Performing a complete head to toe assessment, administering medications, assisting with activities of daily living (bathing, eating, using the bathroom, walking), and charting on mutiple patients in a hospital on a med surg floor.
Actual Career: Registered Nurse
Industry:
Healthcare / Health Services Career Field:
Healthcare Company Position:
Nurse Location:
INDIANA, South Western RegionRequired Level of Education:
Associate Degree Actual Level of Education:
Associate’s Degree
Field of Study:
Science Name of Educational Institue:
Vincennes University Type of Educational Institute:
Community / Junior College Length of Time in Career:
3 years Annual Earnings, 1st Year:
30,000-40,000 Annual Earnings, Last Year:
10,000 or less Weekly Hours:
36 Ordinary Shift:
Swing Required Travel Amount:
no traveling
Actual Comments from the holder of this Actual Career
How do you feel about this Actual Career?
I enjoy my job it can be very rewarding at times. Nursing can also be very stressful at times. As a new nurse at a hospital, one of the downfalls is the hours. I work mutiple shifts.
Was your degree helpful in your career field?
Yes
In your opinion, what kind of education did you need to get this career?
An associate or bachelors degree
Experience, Skills, Specialized Training, Licenses, or Certifications:
I worked as a nurse assistant (CNA)while I was in nursing school. I believe this helped to prepare me for a career in the nursing field. As a nurse assistant I was able to have direct patient care, work along side of nurses, and I had to deal with some of the stress that is involved in the medical field, such as taking care of the needs of mutiple patients and their needs at the same time. I an a licenced registered nurse.
