Trauma Nurse

Duties and Responsibilities: Trauma Nurses area registered nurses that work in hospitals or stand-alone emergency departments. Trauma nurses provide care to patients that have suffered serious or physical injuries. Trauma nurses have to act fast and think fast on their feet, handling complex and difficult situations, also operating healthcare machines

Salary: $54,014 – $81,897

Education: The first thing toward any nursing specialty is to become a licensed registered nurse (RN). There a few different paths toward becoming an RN. You can earn an associate degree in nursing (ADN) or associate of science in nursing (ASN), which takes only two to three years. You can also earn a nursing diploma from a hospital program in just two to three years, although this option is becoming increasingly less common. Ideally, your best bet is to earn a bachelor’s of science in nursing (BSN), which will help make you much more competitive in the job market.