Duties and responsibilities:

• Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms
• Administer patients’ medicines and treatments
• Set up plans for patients’ care or contribute to existing plans
• Observe patients and record the observations
• Consult and collaborate with doctors and other healthcare professionals
• Operate and monitor medical equipment
• Help perform diagnostic tests and analyze the results
• Teach patients and their families how to manage illnesses or injuries
• Explain what to do at home after treatment

Salary:

• $32.45 per hour

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree
• ADN
• Diploma
• BSN programs
• Take courses in anatomy, physiology, chemistry etc.

Demand for this profession:

• Projected to grow 16% from 2014-2024

Reflection: Would you like to be one? Why? Why Not?

I would like to be one because all they do is explain things and help doctors.