Health Care Career Report
Healthcare Career Report
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurses provide various duties depending on their working environment. Registered Nurses can work in Hospitals, physicians’ offices, home healthcare services, and nursing care facilities. They can also work in correctional facilities, in schools, even in summer camps. But some choose to pursue jobs that require basic patient care and others may go for some type of specialty, but that requires further training. Basic Registered nurse duties are to provide and coordinate patient care, educate their patients and even sometimes to the public about various health conditions. Provide emotional support to patients and to their family as well. They make sure the patient knows how to treat their wounds or illness while at home, and they make sure the family member knows as well so they can help. They maintain a safe and clean environment by complying with procedures, duties, and all the rules and regulations. Registered Nurses can conduct specified laboratory tests. They prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and they make sure stock of all supplies needed is maintained. Also if the doctor is doing any kind of surgery or operation the Registered Nurse can help out to a certain max, they let the physician know about the patient’s condition while under anesthesia. Certain type of certification is needed to be able to do more duties; a Registered Nurse with a Master’s degree can prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment. To become a Registered Nurse you need at least an Associate’s degree from an approved program, and need to pass the National Licensing Exam (NCLEX). But many nurses continue on to their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nursing.
According to the Bureau Labor of Statistics website, there are 3 different educational paths that can be taken, a Bachelor’s degree in nursing, Associate’s degree in nursing or a diploma from an approved nursing program. They
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurses provide various duties depending on their working environment. Registered Nurses can work in Hospitals, physicians’ offices, home healthcare services, and nursing care facilities. They can also work in correctional facilities, in schools, even in summer camps. But some choose to pursue jobs that require basic patient care and others may go for some type of specialty, but that requires further training. Basic Registered nurse duties are to provide and coordinate patient care, educate their patients and even sometimes to the public about various health conditions. Provide emotional support to patients and to their family as well. They make sure the patient knows how to treat their wounds or illness while at home, and they make sure the family member knows as well so they can help. They maintain a safe and clean environment by complying with procedures, duties, and all the rules and regulations. Registered Nurses can conduct specified laboratory tests. They prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and they make sure stock of all supplies needed is maintained. Also if the doctor is doing any kind of surgery or operation the Registered Nurse can help out to a certain max, they let the physician know about the patient’s condition while under anesthesia. Certain type of certification is needed to be able to do more duties; a Registered Nurse with a Master’s degree can prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment. To become a Registered Nurse you need at least an Associate’s degree from an approved program, and need to pass the National Licensing Exam (NCLEX). But many nurses continue on to their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nursing.
According to the Bureau Labor of Statistics website, there are 3 different educational paths that can be taken, a Bachelor’s degree in nursing, Associate’s degree in nursing or a diploma from an approved nursing program. They
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