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Before we commence, consider the following…
How many years of post secondary education are you willing to complete before you begin your career?
How much money will you need to support your lifestyle each year?
What duties and responsibilities are you willing to perform?
Do you have your answers? Let’s begin…
Nursing Career Ladder
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)There are two main types of
CNAs Health Home Aides make
sure patients take their medication, help them bathe or clean, prepare meals or do light housekeeping.
Hospital or Nursing Home Aides answer patients' calls, deliver messages and take temperatures, pulses, respirations and blood pressures. They also help patients get up and move around and might set up equipment or handle supplies.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Education
State approved nursing aide program (approximately 12 weeks).
Average Annual Earnings: $24,620
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)The main duties of an LPN
include Taking temperatures Checking blood pressures , pulse
and respiration rates. Dressing wounds Observing patients Administering medications Assembling and using equipment
such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, and oxygen supplies
Recording food and fluid intake Checking on IV equipment Appling compresses and hot/cold
packs Bathing and dressing patients
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Education
State approved program that includes a combination of classroom study and supervised clinical practice (approximately 1 yr)
Average Annual Earnings: $40,110
Registered Nurse (RN)The main duties of an RN
include Assisting in surgery Giving out medications Observing and monitoring
patients Helping with rehabilitation Comforting or counseling
patients
Registered Nurse (RN) Education (varies from state-
to-state) Bachelor's of science degree in
nursing (approximately 4 yrs.) Associate degree in nursing
(approximately 2 yrs.)
Average Annual Earnings: $65,130
Nurse Practitioner (NP)NPs perform some of the tasks
normally performed by medical doctors. This may include:
prescribing certain medications setting simple fractures suturing (stitching up) wounds treating minor illnesses such as
flu or ear infections performing regular checkups giving health and disease
prevention counseling referring patients to community
health services
Nurse Practitioner (NP) Education
Master’s Degree (approximately 6 yrs)
Average Annual Earnings: $65,130
NPs are also referred to as Advanced Practice Nurses
(APN)
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)Other APNs include: Certified Registered Nurse
Anesthetists (CRNA) Specializes in the administration
of anesthesia (medically induced loss of feeling in a general area or loss of awareness).
Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) Specializes in care to women
during pregnancy, labor and birth, and during the postpartum period.
Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) Focuses on improving nursing
programs and practice of care.
Which nursing career best fits you?
Facts collected from Bridges.com