Trauma Nurse
Duties
and Responsibilities: Emergency room nurses work directly under doctors in hospital
emergency room or urgent care settings and are responsible for attending
patients with serious illness or injuries. Duties might include patient
assessment and diagnosis, tending to wounds and injuries, monitoring
temperature and blood pressure, taking vital signs and setting up IVs. The
majority of certified emergency room nurses work in hospitals, however, these
nurses can also work in urgent care facilities, government offices, poison
control departments, helicopters and ambulances, sporting events, cruise ships,
prisons and other establishments.
Salary:
$67,661 Emergency
room nurses work directly under doctors in hospital emergency room or urgent
care settings and are responsible for attending patients with serious illness
or injuries. Duties might include patient assessment and diagnosis, tending to
wounds and injuries, monitoring temperature and blood pressure, taking vital
signs and setting up IVs. The majority of certified emergency room nurses work
in hospitals, however, these nurses can also work in urgent care facilities,
government offices, poison control departments, helicopters and ambulances,
sporting events, cruise ships, prisons and other establishments.
Education: Though bachelor's
degree programs usually offer students more clinical practice, all registered
nursing programs prepare students with classroom instruction on important
components of nursing, including classes on anatomy, physiology, nutrition,
statistics, microbiology, ethics and client assessment. Through clinical
practice, potential nurses learn to work with a variety of patients, including
infants, adults and medical health patients. Upon completion of a registered
nurse degree program, students are eligible to sit for the National Council
Licensure Examination for registered nurses, also known as NCLEX-RN. Those
nurses interested in specializing in emergency room care can obtain an additional
certification in the field by passing the Certified Emergency Nurse exam
offered through the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). This exam tests nurses
on a variety of emergency room situations, including gastrointestinal
emergencies, neurological emergencies, respiratory emergencies, substance abuse
emergencies and wound management. Additionally, the ENA offers a Certified
Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN) certification, as well as courses in advance
trauma nursing.
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I do want to be
that because I want to help sick people.