Plan A: RN Nursing

KATELYN DUMONT

Job overview:

A nurse is a worker in the medical field who helps out doctors and can do jobs that include caring for men, women, children, maintaining the health of others, monitoring a patients conditions and they play a key role in a patients rehabilitation. There are many different types of nurses, there are the registered nurses (RN), a Licensed practical nurse (LPN), a cardiac nurse, Pediatric nurse, the list is endless.

Working conditions :

Can work up to 60 hours but typically its around 30-40 hours Night or day depending on what you want. Injuries can include falling, getting sick or broken skin. Its an indoor job and you need to buy your nursing uniform from a website or the hospital you work at, prices vary. Its also a 4 year program.

Salary

Start at around $20 per hour, can get up to $40 and $50 per hour and around $50,000-$90,000 per year.

Future outlook

I think it would because health is a major thing, it a demand today and most likely will be in the future.

Estimated Employment 2010: 750

Estimated Employment 2015: 840 Average Annual % Change (2010-2015): 2.4%

Schooling / Cost

Post-Secondary Institute/Training Program #1: UBCO Location and name of program: School of Nursing ART360 - 3333 University Way Kelowna, BC Canada V1V 1V7 Its close to home and its at the university I have been wanting to go to for a long time. This program could cost around around $7,671

Pre-requisites of program:

Chemistry 11/12, Biology 11/12, pre-cal11, and a language. I don't need a language for the program but it helps you get in University and it's good to have. I need 76% in Chemistry 11 at the least.

Three Occupations

If I dont get into RN nursing I would want to stay in the medical field either being a pediatric nurse or a pharmacist or an LPN nurse so I can make my way up to RN again.

Why I am interested

Nursing has been one of my top three choices from when I hit middle school. My mom got me into it because she wanted to be one too but couldnt get in and the job makes a lot of money and I have always been interested in the human body and it would be great to know you saved someones life or helped someone in need. I like to make people laugh which could help in the pediatric part of nursing. It has always been an interest for me. My family thinks It would be good for me because I am a fast learner, I can entertain people, and I care about people if I know them or not and I am helpful and would want to get people better.