Register Nurse

Once a student successfully obtains the title Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) and passes the NCLEX-RN, he is now a fully Registered Nurse.

These registered nurses are not only state board-recognized, but they also carry with them the term licensed – meaning they are now allowed to put into practice what they have learned in their respective nursing schools.

A registered nurse usually plans, provide and evaluate preventive, curative and rehabilitative care and treatment for patients in a wide scope of scenarios. These include, but are not limited to, public and private hospitals, nursing homes, the community (mostly health centers) and home-based services, and in the medical industry itself. They may also perform several tasks, depending on which department they are assigned. These may include:

supervise and provide physical and technical nursing care and support for patients
Make sure that the treatments prescribed by doctors, physicians, and/or other health care professionals are followed accordingly for optimized wellness. They may also give medication, so long as it follows legislation and pharmacology.
Provider of emotional and psychological support to the patient and their families. They are also to provide the health information and vital status of the patient to the concerned parties.
Monitoring, documentation, and reporting of a patient’s status and response to treatment given.
Assist patients in preparing for an operation; assist patients observing post-operative care.
assist with patients' discharge planning
provide first aid, assist in routine medical examinations, give advice on health matters and maintain sickness and accident records (where employed by large industrial or commercial organisations)
contribute to the clinical training of nursing students (where RNs are also called Clinical Instructors)
may also supervise enrolled nurses and other hospital staff

Nurses are usually obligated to work on a seven-day work schedule. It also includes morning, afternoon and night shifts, counting weekends and public holidays. In a hospital, nurses’ assignments or duty schedules are also rotated to the different units present in the hospital that might determine the physician they will assist, and the patient that they will attend to.

A registered nurse can also specialize, similar to a physician, but the treatment and prescription is limited and regulated by law. They can acquire a more advance education and training in nursing schools that offer specialized courses for advanced nursing. If successfully finished, they can obtain the titles Master of Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DPN).