Registered nurses (RN's) in women's scrubs are responsible for treating patients, educating patients about their medical conditions and treatments, and providing information and emotional support to the patients' families. RN's record patients' symptoms and medical histories, help to perform diagnostic tests and to analyze the results, operate medical equipment, administer medications and treatments, and help with patient rehabilitation and follow-up. RN's educate patients and their families in managing their injuries or diseases, explaining home care needs such as dietary, nutritional and exercise programs, and how to administer medications or physical therapy. Some RN's run general health or immunization clinics or blood drives, and educates the public through seminars. It is the RN's job to establish a plan for patients' care, or to implement existing plans. This may include administering medications, giving intravenous fluids, blood, or medication, administering treatments and therapies, observing the patients and recording changes and consulting with physicians and other healthcare professionals. Some RN's direct the activities of nursing aides and practical nurses and RN's with advanced educational certification perform diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, and prescribe medications.
Registered nurses frequently specialize in one area of patient care. Specialized RN's may work in a particular setting or with one type of treatment, such as the perioperative nurses who assist surgeons in the operating room. RN's may also specialize in particular health conditions, such as diabetes management nurses. Or, RN's may specialize in one or another organ in the body, such as the dermatology nurses who help patients with skin problems. Also, RN's may specialize in a particular population such as pediatric, geriatric, or gynecological nurses. There are also very specific specialties such as pediatric oncology nurses in animal print scrubs who help children who have cancer. There are many opportunities for specialization in being a registered nurse, and these specialties are often determined by the job.
The many different registered nursing jobs and specialties can have considerable flexibility in working hours and environments. RN's must be on-call 24 / 7, which involves working nights, weekends, and holidays. About 20% of RN's worked part-time in 2008. The job can be physically demanding, requiring much standing, walking, bending, and stretching. Because RN's are often in close contact with patients who have infectious diseases, and since they work with compounds which can be toxic or hazardous and can be exposed to radiation or accidental pricks from needles, RN's must observe rigid guidelines to protect their health. They are also vulnerable to back injuries from moving and lifting patients.
Registered nurses in womens scrubs usually enter the profession by completing an accredited associate or bachelor's degree program. They must then pass a national licensing exam to obtain their nursing license. Advanced nursing specialties such as nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists, and nurse midwives, are required to possess a master's degree. Many RN's who begin with an associate degree go on to enter bachelor's degree programs in order to enhance their employment opportunities and income. They may find an entry level position and take advantage of its tuition reimbursement benefits in order to work for their bachelor's degree in an RN to BSN program. Accelerated programs to obtain a master's degree in nursing (MSN) typically take three to four years to complete full-time.
In 2008 there were over two and a half million registered nurses in women's scrubs in the U.S. Most RN's in womens scrubs work in hospitals or nursing care facilities. Median annual salaries for RN's in animal print scrubs were over $60,000 in 2008, and the field is expected to grow by 22% in the next decade.
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