Skill/Specialty | Number of People | 0 | 7K | 14K | 21K |
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| Medicine / Surgery | 18,337 | ||||
| Acute Care | 9,500 | ||||
| Intensive Care Unit (ICU) | 9,005 | ||||
| Geriatrics | 6,481 | ||||
| Pediatrics | 4,958 | ||||
| Labor & Delivery, Birthing | 4,289 | ||||
| Emergency Room (ER) | 4,000 | ||||
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People with the job title Registered Nurse (RN) typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.
Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.
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