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REGISTERED NURSE (RN)

REGISTERED NURSE (RN). By: Ka Houa Xiong Date: 12/10/12. Education:. Credits: Some College (0-23 credits ), Some College (24-47 credits ) Credentials http:// www.stronghealth.com/about/team/nursecredential.cfm AAS: Associates' Degree Applied Science APN: Advanced Practice Nurse

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REGISTERED NURSE (RN)

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  1. REGISTERED NURSE (RN) By: Ka Houa Xiong Date: 12/10/12

  2. Education: • Credits: • Some College (0-23 credits), Some College (24-47 credits) • Credentials • http://www.stronghealth.com/about/team/nursecredential.cfm • AAS: Associates' Degree Applied Science • APN: Advanced Practice Nurse • The internship provides • Knowledge base • Skill set • Skills to meet the organization goals • Mission • Less than one-year experience, are qualified to participate in the program after obtaining licensure.

  3. Work Conditions: • Home health and public health • Homes, schools, community centers, and other sites. • 24-hour care • Nights, weekends, holidays • Walking, bending, stretching, and standing • 21 percent of RN’s worked part time • 7 percent held more than one job • Guard against disease and other dangers • chemicals that used to clean thoroughly instruments, needle sticks, and anesthetics • Back injury • Shocks from electrical equipment • Suffer emotional from caring for patients

  4. Responsibility/tasks: • Multitask and communicate • Serve as the conduit between patients and physicians • Comfortable • Can work nightly or no-call • Hospital • Clinic • Nursing home (If needed) Duties: • Maternity • Pediatrics • Intensive care (ICU) • Emergency room (ER) • Surgery • Oncology • Cardiology

  5. Salary Range: • Hourly salary: $30.90 • Salary Range: $62,470 • Influenced by: • Location • Education • Experiences

  6. Advancements: • RNs may choose to advance their careers through additional education. • Common options career: • An advanced practice nurse • Nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist. • RNs must earn a master's degree in nursing.

  7. Desirable Characteristics: • Caring and feelings (kind hearted) • Best care/Responsible • Record keeping • Expensive medical equipment or potent drugs. • Emotional • Direct others correctly • Work on your leadership and cooperation skills.

  8. School: • AND – 2 years • BSN - 4 years • Diploma - 2 to 3 years • RN-to-BSN - 2 to 3 years • Accelerated BSN 1 to 1.5 years • Courses: • Anatomy • Physiology • Microbiology • Chemistry • Nutrition • Psychology • Nursing practice and theory • ADN and BSN • General liberal arts courses.

  9. why? • Dream goal career • Work with people

  10. Bibliography: • http://www.collegegrad.com/careers/proft85.shtml • http://www.allnursingschools.com/nursing-careers/registered-nursing/rn-degree • http://www.registerednursern.com/registered-nurse-rn-salary-pay-wages-and-income-of-registered-nurses/ • http://www.allnursingschools.com/nursing-careers/registered-nursing/rn-degree • http://www.ok.gov/opm/jfd/y-specs/y12.htm • http://www.mayo.edu/mshs/rn-career.html • http://healthguideusa.org/careers/registered_nurse_working_conditions.htm • http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm

  11. Any questions???

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