If you have been thinking about becoming a nurse, then this article is for you. This article will answer all your question on the nursing profession. It will present what is it like to be a nurse, what they do, where they can work, how can you become a nurse, how much money they make.
Being a nurse requires a lot of determination because nurses have a lot to do such as taking care of the patient's health in general, they evaluate the patient's health condition to prevent it. Nurses provide care to their patients, they administer the medication, they constantly check their patients vital parameter. They also have an important role of communication, they have to communicate with other healthcare professionals and with the patient and their family.
According to A Day in the Life of a Nurse, a typical day as a nurse looks like, taking your patients vital signs and health condition, asking about the patient's symptoms, performing physical examinations, blood samples, give medication to your patients, document your interventions and evaluations, consulting other healthcare professionals, educating, providing emotional support to your patients.
Nurses work in a variety of place. They can work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, schools, and corporations, and they can also own a company and work for themselves. The major difference is the clientele. In schools, they are working with children, so they have a role of prevention and promoting healthy lifestyle habits for the youth to maintain those habits during their lifetime. In long-term care facility, they provide care, they execute evaluations, working in a long-term facility is a lot similar to working in hospital.
There are 4 ways to become a nurse. The first, a two-year program that can take place in community or junior college with on the job training in hospitals. The second, takes three years to complete, which is called the diploma program that can take place entirely in the hospital or in a school based on nursing. The third, the longest one is the BSN program, which takes four to five years of college or university. Though, none of this degrees or program gives you the license to practice. To have the license you must pass a national licensing exam. The forth, the last but not least, is the quickest way to become a nurse. It is a one-year training people to become a licensed practical nurse.
How much money nurses make, depends on their studies. According to How Much Do Nurses Earn in Canada? Registered Nurses can make between $75 000 and $95 000, entry level Registered Nurses make between $75 000 and $80 000, experienced Registered Nurses can make $90 000 or more, Practical Nurses can make between $65 000 and $75 000 finally Nurse Practitioners can make between $100 000 and $120 000.
The only addition exam nurses have to pass to obtain a license to practice is the national licensing exam.
The danger is that nurses who do not respect protective and hygiene measures contract deadly disease and give it to their coworkers, to their families and other patients.
There is no chance or very little chances that nurses will be replaced by robots by anytime soon.
According to Retirement: Finding the Right Time to Go, they retire from the age of 55 to 60.
In conclusion, I am myself in my second year of college and in my second year in nursing program. As much as I enjoy nursing, I have, like every student, goals and challenges for my future career. My goals are to study to be become a clinical nurse and to work in the department of maternity. My challenges are to have more confidence in myself, to be firm with what has to be done for the patient's health.