1. What it takes to be an LPN/RNBy
Joanne P. Shelby-Klein BSN RN

2. What Is A Nurse?

3. What is an LPN LPN stands for Licensed Practical Nurse
Need to have 1 year of education at a licensed LPN school with a heavy focus on math and sciences
Able to give shots, give pills, check blood pressures and other vital signs, change dressings
Average salary is $45, 000 per year
Can work in doctors office, hospital, nursing home, patients home

4. What is an RN? Initials stand for Registered Nurse
Schooling required varies
Associates Degree in Nursing: 2 year program from either a community college or technical school
Bachelors Degree in Nursing (BSN): 4 years of education from a College or University

5. Which is better, a 2 year Program or a BSN?
An individual decision
2 year program costs less and most credits transfer into a BSN program later
BSN is needed if you want to go further in your education for a Masters Degree or even a PhD so you can teach

6. Where Do RN’s Work?
Doctors Office, Nursing Home, Hospital, Schools, Home Health, Outpatient Clinics, Operating Rooms, Public Health Department, Forensics, Teaching, the opportunities are endless!
Average Salary for an RN is $66, 000 per year depending on state where where working

7. Average Day In The Life of a Nurse
While there are routines that nurses follow no matter where they work there is really no average day!
Day starts with a report from the nurse going off duty
Round on patients to check vital signs and see what they need
Pass Medications, do dressing changes or treatments, report off to nurse coming on duty

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