If you have ever thought about becoming a nurse, then this article is for you. You'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about becoming a nurse. Where nurses work, how much they get paid, what kind of additional in-service training they need, how you can become a nurse, some of the danger involved in the job, when you can expect to retire and how you can make difference in the lives of the people you serve.
Nurses are the life and soul of the healthcare profession, providing comfort, kindness, and care to patients every day. Being a nurse is a very demanding job, but also very rewarding. Every day they save lives and try to make a difference in the lives of those in need. In fact, it is a challenging job and one that requires hard work, dedication, and a very thick skin. It may look pretty rough, but in fact, if you like what you do, it is the most beautiful job on heart.
Nurses strive to achieve the best possible quality of care for their patients, regardless of disease or disability. The day-to-day routine of a nurse tends to be a structured environment. Working in a hospital, one would follow a certain protocol when caring for patients and coordinating with doctors and other staff members. Some responsibilities include administering medication, helping prepare patients for surgeries and treatments, and assisting during procedures. Educating patients is another important aspect of nursing. Sharing knowledge about health, and ways to stay healthy, can have a very positive effect on a patient's life.
Depending on what department nurses work in, these tasks will vary. However, the primary role of nurses is to assess a patient. Of course, they have to do the head to toe assessment, do the physical exams, give the medication and do the patient education.
There are several possibilities for a nurse, either to work in a hospital, a CHSLD, a clinic or even in schools.
You have to do three years of cegep, and you have to pass the OIIQ exam to become a nurse. There after, it is possible to become a baccalaureate nurse (clinician) by doing two years of university. It is also possible to extend by doing two years of master's degree and thus become a nurse practitioner
Nurses (DEC) earn between $24 and $37 per hour. (depending on their salary scale) Clinical nurses earn between $25 and $45 per hour. (depending on their salary scale) The average annual salary for a Nurse Practitioner is around $80,000 to $100,000. (depending on their salary scale) However, this does not include overtime.
Every year new trainings are offered by the OIIQ, to enrich and update the nurse. These have a number of trainings that must be credited by years to be able to practice safely.
The most common injury in the nursing profession is back injury. It often happens that nurses have to force themselves and if they do not do their PDSB they constantly put themselves at risk. In addition, the risk of disease transmission is a danger.
Indeed, robotic is a field that is gaining more and more momentum. However, in the field of health it is not about machines with which we have to do. But mostly human beings. In other words, it would be quite dangerous to leave people's lives in the hands of robots, who do not have the conscience or the clinical judgment that nurses must exercise. So, in my opinion, nurses are not ready to be replaced by robots
The average is between 57 years old and 62 years old.
In conclusion, the field of nursing is a wonderful field in my eyes, and I am impatiently awaiting the moment when I will officially be able to say that I am a nurse and not just a student. However, as said before, I still have several steps to climb before reaching my ultimate goal, which is a nurse practitioner.
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