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Earn a competitive salary
Nurses earn a good salaries.
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Salaries
for new RNs in California range between $50,000 and $60,000
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The
average hourly wage in California is about $24-30/hr for staff
nurses |
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Sign
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More experience and more education means more
money.
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Make
friends and have fun
Nursing is a lot of fun.
Being able to get along with people and good communication skills
are important qualities for life. Most nurses will tell you that
they have made life-long friends while working as a nurse. That’s
because nurses work as a team. They help each other and they teach
one another new skills. There are abundant opportunities to meet
wonderful people who want to make a difference in the world. So,
is nursing for you? The answer is YES.
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Have unlimited opportunities
Many exciting and rewarding opportunities exist
in nursing.
Nurses can make choices about where they work
and the types of patients they care for.
Nurses have choices beyond hospital nursing. Clinics,
surgery centers, schools, large companies, colleges, and rehabilitation
centers are just some of the areas where nurses work.
If you want to be the boss, nursing has a place
for you as well. Nurses are:
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Managers |
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Executives |
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Entrepreneurs |
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Lawyers |
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Government
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Nursing can take you anywhere. Nurses work with
the police in forensics departments, on movie sets, as flight nurses
in the military, and as legal consultants. Many nurses choose to
focus on community health by becoming case managers or visiting
nurses (nurses that go out to patient’s homes).
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Travel
the world
Nurses can use their skills anywhere in the world.
That means you can travel and earn money at the same time.
Nurses work on cruise ships, and some accompany
patients that are too ill to travel alone. Travel nurses trek all
over the world. They fill long- and short-term nursing assignments.
The military and the Peace Corps are other examples of ways nurses
can see the world.
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Be a professional
Nursing, it’s not just a job, it’s a
profession.
A profession is any job where you need specialized
knowledge and training. Nursing combines science and technology
with people skills like: communication, problem solving, teaching,
and compassion. As a nurse, you will touch people’s lives at
a time when they need help.
The variety of opportunities for nurses is endless.
A nurse can earn a competitive salary and work anywhere in the world.
Nurses can specialize in the same way doctors do in areas such as
pediatrics, geriatrics (caring for the elderly), emergency medicine,
etc. With advanced education, nurses can become independent clinical
specialists like nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists or nurse practitioners.
Nursing is one of the most respected professions
in the world. Nursing is expected to grow faster than all other
occupations through 2008 (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics).
In other words, there will always be jobs for nurses.
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Be intellectually challenged
Nursing is referred to as a career that is both
"high-tech" and "high-touch." It is based upon
sound education and a caring heart.
"High-tech"
Nurses use computers, heart monitors, respirators and other specialized
equipment in the course of doing their jobs.
"High-touch"
Nurses work closely with their patients, providing compassionate
hands-on care and emotional support.
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Sound
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Understanding
anatomy and physiology of the body |
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Knowledge
of drugs and their side effects |
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Modern
techniques of treatment and rehabilitation |
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Communication
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All of this knowledge allows nurses to meet
the demand of providing optimal care to their patients.
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