Careers as a Registered Nurse – A Discussion

It is often said that a nurse is a short form of a mother, in a way it stands for an abbreviation of the god itself. Nurses are known for politeness, dedication and care. If you are interested in the heath sector, being a registered nurse would be a good option.

Educational Criteria

A graduation degree known as bachelors of Science (BSN) in nursing from the nursing program of a college or a ‘continuing educational’ institution makes you applicable to be a registered nurse. In addition, you can also benefit from a 2 year or a 3 year nursing program at the university. Experience in hospitals can help you greatly.

Role of a Registered Nurse They need to help in treating patients and be a continuing factor in terms of their rehabilitation. For the patients, they play an important role during, prior and post care in terms of surgery, treatment and other aspects. They administer medicines as per the instructions of doctors.They check and keep a record of a patient’s recovery as well.They educate patients, their folks and the general public in terms of various medical aspects. Apart from providing emotional support, a registered nurse helps in the general care of patients.

All in all, they form a connection between the patient and the doctor.

Advance Employment Possibilities

Talking about careers advice, registered nurses can go for training based certification courses wherein their learning and expertise in a certain field can get broadened. For a better understanding, various other fields where registered nurses can progress are mentioned as followsCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (they work with anesthetics) Certified Nurses – Midwives (their main focus is in terms of pregnancy related care)Clinical Nurse Specialists (they specialize in a certain area like cardiac, oncology etc )Nurse Practitioners (they conduct physical tests in terms of diagnostics of illnesses) 
After experience, if you want to move into teaching field, then an extended associate degree is required. As a registered nurse, you can get hired in hospitals (both private and government), clinics, armed forces, offices of doctors and other public health department initiatives.

 

Talking about careers advice, registered nurses can go for training based certification courses wherein their learning and expertise in a certain field can get broadened. For a better understanding, various other fields where registered nurses can progress are mentioned as followsCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (they work with anesthetics) Certified Nurses – Midwives (their main focus is in terms of pregnancy related care)Clinical Nurse Specialists (they specialize in a certain area like cardiac, oncology etc )Nurse Practitioners (they conduct physical tests in terms of diagnostics of illnesses) 
After experience, if you want to move into teaching field, then an extended associate degree is required. As a registered nurse, you can get hired in hospitals (both private and government), clinics, armed forces, offices of doctors and other public health department initiatives.

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