Trauma Nurse
Duties and Responsibilities :Trauma nursing responding quickly to a wide variety of
single- and multi system trauma involving different patient needs, ages,
cultures, and severity of presenting symptoms. The trauma nurse must respond with
decisiveness and clarity to unexpected events by assessing, intervening, and
stabilizing patients about whom there is minimal info.
Salary:$54,082-$81,996
Education: GET YOUR Nursing Diploma, Associate of Science in
Nursing (ASN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) PASS YOUR National
Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) You can start working as a Registered
Nurse. More about becoming an RN › You’ll
need a minimum of two years of emergency nursing experience before you apply to
take your certification exam. GET YOUR Emergency nursing certification from the
Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), then take your Trauma
Nursing Core Course (TNCC) from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). You can
get certified in emergency (CEN), flight (CFRN), pediatric emergency (CPEN),
and critical care ground transport (CTRN) nursing. BECOME A Certified Trauma
Nurse You’ll need to get re-certified every few years, depending on where you
work, by either retaking the exam, or logging continuing education hours.
Reflection: I wouldn't like to e a trauma nurse because there is a lot of requirements to do when you with a patient and I wouldn't remember what to do.