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.
On-The-Job Responsibilities:
Statewide
Typical Degree: Bachelor's degree
Employed as of 2022: 47,295
2032 Projected Openings: 29,370
Entry Level Salary: $61,520
Median Salary: $77,830
Experienced Level Salary: $101,770
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*values presented are at the Local Workforce Area level
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2032 Projected Openings:
Entry Level Salary:
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Experienced Level Salary:
Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Spalding University
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Eastern Kentucky University
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Bellarmine University
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
Hazard Community and Technical College
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
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