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Registered Nurse
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Health science is the use of healthcare that helps patients and includes all medical
science. There are many different career paths that relate to this, such as doctor, pediatrics,
registered nurse, psychology, physician, and many more. The focus of this paper is for a
registered nurse; to become a registered nurse there is plenty of ways to get be an approved
nurse. A registered nurse requires a certain education. A person who wants to be a registered
nurse needs to understand and know all the aspects of the job, as well as have possession of the
skills needed. A registered nurse would also have to be able to work in many different kinds of
working conditions. This will also include the salary of a registered nurse in how much they earn
yearly.
In order to be a registered nurse an individual must get a nursing degree, they can receive
this in many different ways. As it states on the source called Bureau of labor statistics; there are
three different pathways an individual can take to be a registered nurse. First is either getting a
bachelor’s or an associate's degree of science in the nursing field. Another possibility is taking an
approved nursing program, and getting a diploma from it. A nursing exam called the National
Council Licensure Examination is required to get a nursing license. There are different
requirements you have to meet for different states. “Courses that are usually taken would be any
science courses such as nursing, physiology, anatomy, chemistry nutrition, and other social or
behavioral science’s”. (BLS, 2012) A bachelor's degree takes up to four years. An associate’s
program takes up to two or three years, in all programs as a student you must have an internship
in a hospital or some type of clinical facility experience. (BLS, 2012) For a bachelor’s degree
they tend to do more work than the other two programs because they have to do more training,
researching, educating, etc. Some other nurses will go for an associate degree to move into a
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bachelor’s degree. There is a master’s degree for people who want to have a nursing profession
in some other field. (BLS, 2012)
A registered nurse is a high-leveled nurse, who takes care of patients, providing them with
care, telling them what to do with their health. To tell the public what is going on with their
health, to provide advice and support the patients decision concerning their health. Their duties is
to record the patient's information, to treat them with medicines; then to make a plan for their
future health. They have to observe everything from minor to major problems and if the nurse
doesn’t know what to do with a certain type of illness, they can ask for help within the related
department; like other specialists or health care professional. Registered nurse’s have to teach
their patients how to manage their sickness or their injuries. After that, they will have to explain
the at-home treatment. (BLS, 2012) There are many different kinds of work conditions for an
RN (registered nurse); they can be a hospital nurse, which works with many other nurses who are
assigned to one area such as surgery, maternity, pediatrics, ER, etc. There is an office nurse, the
kind who works at a doctor's' office, that helps out the doctors as well as the patients. There also
is an at home nurse; they are nurses coming to patient's house to help them out with home health
care. (U.S. department of Labor, 2008) Nurses can work in all different areas doing the similar
duties, while some may have more duties than others.
In the Occupational Outlook Handbook; their working condition is stated as "well-lighted
and comfortable health care facilities". Nurses travel to their "patients' home or schools,
community center, and other sites"; they also do plenty of walking, standing, and talking. Due to
patients in hospitals or on other sites, they have to work on weekends, holidays, late at night, and
also be on-call around the clock; but still have to work regular business hours. There may be any
type of hazard involved on any site, such as disease or infections; or equipment that they have to
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be set out for other specialists; any dangerous events can happen.(U.S. department of Labor,
2008)
Some of the skills that relate to registered nurses are: “they need emotional stability to
cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses.” (U.S department of Labor, 2008)
One must have a very high knowledge of science, interpersonal skill, also a high level of nursing
to succeed. They have to be able to communicate with their patients and interact with them even
if they are in the hardest position as possible. It also require a high-leveled skill in technologies;
“Managerial and critical thinking skills are vital for effective organization and clinical
reasoning.” (Lansing Community College, 2013)
The earning varies a lot because it depends on what degree you have in the profession; it’s
usually up to $40,000 to $100,000. Recently in 2010 the registered nurses average salary was
$66,650, but as the years go it may increase or decrease.
In conclusion, to be a registered nurse it involves a huge process just to accomplish
getting into the field; five years from now this would be a great career for someone who is caring
and would do anything to save people’s lives. Looking at the previous paragraph an individual
can basically be a registered nurse in any kind of an approved nursing program, but must have a
nursing license with that. It involves plenty of steps. For one you must graduate from high
school, afterwards one must either go to an approved nursing program or go to college and get
either an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. Requires specifically courses of classes in all program;
a person who has the traits of being an registered nurse can do this career; they also get paid very
fair.
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Reference Page
BLS. (2012, March 29). Occupational outlook handbook, 2012-13 edition. Retrieved
from
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm
Lansing Community College. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.lcc.edu/nursing/nursing/careers/career_facts_rns.aspx
Registered nurses. (2012, March 27). Retrieved from
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Registered-nurses.htm
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. (n.d.).
Retrieved from http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/ooh20002001/71.htm
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Abstract
The purpose of this research paper is to describe the characteristics of a registered nurse; for
instance what they do and what does it take for an individual to get there. Registered nurse must
have either an approved nursing diploma from an approved nursing program; or may have an
associate’s or bachelor’s nursing degree from a collage. To get a nursing license an individual
must take a nursing state test, when it’s approved. An RN’s duties is to provide healthcare for
their patience; they have to indicate the patient's problem and to solve it; afterwards tell their
patients their at-home treatments. A person who is interested must have the skills of a registered
nurse; which is patience, coping with feelings, and there will also be involved with plenty of
movements.