Registered Nurse (RN)

Registered nurses (RNs) provide care, treatment, counseling and health education to ill or injured people. Registered nurses (RNs) interpret and respond to patient symptoms, reactions, and progress. They teach patients and families about proper health care, assist in patient rehabilitation, and provide emotional support to promote recovery. They monitor their patients' conditions, give them medications and treatments prescribed by a physician and communicate with the doctor and other members of the health care team to care for patients. RNs use a broad knowledge base to administer treatments and make decisions about patient care. Nurses may work in a certain specialty area such as intensive care, surgery or obstetrics, public health, or with special populations such as children, the elderly or persons with disabilities. They also provide education to individuals and families to promote health and prevent injury and illness. Nurses direct and supervise nursing support personnel.

Places of Employment
Hospitals

High School/General Preparation
High School diploma required

Special Education/Training
Registered Nurse programs are either two, three, or four year baccalaureate programs.

Schools
Associate Degree
Blue Mountain Community College
www.bmcc.cc.or.us/bmcc_web/dept/health/nurse/nurse_rn.shtml
www.bmcc.cc.or.us

Central Oregon Community College
www.cocc.edu/admit/shells/tech/nursing.html
www.cocc.edu

Chemeketa Community College
chemeketa.edu/academics/areas/nursing/index.html
www.chemeketa.edu

Clackamas Community College
depts.clackamas.cc.or.us/nursing/nursinghome.htm
www.clackamas.cc.or.us

Clatsop Community College
www.clatsopcollege.com/programs/pgmframe.html
www.clatsopcollege.com

Columbia Gorge Community College
www.cgcc.cc.or.us/n&e/nursing/nursing.htm
www.cgcc.cc.or.us

Lane Community College
www.lanecc.edu/instadv/catalog/fahealth/programs/nursing.htm
www.lanecc.edu

Linn-Benton Community College
www.lbcc.cc.or.us

Mount Hood Community College
www.mhcc.cc.or.us/academics/catalog/programs/nursing.htm
www.mhcc.cc.or.us

Portland Community College
www.pcc.edu

Rogue Community College
www2.roguecc.edu/alliedhealth/nursing/home.htm
www.roguecc.edu

Southwestern Oregon Community College
www.southwestern.cc.or.us

Treasure Valley Community College
www.tvcc.cc.or.us/nursing
www.tvcc.cc.or.us

Umpqua Community College
www.umpqua.cc.or.us/health/pnur.htm
www.umpqua.cc.or.us

BSN
Eastern Oregon University
www.eou.edu/ohsu

Oregon Health and Sciences University
www.ohsu.edu/son

Oregon Institute of Technology
www.oit.edu/~nur/
www.oit.edu

Southern Oregon University
www.sou.edu/nursing
www.sou.edu

Washington State University - Vancouver Campus
www.wsu.edu

University of Portland
www.up.edu/up_sub.asp?ctnt=251&mnu=120&chl=200&lvl=1
www.up.edu

Licensure, Certification, Registration
Oregon State Board of Nursing
www.osbn.state.or.us

Professional Organization
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
www.aacn.nche.edu

American Nurses Association (ANA)
www.ana.org

National League for Nursing
www.nln.org

Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
www.ena.org

American College of Nurse-Midwives
www.acnm.org

American College of Nurse Practitioners
www.nurse.org/acnp/

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
www.napnap.org

National Student Nurse's Association
www.nsna.org

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
www.aanp.org

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