Trauma Nurse

Duties and responsibilities: Emergency/Trauma Nurses are registered nurses that work in hospitals or stand-alone emergency departments. Emergency/ Trauma nurses provide care to patients who have suffered serious and sometimes life-threatening physical injuries e.g. Car accidents, work related injuries and suicide attempts. These injuries can potentially result in secondary complications such as respiratory failure, shock and death.

Salary: in the United States of $57 000 whereas general nurses earn $49 000.

Education: At minimum, a certified emergency room nurse must have a registered nursing credential, which requires completion of a nursing program, usually taking 2-4 years. There are three ways to complete a registered nursing program, including earning an associate's degree, bachelor's degree or a diploma from an approved nursing school. 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.

 

Reflection: I would like to be a trauma nurse because of how much they make. I would also like to be a trauma nurse because I like to take care of sick people. J J J >_<