By:

Gloria Avelino

And

Rubi Lazo

Registered Nurse

What do they do?

RN's (registered nurses) can do nearly anything they want to do other than an actual surgery. It is a very fulfilling job. Registered Nurses are part of a multi disciplinary health care team.

What are some examples of the stuff they do?

Perform physical examinations

Make tentative diagnoses

Treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.

Conduct specified laboratory tests.

Hand items to surgeons during operations.

Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.

Instruct individuals, families and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention and childbirth, and develop health improvement programs.

Their Duties

How much do they earn a year?

Registered nurses in the U.S. earned $69,110 a year on average or $33.23 an hour. Those in the top 10 percent of the occupation in terms of annual income made more than $96,630 a year. RNs in the bottom 10 percent of the pay scale earned less than $44,970. Fifty percent of registered nurses earned between $53,770 and $80,390.

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RN Career

Where do they work

at?

Registered nurses work in hospitals, physician’s offices, home healthcare services, and

nursing care facilities. They also work in correctional facilities, schools, summer camps, and with

the military.

Duties

http://www.bls.gov/oes/2009/may/oes291111.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_nurse

http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/21/Registered_Nurse_RN

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