Nurse

By: Teage KolarHistorical Career Exploration-

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Nature of WorkNurses try to fix health problems, promote

diseases, and help people deal with their injury or pain

Nurses work and care for any type of person from babies to the elderly.

They observe the patients health and growth of recovery. Treat people with needed medications.

Nurses work at hospitals, homes, offices, and at schools.

Nurses are needed to work on all occasions due to the some patients 24 hour needed care.

Education and Training NeededNurses need an associates degree to become

registered which usually takes about 3 yearsNurses need a masters degree if looking to

become in advanced nursing practice.Nurses can also collect a bachelors degree

which is a 4 year program in order to extend your options.

Courses that are taken by nurses are physiology, first aid, anatomy, and nutrition.

In order to become licensed you need to take the National Council Licensure Examination

Other Qualifications NeededCertification is needed to show that you have the

ability to work with certain groups of people.Some nurses to further there education need an

additional certification in advanced practices.LPN/LVN programs have hands on and lecture

classes that nurses can take a year before registering.

Continued education is needed for a nurse that is looking to renew their license.

Students are required to answer questions about the different types of people they would work with and the situations they could encounter.

Job Outlook and Future ProspectsNursing is looking to grow at a rate of 27%

from now till 2020.The growth of nurses is becoming quick

because of the increases in patients with disease and injury.

Growth of nurses in hospitals are expected to grow the quickest due to growth in population.

Nurses with a bachelors degree will have a better chance at a job in the future than nurses without one.

Registered nurses will be looking to increase by a lot in inner cities and rural areas.

Potential Earnings now and in the FutureThe average salary for a Nurse today is about

$55,100The average salary for a Nurse in the year of

2020 is projected to be $59,000.

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Referenceshttp://www.phamico.com/Licensed-Practical-

Nurses.aspx