Vocational+Nurse

= Vocational Nurse  =

**Salary:** The salary for a vocational nurse is 41,494 to 44,694 dollars. Hourly they make 19.95 to 31.49 dollars.


== **Job Responsibilities:** They administer medications and apply topical treatment. Documentation and charting is another responsibility that must be taken seriously. Mistakes are often detrimental, so these professionals must have great care with details. In home care the nurse visit their patients, at their houses. [|Vocational nurses] who work in hospitals, and clinics must report to their supervising RN. If they work at a school they treat students who are ill and have minor injuries. Those who work at a doctor’s office must do paperwork, injections, and minimize the doctor’s time with the patient. ==



==  **Training and Education:** You must complete a one year program full time. You can also attend part time, but it will mostly require to go another year, and also the amount of work load you choose. Classes in Anatomy and Physiology require both animal dissection labs and lecture classes. A lot of classes like Medical Terminology, Psychology, English Composition, algebra, Dosage Calculations and other health science classes are required. During rotations, students practice procedures such as injections, taking vital signs giving medications, changing catheters and many other procedures learned in class. ==




==  **Certificates:** The [|NCLEX-PN]test must be taken and passed with a satisfactory score. After this is completed, the nurse will gain a state-administered license, which must be renewed occasionally.Also a minimum is set upon hours of employment to maintain the license. In-services or continuing education are also required. Earning a C license is something Vocational Nurses may do by taking additional classes. This allows the nurse to perform more intravenous patient care duties that normally only an RN could legally do. ==

== **Colleges:** You can go to [|North Central Texas College]; they offer a 12 month (3 semesters) Full-time vocational nursing program. [|St. Phillips College] is another option. ==