| you visit a doctor’s office and a nurse calls you | | | | a medication can be given to lower the |
| to enter the exam room, this is just one of the many | | | | patient’s blood pressure. |
| tasks that nurses are required to do. But nurses jobs | | | | The nurse's job duties also include gathering any fluids |
| are not always pleasant, sometimes requiring them to | | | | the doctor may need. This may include collecting a |
| deal with angry patients; however, most of the time, a | | | | urine sample for testing as well as drawing blood to |
| nurse will have a smile on their face. Nurses jobs do | | | | examine for viruses or illnesses. Other requirements of |
| require a nurse to be a “people person” | | | | nurses jobs are cleaning up after a patient who has |
| and have the ability to handle stress in the workplace. | | | | vomited, which means the nurse must have a strong |
| A Growing Career Choice | | | | stomach in order to handle such a task. |
| Nurses jobs are one of the highly entered into fields. | | | | Nurses jobs are also handling a wide array of tasks at |
| Each year nurses jobs will become more popular as a | | | | one time; anyone who wishes to become a nurse |
| career choice. The medical field requires more nurses | | | | must develop their multitasking skills. For most of the |
| because the need for medical care continues to grow. | | | | day, a doctor's office or hospital is busy so instead of |
| Without nurses, doctors would not be able to see as | | | | becoming overwhelmed, the nurse needs to learn to |
| many patients and they would be overworked from | | | | “roll with the punches.” |
| having to handle the job tasks usually taken care of by | | | | There are many times that a nurse may not even get |
| nurses. | | | | to take a break for lunch because there are so many |
| Typical Duties | | | | patients and not enough time to get everything done. |
| Nursing duties include gathering a patient's medical | | | | The nurses jobs requirements are just a small portion |
| history such as any previous injuries or surgeries as | | | | of what its like to be a nurse. Many nurses entering the |
| well as any drug allergies the patient suffers from. This | | | | medical field do so for the purpose of being able to |
| duty is essential for protecting the patient as it ensures | | | | help someone else when they need it most. |
| they are not given a drug that they are allergic to. | | | | The feeling of accomplishment is one thing that keeps |
| When the patient is done reciting their medical history, | | | | nurses wanting to report to work each day as well as |
| the nurse will take the patient's blood pressure and | | | | liking the people they work with and those they work |
| record any symptoms he or she is experiencing. If the | | | | for. Although it is not easy to be a nurse, the feeling |
| patient’s blood pressure is too high, the nurse | | | | that you get from being a nurse is one that has more |
| will report their results to the doctor so that if needed, | | | | and more people entering nursing school each year. |