Trauma Nurse

Duties and Responsibilities:  Action and emergency situations are what trauma nurses live for. Trauma nursing, as a discipline, covers the content and process of all the various roles nurses assume when caring for a trauma patient. The title “trauma nurse” is given to nurses working in emergency wards and other hospital locations dealing with heavy situations. The common tasks of trauma nurses are to handle minor and acute problems, prepare patients for an emergency operation, and assist surgeons during an operation.

Salary: $60,000 -$90,000


Education:To land an entry-level position, you will need at least a two-year nursing degree. Acquiring an entry-level job as a registered nurse will give you an edge when starting out your career, only a few entry-level job RNs exist in trauma units. You need to have an experience in special areas such as intensive care nursing, before one can secure employment in a trauma unit.You will need to complete courses in physiology, anatomy, pharmacology, health promotion, ethics, and risk reductions. When applying for emergency nursing certification, you are required to have at least two years of experience in emergency nursing prior to application for certification exam. Once you obtained the required clinical experience, apply for an emergency nursing certification from the BCEN. 

Reflection: Being a trauma nurse sounds like a difficult and responsible job you must take care off. In a way it's as if you were the second hand of the doctor. Like most nurses trauma nurse sound as if they had the harder job. The name pretty much says it all. Even though i wouldn't enjoy majoring in anatomy,pharmacology or ethics. This job seems interesting to me. The salary is not bad either and as test have shown by the year 2016 trauma nurses should be getting paid at least 23% more then usual because of how much they will need there assistance.