Registered Nurses
Charge Nurse, Emergency Department RN (Emergency Department Registered Nurse), Operating Room Registered Nurse (OR RN), Staff Nurse
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN); Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner; Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, Neurodiagnostic Medical Technician; Aerospace Medical Service Helper, Aeromedical Education Technician; Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman, Allergy/Immunization Technician; Clinical Nurse, Emergency/Trauma; Dental Assistant Craftsman, Dental Hygienist; Health Services Management Craftsman, Health Information Technology; Surgical Technologist Apprentice; Surgical Technologist Helper
Army Public Health Nurse; Certified Nurse Midwife; Emergency Nursing; Generalist Nurse; Medical Surgical Nurse; Nurse Corps Officer; Operating Room Specialist; Orthopedic Specialist; Practical Nursing Specialist; Psychiatric/Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner
Health Services Technician; Medical Administration Specialty
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Aerospace Medical Technician; Clinical Specialist, Nursing; Emergency/Trauma Nurse; Hemodialysis/Apheresis Technician; Hospital Corpsman Basic; Nurse Anesthetist; Opthalmic Surgical Technician; Orthopedic Technician; Primary Care Nurse Practitioner; SC - Nurse Corps - General
Flight Nurse; Nursing Administrator; Operating Room Nurse
What they do:
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.
On the job, you would:
- Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
- Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Knowledge
Math and Science
- psychology
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Business
- customer service
- administrative services
Health
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Concern for Others
- Integrity
- Stress Tolerance
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Henry Schein Dentrix
Word processing software
- Google Docs
- Microsoft Word
Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Microsoft Access
Education
Education: (rated 4 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
certificate after high school
usually needed
certificate after high school
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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- Critical Care Nurses
- Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
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