Test hearing and vision, check a temperature, stop a nosebleed, put a bandage on a scraped knee or call home. Who am I?

$65,470.00 annually or $31.48 per hour

Nurses carry their own medical malpractice insurance; separate from the doctor's insurance.

Graduate of a 2 year program that has passed a national licensing examination, known as the National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX-RN.

Specialty nursing care of babies, children and adolescents. Who am I?

ABC, Is the airway clear? Is the client breathing? I there any bleeding? Who am I?

$133,519.00 annually

Doctors are responsible for knowing what a nurse can and can't do and keep them within these boundaries.

A 4 year degree that is required to advance to a Masters Program.

Plays a role in survivor-ship care. Is a treatment plan coordinator and caregiver to cancer patients. Who am I?

Manage medications and machines, encourage independence, treat longer term in a patient's own home. Who am I?

People are living longer.
Rise in chronic diseases.
The aging nursing work force.

Nurses take vital signs, perform mental assessments, interpret those findings, and create a plan of care.

An advanced-level postgraduate degree for registered nurses that will open the door to a more specialized area of advanced nursing.

Bringing new babies into the world every day! Assessing mothers, checking fetal heart rates, coaching mothers and assisting doctors. Who am I?

Conduct research, write grant proposals, mentor clinicals and teach students. Who am I?

1% - 2% of registered nurses compared to 6% - 7%
for the national average.

Nurses, not Doctors, administer medication, prevent infection, and insert/remove IVs and urinary catheters.

A BSN and this specialty Master's Degree means this nurse can diagnose and manage medical conditions, including write certain prescriptions, without a doctor. No RN required!
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Will spend time in all 50 states while working, helping people and being paid a lucrative salary. Who am I?

Clean and dress wounds, apply a vacuum, change an ostomy appliance. Who am I?

What is the percentage of graduates from a nursing program finding employment within 4 to 6 months?

Doctors are responsible for teaching patients and their families how to manage illness or injury and what to do at home.

A minimum of 7 years training and education. Sedates patients in all types of surgery. A male-dominated nursing field, accounting for approximately 45% compared to 8% of general nursing.

A nurse with supervisory responsibility for all of the nurses during a working shift, in a particular ward or unit. Who am I?