Nurses (RNs), the fastest registered nursing career growth Nurse (RN) RNs constitute the largest portion of jobs in health care. About sixty percent of the two and a half million jobs are in hospitals. Others work in institutions skilled nursing usually with a role of manager or supervisor in the health care home, or doctors' offices. There are other job opportunities for registered nurses such as health services, recovery of more, palliative care, and holistic medicine.
Specialization
Working in a hospital gives RN the opportunity to specialize in a particular field of medicine as a physician would. These opportunities include, but are not limited to:
- Emergency or trauma, transplantation
- Rehabilitation, radiology
- Mental Health-Psychiatric
- PeriAnesthesia
- intensive care
- Ambulatory care
Emphasis in the care of a specific disease, genetic disease, or illness is an option for an RN:
- HIV / AIDS and cancer
- Disabled people, such as physical, mental or emotional
- nurses treat patients with wounds openings due to traumatic injury, pressure ulcers, diabetes, amputations, etc.
AI also specialize in specific areas and physiological diseases and diseases associated therewith.:
- Urology
- Cardiovascular
- Dermatology
- Gastroenterology
- Gynecology
- Nephrology
- Neuroscience
- Ophthalmic
- Orthopedic
- ENT
- Respiratory
Another form of specialization of a nurse might find interesting is the population age
- Neonatology - Newborn
- Paediatrics - children and adolescents.
- Gerontology and Geriatrics - adults and seniors.
Settings
RNs who specialize can work in hospitals, rehabs, and / or doctors' offices. Some nurses who have chosen not to work in health care settings working in typical locations such as correctional facilities, military camps, resorts, ships, and schools.
Education
Nurses have three different ways to acquire a license:
- BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) offered by the four-year colleges
- AND (Associate Degree Nursing)
- Graduation from a nursing program approved
Most nurses receive their RN either the associate or bachelor degree programs. DNA takes two to three years. A BSN usually takes four to five years to complete. There are accelerated programs (12-18 months) for those who have a bachelor's degree in another field.
After completing the education and clinical training, students must pass a national certification exam known as NCLEX-RN. Additional training is often necessary if a nursing career specialist must be continued.
Registered - RN Nurse Salary
Salary for nurses is generally between $ 50,000 to $ 70,000 according to experience, the work environment, and specializations. Nurses who have acquired a leadership position may have the opportunity to earn a higher salary similar to T.
Posted on March 4, 2010.