Emergency room volunteer vs emergency room nurse

The differences between emergency room volunteers and emergency room nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an emergency room nurse has an average salary of $79,886, which is higher than the $32,979 average annual salary of an emergency room volunteer.

The top three skills for an emergency room volunteer include patients, direct patient care and surgery. The most important skills for an emergency room nurse are patients, BLS, and acls.

Emergency room volunteer vs emergency room nurse overview

	Emergency Room Volunteer	Emergency Room Nurse
Yearly salary	$32,979	$79,886
Hourly rate	$15.86	$38.41
Growth rate	7%	6%
Number of jobs	50,807	610,768
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	36	44
Years of experience	-	2

Emergency room volunteer vs emergency room nurse salary

Emergency room volunteers and emergency room nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Emergency Room Volunteer	Emergency Room Nurse
Average salary	$32,979	$79,886
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $50,000 And $126,000
Highest paying City	-	Urban Honolulu, HI
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Baptist Health Care
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between emergency room volunteer and emergency room nurse education

There are a few differences between an emergency room volunteer and an emergency room nurse in terms of educational background:

	Emergency Room Volunteer	Emergency Room Nurse
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Biology	Nursing
Most common college	-	Duke University

Emergency room volunteer vs emergency room nurse demographics

Here are the differences between emergency room volunteers' and emergency room nurses' demographics:

	Emergency Room Volunteer	Emergency Room Nurse
Average age	36	44
Gender ratio	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%	Male, 19.8% Female, 80.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 4.5% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between emergency room volunteer and emergency room nurse duties and responsibilities

Emergency room volunteer example responsibilities.

Perform and manage procedures including splinting, suturing, electrocardiography and abscess incision and drainage.
Practice HIPAA training with all patients of the hospital.
Aid with the set-up of stretchers to provide enough for incoming patients.
Aid in CPR and critical care.
Emt-Train to provide CPR, wind care and medical assistance during trauma.
Assist staff in maintaining equipment and calibrating equipment to analyze patients.

Emergency room nurse example responsibilities.

Manage Gyn complaints, in- cluding colposcopy, infertility and minor surgical procedures.
Manage assessments, nursing diagnosis, precept newly employees, rotation from ICU to ER.
Assess patients in active withdrawal and provide interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
Care for GYN patients immediately after surgery and until discharge.
Perform CPR and a for patients to restore heart and breathing functions.
Provide conscious sedation for patients in endoscopy department.

Emergency room volunteer vs emergency room nurse skills

Common emergency room volunteer skills

Patients, 66%
Direct Patient Care, 5%
Surgery, 4%
Vital Signs, 3%
Exam Rooms, 2%
Front Desk, 1%

Common emergency room nurse skills

Patients, 22%
BLS, 14%
Acls, 10%
Triage, 6%
Acute Care, 6%
TNCC, 4%

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