Director of nurses registry vs home health nurse

The differences between directors of nurses registry and home health nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a director of nurses registry has an average salary of $118,035, which is higher than the $69,393 average annual salary of a home health nurse.

The top three skills for a director of nurses registry include patients, EKG and CPR. The most important skills for a home health nurse are home health, patients, and quality care.

Director of nurses registry vs home health nurse overview

	Director Of Nurses Registry	Home Health Nurse
Yearly salary	$118,035	$69,393
Hourly rate	$56.75	$33.36
Growth rate	28%	6%
Number of jobs	13,267	687,941
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Associate Degree, 39%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	2

Director of nurses registry vs home health nurse salary

Directors of nurses registry and home health nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Director Of Nurses Registry	Home Health Nurse
Average salary	$118,035	$69,393
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $217,000	Between $48,000 And $99,000
Highest paying City	-	Petaluma, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Senior Living Properties
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between director of nurses registry and home health nurse education

There are a few differences between a director of nurses registry and a home health nurse in terms of educational background:

	Director Of Nurses Registry	Home Health Nurse
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Associate Degree, 39%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Georgetown University	Duke University

Director of nurses registry vs home health nurse demographics

Here are the differences between directors of nurses registry' and home health nurses' demographics:

	Director Of Nurses Registry	Home Health Nurse
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 18.7% Female, 81.3%	Male, 10.6% Female, 89.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between director of nurses registry and home health nurse duties and responsibilities

Director of nurses registry example responsibilities.

Assist with managing daily facility operations, including patient care, staff supervision and logistical oversight.
Work at various hospitals in the ER, CCU, MICU, PCU, SICU
Work ER, PACU and post cardiac cath via nursing registries.
Work as registry RN on med/surg units to small hospitals in the area.
Work as a staff nurse in med/surg, telemetry, rehab, obstetrics, schools, and clinics.
Provide nursing care on medical surgical patients; perform physical assessments, administer medications and monitor recovery progress.

Home health nurse example responsibilities.

Manage an Alzheimer patient daily care including bathing, feeding and administer any medication.
Instruct patients and relatives regarding techniques used in managing vascular access devices aim at facilitating client independence.
Field NurseProvide care for patients discharge from hospital, skil care facility rehabilitation facility and referral from physician's office.
Administer IM meds such as monthly B12
Maintain and assess patient for daily MDS.
Care of ventilator and TPN in home private duty

Director of nurses registry vs home health nurse skills

Common director of nurses registry skills

Patients, 20%
EKG, 15%
CPR, 9%
ICU, 7%
Critical Care, 5%
PACU, 5%

Common home health nurse skills

Home Health, 31%
Patients, 20%
Quality Care, 5%
Rehabilitation, 4%
Physician Orders, 4%
Infection Control, 3%

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