Nursing - What to Do with this Major
Job Titles
| Adult Day-Care Activities Director | Emergency Care Nurse | Operating Room Nurse |
| Assisted Living Director | Field Care Coordinator | Palliative Care Nurse |
| Certified Operating Room Nurse | Geriatrics Nurse | Pediatric Nurse |
| Charge Nurse | Group Home Activity Coordinator | Preoperative Nurse |
| Chief Nurse Executive | Hospice Nurse | Private Duty Nurse |
| Childbirth Educator | Neuroscience Nurse | Referral Specialist |
| Clinical Project Coordinator | Nurse Anesthetist | Rehabilitation Nurse |
| Colon Therapist | Nurse Educator | Renal Nurse |
| Communication Aids Sales Rep. | Nurse Manager | Research Nurse |
| Community Health Educator | Nurse Midwife | Retirement Community Manager |
| Community Health Nurse | Nurse Practitioner | Retirement Complex Administrator |
| Coordinator of a Methadone Clinic | Infant Mortality Educator | Staff Nurse |
| Critical Care Nurse | Obstetrics and Gynecology Nurse | School Nurse |
| Day Rehabilitation Nurse | Occupational Health Nurse | Transplantation Nurse |
| Director of Maternal Child Health | Office Nurse | Wound Care Nurse |
| Director of Psychiatric Services | Oncology Nurse |
Personal Characteristics to be Successful
| Analytical | Emotional stability | Patient |
| Calm | Empathetic | Persistent |
| Compassionate | Friendly | Responsible |
| Detail oriented | Helpful | Strong |
| Dependable | Intelligent | Sympathetic |
| Decisive | Mathematical competence | Understanding |
| Efficient | Organized |
Workplace Skills
Administer medication and injections
Assess and record symptoms, reactions, and progress
Assist patients in recovery and rehabilitation
Carry out doctor's orders
Collect and prepare laboratory specimens
Counsel
Develop treatment plans
Dress wounds
Explain medical treatment procedures to patients
Follow orders quickly and accurately
Formulate care plans, then execute and evaluate their
effectiveness
Instruct patients about medications and special diets
Maintain records
Operate sophisticated medical equipment
Perform basic lab tests
Perform health screenings, tests, and procedures
Prepare patients for exams and assist with exams
Provide emergency care
Possess good judgment
Recognize physiological changes in patient's conditions
Record vital signs (blood pressure, temperature, and pulse rate)
Remove sutures
Take electrocardiograms
Take medical history
Work with the ill
Work under pressure
Sources
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
Online (visited Aug. 2006):
http://ww.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Field, S. (1997). Career Opportunities in Health Care. New York,
NY: Facts on File.
Wischnizer, S. & Wischnizer, E. (2000).
Health-Care Careers for the 21st Century. Indianapolis, IN: JIST
Publications.
Wilson, R.F. (1999). Careers in Healthcare.
Hauppage, NY: Barron;
Johnson County Community College, Web
site (visited October 2007): http://www.jccc.edu
