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2. What is a Registered Nurse? What They Do and How to Become One

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   According to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics in May 2020, the median annual salary for registered nurses was $75,330. The lowest 10 percent earned about $53,410, and the ...

3. What Is a Registered Nurse? - WebMD

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   Some examples of registered nurse duties include: Getting patients ready for exams or treatments and making assessments based on the results. Recording medical histories and symptoms ...

4. What Is a Nurse Practitioner? - WebMD

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   What are the duties of a nurse practitioner? A nurse practitioner can do many things that doctors can do, including wellness care and education, physical exams, ordering and interpreting lab tests ...

5. Nursing - Wikipedia

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   Nursing is a health care profession that "integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alleviation of suffering through compassionate presence". [1] Nurses practice in many specialties with ...

6. Nurse practitioner - Wikipedia

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   A nurse practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice registered nurse and a type of mid-level practitioner. [1][2] NPs are trained to assess patient needs, order and interpret diagnostic and laboratory tests, diagnose disease, prescribe medications and formulate treatment plans. NP training covers basic disease prevention, coordination of care ...

7. What is a Licensed Practical Nurse? - WebMD

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   LPNs handle tasks like: Recording patients’ vitals, such as blood pressure, temperature, and pulse. Reporting patient status to RNs and doctors and adding it to patient charts. Changing wound ...