Ward supervisor vs student nurse

The differences between ward supervisors and student nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a ward supervisor and a student nurse. Additionally, a ward supervisor has an average salary of $51,981, which is higher than the $37,281 average annual salary of a student nurse.

The top three skills for a ward supervisor include vital signs, and . The most important skills for a student nurse are patients, vital signs, and direct patient care.

Ward supervisor vs student nurse overview

	Ward Supervisor	Student Nurse
Yearly salary	$51,981	$37,281
Hourly rate	$24.99	$17.92
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	18,286	578,210
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Ward supervisor vs student nurse salary

Ward supervisors and student nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ward Supervisor	Student Nurse
Average salary	$51,981	$37,281
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $82,000	Between $26,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Oxnard, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Boston Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between ward supervisor and student nurse education

There are a few differences between a ward supervisor and a student nurse in terms of educational background:

	Ward Supervisor	Student Nurse
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Ward supervisor vs student nurse demographics

Here are the differences between ward supervisors' and student nurses' demographics:

	Ward Supervisor	Student Nurse
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 48.3% Female, 51.7%	Male, 15.5% Female, 84.5%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 11.3% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between ward supervisor and student nurse duties and responsibilities

Ward supervisor example responsibilities.

Assess and manage various allergic and life threatening reactions of chemotherapy medications.
Operate heart-lung to regulate blood circulation, composition, administer drugs and anesthetic agents, and control body temperature during surgery.
Provide care to pediatric patients as part of an interdisciplinary team on the pediatric hematology/oncology and general pediatrics unit

Student nurse example responsibilities.

Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
Experience in plastics, general, podiatry, ortho, gyn, GI and pain services
Administer intravenous infusions, PO, IM, IVP, SubQ prescriptions and monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
Provide competent nursing care within scope of practice on the Med-Surg, and ICU floor as a student nurse.
Experience inserting IVs, total patient care, charting, and logging with SRHS computer system on multiple MED-SURG units.
Provide general patient care ADL's, administering dressing changes, providing nurses notes, and other aide duties for patient.

Ward supervisor vs student nurse skills

Common ward supervisor skills

Vital Signs, 100%

Common student nurse skills

Patients, 26%
Vital Signs, 9%
Direct Patient Care, 6%
Administer Medications, 4%
IV, 4%
CPR, 3%

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