Benefits Of A Registered Nurse

As a child, I was always interested in younger babies and children. As I grew up, I began babysitting and caring for those children. Around the time of junior high, I took an interest in nursing, and realized I wanted to focus in neonatal nursing. The job itself will be difficult, but that is why I want to do it. When I realized I wanted to become a nurse, I did not really have any background on what it actually meant.

I knew the basics: nurses cared for patients. Yet I did not know the finer details of the practice, or how to even become a nurse. Many people are unprepared or misinformed about the nursing field, so I will be summarizing the job of a registered nurse, with information from the Occupational Outlook Handbook. With

But what does that include, and what else do they do? Aside from caring for patients, nurses often observe patients, help perform laboratory tests that go on throughout their workplace, advise patients on how to manage their pain, and also how to administer their medication. Registered nurses also conference often with doctors and fill out paperwork for the workplace, or for a patient’s medical history.

Generally, registered nurses become certified by either gaining an associates degree, bachelors degree, or a diploma from a certified nursing program. In addition, nurses must take a test to be licensed. Without a license, nurses cannot practice their profession. Most nurses who choose to earn a diploma or an associate’s degree decide to also receive their bachelor’s in nursing.

Once a student attains his or her nursing diploma/degree, he or she can expect to work at all hours because nurses are need twenty-four hours a day. If an employer is not open at all hours, a nurse has a better chance of working “normal” hours. Even so, many employers offer flexible schedules and time off for vacation. However, some nurses work “on call,” where they can be called in at any time if they are