Registered Nurses

Registered Nurses otherwise known as RN’s or a patient’s guardian angel, can work in a vast variety of fields ranging from Oncology who specialize in cancer patients to Pediatrics who work with children. This paper will be covering the training required to become one of these professionals, the many opportunities available to them and the risks and outlooks faced by the Everyday RN. Still in their hectic lives it is important to remember “Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr. According to The Occupational Outlook Handbook, Registered Nurses are typically responsible for doing the following “Recording Patients’ medical histories and symptoms, taking vitals, administering medicine, observing and recording data, and Teaching patients and
Although their duties depend on the area and patients they work with, for example Pediatric Nurses who specialize with children must have patience or Trauma Nurses who work in a fast paced, high stakes environment. All the fields still have their similarities such as using communication and organizational skills to finish tasks, these are common skills learned in school. Becoming a registered Nurse requires a BSN or a Bachelor’s of science in nursing which on average is 4 years of college. In those 4 years, students must complete courses in Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Nutrition, Psychology, the included clinical experience and pass the National Council Licensure Examination or NCLEX-RN. This test is required to be taken in all states to receive a Nursing License. If the student were to fail, there is a six month waiting period before they may sign up to take the test again. “I