NURSES SHOULD GET

BETTER SALARIES
BY: LAURA TABARES
 DID YOU KNOW?

• NURSES ALL AROUND THE WORLD ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR SALARY
• THEY DO A TON MORE WORK THAN THE DOCTOR
• THEY FEEL A LOT LIKE WAITRESSES BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BREAK UP
FIGHTS AND ASK PEOPLE TO LEAVE OR CALM DOWN
• THEY WORK LONG SHIFTS
• FL- $61,000 AVERAGE YEAR
• 7% LOWER THAN AVERAGE
• NURSES ARE QUITTING
• PEOPLE LIVING LONGER PAST 65, MEDICINE ADVANCED, NOT GETTING PAID
 THESIS

• NURSES GO THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT SCENARIOS EVERYDAY AND GO

THROUGH A MIXTURE OF EMOTIONS. THEY BARELY HAVE ANY BREAKS AND
THEY ALSO HAVE TO STAY CALM DURING A SCARY MOMENT TO NOT EFFECT
THE PATIENT. THEY HAVE A VERY STRESSFUL JOB AND THEY ALSO RISK THEIR
LIVES TRYING TO HELP OTHERS. NURSES SHOULD GET BETTER SALARIES
BECAUSE OF THIS.
 INTERESTING THINGS

• NURSES OUTNUMBER DOCTORS (3 IN 1)

• NURSES ARE THE MOST TRUSTED PROFESSIONS
• OVER 100 TYPES OF NURSES
• WALK ABOUT 4 TO 5 MILES A DAY
• RN’S (REGISTERED NURSE) MAY HAVE AN EDUCATION OF 2-8 YEARS
• 3 OUT OF 5 NURSES WORK IN HOSPITALS
• BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS THERE WILL BE 1.2 MILLION OPEN SPACES
FOR NURSES BETWEEN 2014 AND 2022
 INTERESTING THINGS

• NURSES ARE NEEDED EVERYWHERE

• A JOB SOMEONE CAN DO FOR A WHILE
• SOMETIMES GET EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO A PATIENT
• IN 2014 MORE THAN 2 MILLION NURSES WERE ACTIVE
• RISK THEIR LIVES FOR OTHERS
 JOB SHADOW

• INTERVIEW RN, NILIBETH VARGAS

• IN HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, 4YRS. HOSPITAL
EXPERIENCE
SHE AGREES THAT NURSES SHOULD BE PAID MORE
CURRENTLY DOING THE JOB OF TWO PROFESSIONALS – RN &
CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT
CNA- BATHING, LIFTING PATIENTS, SANITIZING PATIENTS AREAS,
CHANING BEDDING, RESTOCKING PATIENTS MEDICATION,
MEDICAL SUPPLIES & SERVE MEALS
“A VERY HARD JOB BUT LOVES IT”

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 JOB SHADOW

• RN - PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL CARE PLANS FOR 6-10

PATIENTS DAILY IN THE PRIVACY OF THEIR HOME
• DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL, REHAB FACILITY &
HOSPICE PATIENTS
• STRICTLY FOLLOWING DOCTORS ORDERS
• MONITORS VITAL SIGNS
• MANAGE MEDICATION
• FOLLOW DISCHARGE PLANS
• ASSESS THE PATIENT
• COMMUNICATION WITH DOCTOR FOR CONTINUING CARE
 WHAT I LEARNED

• BEING A NURSE INVOLVES A LOT OF PATIENCE

• THERE ARE MANY NURSES, SO MANY THEY OUTNUMBER DOCTORS
• A LOT OF EMOTIONS ARE INVOLVED
• LOSE YOUR LICENSE VERY EASILY
• TAKES TIME AND EFFORT
• EVERLASTING JOB
• CONTINUE GOING TO SCHOOL
 CONCLUSION

• NURSES ARE OUR HEROES

• THEY ARE STRONG PEOPLE
• ARE ALWAYS MULTITASKING
• SHOULD GET BETTER SALARIES
• DESERVE A LOT MORE RESPECT
 WILL I PURSUE SOMETHING RELATED TO
THIS CAREER ?
• YES
• LOVE HELPING OTHERS
• STRONGLY BELIEVE HELPING OTHERS LEAD TO A BETTER/POSITIVE WORLD
• INVOLVES RESPONSIBILITY AND HARD WORK
• GREW UP IN HOSPITALS AND WATCHED NURSES DO THEIR JOB