Nursing: Finding Your Passion and Making it Happen
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By Heather Mariscal RN, CCRN | October 11th, 2019
Nursing is no longer a job that simply consists of helping others. Nursing has evolved into a dynamic profession that utilizes science and research. Nursing allows you to gain vast knowledge about the human body- inside and out, head to toe, and with that information help people.
Nursing Simply Defined
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What does a Nurse Do?
Many people have preconceptions of what they think a nurse does. Often, we see the stereotypical nurse holding a bedpan or the “mean” nurse that constantly scowls depicted on television but believe me we are much more than what media likes to present us as!
All nurses go through extensive education and training to gain licensure to work as a nurse providing care, education and support to patient, families, and the public.
When you become an LPN your key responsibilities include:
- Checking vital signs
- Administering medications
- Changing dressings and performing wound care
As a RN your role includes:
- Coordinating patient care
- Performing physical exams
- Makes clinical decisions based on critical thinking
- Administers an array of medications in different forms
- Promotes health and provides education
As the APRN you have a more advanced role and responsibilities include:
- The Nurse Practitioner can diagnose minor injuries or illnesses and prescribe medications
- The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist provides anesthetics to patients for procedures and surgeries
- The Certified Nurse Midwife provide some obstetric and gynecological care
- The Clinical Nurse specialist specializes in a particular nursing specialty (such as critical care nursing) to provide education and perform research
Why would you consider Nursing as a profession?
Nursing is an amazing career choice and has many benefits that you can enjoy. Other than it being in a gratifying job that allows you to help others, the need for nurses is increasing and you can't forget about the compensation.
Pay:
In 2018 the median pay for a registered nurse in the United States (U.S.) was $71,730 a year. The highest paid nurses in 2018 averaged more than $106,000 a year in the U.S.
Job Market:
The market for registered nurses is on the rise. Employment of nurses has a projected growth rate of 12 percent in the next ten years in the U.S. The projected increase in nurses needed in the next ten years is 371,000.Why does it matter?
Nurses have worked together to change the world.
Envision being a nurse
Be a part of nursing communities
References
Brenan, Megan. Nurses Again Outpace Other Professions for Honesty, Ethics. Gallop News, December 20th, 2018. https://news.gallup.com/poll/245597/nurses-again-outpace-professions-honesty-ethics.aspx. Accessed 7 October 2019.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, Registered Nurses. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm#tab-4. Accessed 7 October 2019.
Heart Picture. http://www.css.edu/the-sentinal-blog.html. Accessed 11 October 2019.
Job Market Growth Picture. https://national-cyber.org/cyber-news/58-cybersecurity-job-market-growth. Accessed 11 October 2019.
Johnson and Johnson. Why be a Nurse? https://nursing.jnj.com/why-be-a-nurse. Accessed 11 October 2019.
Nurse Picture with medical symbols. https://nursing-midwifery.tcd.ie/research/groups/other-interest-groups-in-ageing.php. Accessed 11 October 2019.
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