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Nurse

Nurses are the individuals who deal directly with patients and aid the doctors and other medical staff in the ultimate recovery and rehabilitation of them. Nurses should be compassionate people who are willing to work long hours in order to provide excellent care to those who are ill or require additional medical assistance.

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About Nurse

Registered nurses represent the largest percent of medical filed employees in the United States; 60% of which are employed by hospitals. If someone is interested in becoming a nurse, there are three levels of education that they could complete, one of which being a bachelor's degree, an associate's or a degree program.

Regardless of medical concentration, the primary function of nurses is to provide patients with excellent care in order to ensure their ultimate recovery. Some of their primary functions include creating or contributing to a patient's care plan, which can include exercise, administering medication and food schedule. They also check the vital signs, insert intervenes lines (IV), gauge blood pressure and several other functions. Nurses sometimes play an active part in the community by training citizens or other medical staff in CPR and other various practices.

Average wages based upon employment locations:
Employment Services $68,160
General Medical/Surgical Hospitals $63,880
Offices of physicians $59,210
Home Health Care Services $58,740
Nursing care facilities $57,060

There are many different degrees of nurses, which means there is vast room for furthering a career. For example, a regular registered nurse could be promoted to management, which includes head nurse (station manager) or even director of nursing in a given location.

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