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38an hour.  Genetics nurses provide early detection screenings and treatment of patients with genetic disorders, including cystic fibrosis and Huntington’s disease.

Overall employment of nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides is projected to grow much faster than average for all occupations through the year 2014, although individual occupational growth rates will vary.  The aides report changes in a patient’s condition to the supervisor or case manager.

For example, clinical nurse specialists provide direct patient care and expert consultations in one of many of the nursing specialties listed above.  The most common areas of specialty for nurse practitioners are family practice, adult practice, women’s health, pediatrics, acute care, and gerontology; however, there are many other specialties.

Radiologic nurses provide care to patients undergoing diagnostic radiation procedures such as ultrasounds and magnetic resonance imaging.  They should be emotionally stable because working with the sick and injured can be stressful.

However, most psychiatric aides learn their skills on the job from experienced workers. 29 Local government 11.

However, RNs may face greater competition for these positions because they generally offer regular working hours and more comfortable working environments. 47 Home health aides receive slight pay increases with experience and added responsibility.

Nurse administrators supervise nursing staff, establish work schedules and budgets, and maintain medical supply inventories.  In addition, all four advanced practice specialties—clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, midwives, and anesthetists—will be in high demand, particularly in medically underserved areas such as inner cities and rural areas.

Most licensed practical nurses in hospitals and nursing care facilities work a 40-hour week, but because patients need round-the-clock care, some work nights, weekends, and holidays.  Consumer preference for care in the home and improvements in medical technologies for in-home treatment also will contribute to much-faster-than-average employment growth for home health aides.

09 in May 2004.  The aides report changes in a patient’s condition to the supervisor or case manager.

Accelerated master’s degree programs in nursing also are available.  In addition to helping patients to dress, bathe, groom themselves, and eat, psychiatric aides socialize with them and lead them in educational and recreational activities.

Most RNs work as staff nurses, providing critical health care services along with physicians, surgeons, and other health care practitioners. 97 Home health care services 8.

Clinical practice usually is in a hospital, but sometimes includes other settings.  Many employers also are relying on foreign-educated nurses to fill open positions.