Nurse


Introduction

If you ever thought about becoming a nurse, this will help you see and understand what a nurse does on a daily bases.


What is it like to be a nurse?

It is a lot of responsibility. Nurses have lives on their hands, so they have to be perfect to help improve the condition of their patients. They will do everything in their power to make sure that every patient is receiving the help they need.


What do nurses do?

Nurses help people with their injuries, they help people prevent disease, they also can advise patients about the treatment that they can do to improve their health.


What do nurses do on a typical day?

On a typical day nurses can administrate medication, they can analyse the patients vitals, if the patient had a surgery the nurse will inspect the opening and clean it.


Where do nurses work?

Nurses work in many places, they can work in hospitals, care facilities, clinics and even in schools.


How can I become a nurse?

You have to do the two- year program at community college with some hospital training, but for you to qualify as a nurse and to have to power to practice nursing you must pass a national licensing exam.


How much money do nurses make?

In Canada, at the beginning nurses can make $30.00 an hour, but with time they can go up to $54.37 an hour. It is not the same in every country.


What kinds of additional training do nurses need?

Nurses need a background in science and liberal arts.


What are the dangers of being a nurse?

Nurses get exposed by a lot of things, for example infectious diseases that can easily be transmitted trough the air, violent people who can put their lives in danger and to bodily fluids of other people who might have contagious diseases.


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

The chances are very low even if AI has the capacity to assist with some tasks like routine check-ins, robots will never show compassion and empathy like human nurses can.


What age do nurses retire at?

Nurses typically retire at the age of 65 years old.


Conclusion

I'm still a nursing student. In two years I will be finishing my nursing program. After that, I would really like to go to the university to learn even more and have better hours.


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