Nurse

Nurse’s record patient’s symptoms, medical history, help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation. RNs educate patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury. They explain post-treatment home care needs, diet, nutrition, and exercise programs as well as self-administration of medication and physical therapy.
 * Job Description- **
 * Characteristics that a Nurse should have-   ** Nurses should be caring, compassionate, responsible, and detail oriented. They must be able to direct or supervise others, correctly assess patients’ conditions, and determine when consultation is required. They need emotional stability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses.
 * WORKPLACE- ** Your workplace is depending on where you work. You may work in a hospital, a Doctor’s office, or a nursing home. Nursing has its downfalls; you have long shifts you have to work. Another downside to being a nurse is that some patients do not want to accept your help. Finally another reason why nursing is a downfall is because a lot of the time the patient wants some pills to keep help stop the pain but they just cannot have it and when they don’t get their way they take it out on the nurse.
 * Places of employment: ** Nursing is available everywhere. Right now nursing is n high demand, everywhere. Within a 2 hour drive of slippery rock you can go anywhere to find a nursing job. There are many available jobs in Erie and Meadville.

** Recommended Education and Training: ** The three major educational paths to registered nursing are a bachelor’s degree, an associate degree, and a diploma from an approved nursing program. This usually takes 4 years to complete.
 * JOB OUTLOOK: ** Nursing jobs are expected to grow 23% by the year 2016. Nurses are anticipated to produce 587,000 new jobs, which is the largest of any other employer. Before these advancements are able to happen technological advancements will have to continue.
 * SALARY: **  Your salary depends on where you work. If you work in a hospital you are looking at making $58,550. If you are planning to work at a nursing home your going to make around $52,490. Doctor’s offices make $53,800. If you work for a employment service your going to make the most out of all the other places ($64,260).

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