A day in the life of a nurse


Introduction

Have you ever thought about becoming a nurse? This article is for you! In this article, you will learn about nursing. Nursing is a beautiful and important job. We need more nurses in Quebec because we are in lack of nurses. Read this article carefully and it may convince you to become a nurse!


What is it like to be a nurse?

Being a nurse means helping doctors, supporting patients and providing care. It can also be there for people who need support mentally or physically.


What do nurses do?

Nurses evaluate the health of patients, they make some bandages, they give drugs (good drugs) and treatments. They can also help old people in the hospital to go to the bathroom and little things like that. They do a lot of different things.


What do nurses do on a typical day?

They plan the care to be given, they assess the patients, they administer the prescribed treatments, they can also assist surgeons and a lot of others things.


Where do nurses work?

They work in the hospitals, in schools, on the battlefields, in humanitarian areas like Red Cross and in the CHSLD.


How can I become a nurse?

You have to complete your high school diploma and apply in a college in the nursing program for three years of study. You need to study a lot and be serious at school because you have a lot of things to learn.


How much money do nurses make?

In Quebec, the minimum salary is between $24,25 and $45,00/ hour in 2015. The annual salary of nurses was $69 000, but with a specialization in a field, you can do more money.


What kinds of additional training do nurses need?

They can do Hospital center training, rehabilitation center, doctor's offices, pharmacy, school environments and some others. It's not obligated.


What are the dangers of being a nurse?

Nursing is not a physical dangerous job, but it's dangerous for our health. Nurses can be exposed to contagious diseases, contagious by airborne, by blood or by hand transmission. You need to know that being nurse is mentally very difficult.


What are the chances that nurses will be replaced by robots soon?

I don't know what the odds are, but I know robots have already started working in hospitals.


What age do nurses retire at?

In Quebec, the minimum age to retire from nursing is 62 years old.


Conclusion

Personally, I am in my first year of nursing and I like it a lot. I strongly recommend to those who don't know what to do in their life to think about nursing. It's very nice.


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