatment, which means critical thinking
is essential for analyzing the situation and determining the best
solution.
● Desire to learn - The field of medicine is always changing and
evolving, nurses should be prepared to continue learning.
● Attention to detail -Paying attention to minute details is important in
the nursing profession, especially when you have a lot on your plate.
Nurses must document everything they do on patients’ charts, listen
closely to their description of symptoms, ask the right questions and
remember to bring medications at appropriate times.
 Required education
RN can earn a bachelor's of science in nursing (BSN) in four years at a
college or university.
 Wages
The median salary for a registered nurse was $68,450 in 2016. The
best-paid 10 percent of RNs made more than $102,990, while the
bottom-paid 10 percent earned less than $47,120.
 Job Outlook
Employment of registered nurses is expected to grow by 22 percent
from 2008 to 2018, much faster than the average for all occupations.
The Job Outlook for a RN is 17%.
Majors Associated with this career
● Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
● Allied Health Professions
● Alternative Medical Support Services
● Alternative Medicine & Systems
● Bioethics/Medical Ethics
● Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
Colleges Associated with this major

California state university for example Fresno State University, Long

Beach State University, Sacramento State University as well as
Stanislaus State University.
 The One Collage For Me

The College that interests me is Fresno State because they offer many
good things that I feel are more to like what I feel comfortable with and
they are close.
 Video
Day in the life of a nurse
 Collage that interests me the most

The College that interests me the most is Fresno State because i've
always wanted to go there.
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