Maybe you like to bring chicken soup to your friends when they get scrape on the playground swings. If you've ever thought about becoming a nurse when you grow up, read on to find out what it takes.
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Like your mom, nurses take care of you when you're senior homes.
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There are lots of places where nurses can work - hospitals, walk-in clinics, rehab centers. But before you begin a career in nursing, you first have to figure out what kind of nurse you want to be.
- Licensed Practical Nurses - LPNs perform medical procedures, but only under the supervision of a doctor or ed Nurse. Training takes about a year.
- ed Nurses - RNs are professional nurses who supervise LPNs and plan out how to care for patients. RNs need a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, which takes about four years to complete.
- Advanced Practice Nurses - APNs are RNs with advanced education and skills. APNs have a master's or doctoral degree in nursing and perform primary health care, diagnose patients and prescribe medication.
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- National Nurses Week runs from May 6-12 every year.
- Florence Nightingale, whose birthday falls on May 12, was a pioneer of modern nursing.
- There are around 2.3 million RNs in the US.
- ed nurses make about $60,000 US on average a year.
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