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Nursing

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Nursing

Nursing

A nursing career can be a difficult yet rewarding job. This job requires both physical and mental stamina. To become a nurse you need to have a bachelors of science in nursing degree. In nursing there are so many varieties of nurses that you can choose from, all of the types of nurses have a really big role in the community and really just the responsibility to help those in need.  

Salary 

A nursing salary all depends on how good of a nurse you are and how long you have been a nurse. A new graduated nurses salary ranges from 50k-79k a year. A registered nurse’s salary ranges between 61k-130k per year. Which is about 26 to 52 dollars an hour. As of right now California is at the top of the list for highest paid nurses, with Hawaii and Colorado following close behind. Your salary will all depend on what nursing you do and for how long.

 

ER nurse

An ER nurse is someone who is there in an emergency to help you in serious situations. An ER nurse treats people who are facing traumatic or severe, often life-threatening medical conditions. An ER nurse’s primary responsibility is to identify medical issues, determine severity, and provide immediate support to minimize negative long-term effects and, if necessary, even sustain life. An ER nurse is one of the first responders when a patient is admitted to the emergency room. ER nurses are one of the most important nurses there is. 

Labor and delivery nurse

A labor and delivery nurse is someone who is licensed to help and deliver newborns. A labor and delivery nurse needs to be able to support obstetricians, midwives, expectant parents, and newborns. A labor and delivery nurse can provide medication and patient education, while monitoring vitals during and after childbirth. 

 

Some strengths for a labor and delivery nurse include having a sense of humor for the patient so that it is not so scary. They have to have empathy for the family, because it is a special time for them, which can include sadness, fear and happiness. To be a labor and delivery nurse you need to be calm at all times  so that you do not freak out or worry the patients. 

 

After about ten years plus of being a labor delivery nurse with excellent experience and high-volume L&D hospital units, they will transfer you to a Specialized in providing antepartum and postpartum nursing care to patients with pregnancy and labor complications. Which can be a lot more difficult, and can end up not being a good day for the parents. Which means you would need A LOT of empathy for the patient is that field in labor and delivery nursing. 

All wrapped up

All in all being a nurse can be a really hard job to do. Nursing is a job that you will need to be really consistent in what you do. This job can also be really stressful yet dangerous. This job needs stamina and control. Being a nurse can also end up being really rewarding for you and many others. 

 

 

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