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Registered Nurse (RN)
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What they do
A Registered Nurse provides medical care and treatment, educates patients about their conditions, and provides emotional support to patients and families. Works in hospitals, schools, clinics or community health centers. Works under the supervision of a physician or other specialist, and serves as the primary point of care for patients in a hospital setting. May specialize in emergency room work, or treatment for a particular condition, or specialize in working with infants, the elderly or other patient groups. May work as an advanced practice specialists and prescribe medications in addition to offering specialty care.
$70,422 / year median in Florida
+8% projected growth
Job Description
Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Shifts available 3-11 and 11-7 Job Duties Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients' charts. Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions to medication or treatment, and taking any necessary action. Answer patients' calls and determine how to assist them. Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration. Provide basic patient care or treatments, such as taking temperatures or blood pressures, dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas or douches, rubbing with alcohol, massaging, or performing catheterizations. Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, and implement interventions. Supervise nurses' aides or assistants. Evaluate nursing intervention outcomes, conferring with other healthcare team members as necessary. Assemble and use equipment, such as catheters, tracheotomy tubes, or oxygen suppliers. Record food and fluid intake and output. Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples. Prepare patients for examinations, tests, or treatments and explain procedures. Help patients with bathing, dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, moving in bed, or standing and walking. Apply compresses, ice bags, or hot water bottles. Sterilize equipment and supplies, using germicides, sterilizer, or autoclave. Make appointments, keep records, or perform other clerical duties in doctors' offices or clinics. Provide medical treatment or personal care to patients in private home settings, such as cooking, keeping rooms orderly, seeing that patients are comfortable and in good spirits, or instructing family members in simple nursing tasks. Set up equipment and prepare medical treatment rooms. Prepare or examine food trays for conformance to prescribed diet. Wash and dress bodies of deceased persons. Inventory and requisition supplies and instruments.