What are the things that a registered nurse can do or does? What is the starting salary of a registered nurse? Where can a registered nurse work? How many years of school will it take to be a registered nurse?
2006-09-07 03:24:29 · 6 answers · asked by whoever 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
My mother was a registered nurse and worked in many different states. Each state has different guidelines for what registered nurses are allowed to do. She retired after nursing for 40 years and she had some words of advice she always gave people interested in nursing.
It's physical work so don't do it if you aren't interested in working hard--you won't need to waste money on a gym! The only type of nurse to be is a registered nurse--the others have really varying levels of expertise and licensing. Get a four year degree. There are other degree levels offered occasionally but only the four year degree gives you the full job placement advancements and the ability to pursue all avenues of nursing including administrative careers and surgical jobs.
Nurses generally make a really good wage but it varies greatly depending on the city and current demand for nurses. You can contact any local nursing college and they can easily give you very specific answers about wages and responsibilities for your state/country. In fact the college websites may include a lot of the information you want.
2006-09-07 03:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by psycho-cook 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Registered nurses can do a lot of things - to know the bounderies, you have to look at the state regulations. They provide patient care, evaluate insurance claims, create care plans, monitor treatment and treatment progress, dispense medication, help in the operating room, emergency room, delivery room. They work in a wide variety of settings - schools, clinics, hospitals, insurance offices, nursing homes, homehealth organizations, even law offices. Starting salery depends on location (state) and place sof practice - Most hospital nurses working night shifts make $35/hr starting - but there are bouses, etc. Schooling is another issue - there are two year and four year programs - depending if you want to go further in your education, teach, or just practice.
2006-09-07 10:31:16 · answer #2 · answered by JannahLee 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a regeristered nurse can work in anynursing home, or big city hospitall or small city hospital hons. a starting salary9depens onwhat areas you want) in big cities hospitals itas around, 56,000 a year with loads of overtime. esprcially on wekends we are figuring in there base pay ;lus wekend perks overtime(dont slaughter us on this figure it depends on the areas your in) okay things a regeristered nurse does, lifing patients out of bed that are convelesant, dealing with the bed ridden, attending to burn victims, administering shots undr a doctors orders, some have supervisory experience over the younger nurses starting out, to dispensing medicine, too, taking careof patients records, to just about doing what a doctor would underr his orders too fillowing strick hosptal policies, and guidelines, too, fllowing patiences various needs anwesring phones etc. too working in a busy er ward too. one step up from a doctors duties too, administrationn caring to the elderly i think some of them takea geriaticc course to!!
2006-09-07 10:34:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
http://www.answers.com/topic/registered-nurse
2006-09-07 10:33:02 · answer #4 · answered by Double O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've just asked both my sisters what they do ..... apparently they do lots of paperwork.
2006-09-07 10:28:13 · answer #5 · answered by bit of fluff 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
look for a job
2006-09-07 10:30:26 · answer #6 · answered by cute sam 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋