1. Duke University
Durham, NC • Private
In-State Tuition
$55,695
Enrollment
6,596
A contractor-registered nurse must attend to patients in a clinical or comparable setting under a lawful agreement. Although your job is not dissimilar from a normal registered nurse, you will have to prescribe drugs and organize schedules. More so, you are expected to help patients sustain precise reports, make sure charts are up to date, and observe patients' states. In addition, you would have to cooperate with physicians and several other professionals in developing and giving care methods. You must keep an active line of interaction with experts along with making sure that patients' demands and cares are met. Also, you are to ensure that all patient documents are well kept and that improvement reports are submitted to personnel concerned.
As a contractor-registered nurse, you must always pay great attention to details. Additionally, you must be compassionate towards patients and must have excellent interaction skills. Furthermore, you must obtain a bachelor's degree in nursing or nursing science, or an associate degree would suffice. You will earn an average of $92,735 per year or $44.58 per hour.
