Registered Nurse

Duties and Responsibilities: Registered nurses have a variety areas they can focus on. Some include cardiac care, neurological care, dermatology. They observe and record patient behavior. They also perform diagnostic tests. Sometime they also treat medical emergencies.

Salary: In 2015 registered nurses earned an average of $67,490 a year. The lowest that a registered nurse would make is about $46,360 , and around the highest would be more than $101,630.

Education: The first step to becoming a registered nurse is to earn an associate's degree or a bachelor of science in nursing. Then you need a RN license which takes about two years to complete aside from getting your degree.

Demand for this profession: The outlook for this career is expected to go up 16% from 2014-2024. There are expected to be more job openings due to the growing rates of chronic conditions.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

Yes i would like to be one. The reason why i chose to do the report on this career was because its a career which has always interested me. I like it because you get to help people and you can enjoy doing it. Its not something that is a really difficult career.