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Job description Education High school courses skills Trainings Salary Outlook

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Nurses are an important component to the health care system. Registered nurses perform a wide range of duties in various settings. They provide valuable services to their patients in hospitals, offices, communities, and workplaces. While under the supervision of a doctor, registered nurses are responsible for taking vital signs, administering injections and medication, developing patient care plans, assessing patients, and much more. Nursing is a challenging and rewarding career, with tones of room for advancement and variety.

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Colleges applied to should include a nursing program Receive an associates degree then a bachelors degree Diploma programs offered at hospitals

Major high school courses include

Anatomy Physiology Microbiology Chemistry Nutrition Psychology
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Colleges with nursing programs

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

New York University, New York, NY

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Professional organizations
ANA- Americans Nursing Association
http://www.nann.org

NANN- National Association of Neonatal Nurses

SPN- Society of Pediatric Nurses

http://www.pedsnurses.org

Nursing requires certain personality and performing skills which include

Responsibility Good communication

Caring for people and have the desire to help people

Handle being under pressure and managing stress

Training consist of
Schooling Shadowing Supervised hospital training
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Income of the salary for a registered nurse varies depending on level of education, experience, and location Average amount of income is between thirty thousand and ninety-five thousand a year

According to the U.S Bureau Labor Statistics the salary will increase twenty-two percent by 2018.

Outlook from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

581,500 new jobs from 2010 to 2011 Employment rate is expected to raise twenty-two percent from 2008 to 2018 Employment rate is expected to raise twenty-six percent from 2010-2020

Volunteer work may include

Volunteering at near by hospitals and clinics
Volunteer at local churches Join summer programs at camps Helping at blood drive and different fairs

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