Registered Nurses

At a Glance

Median Salary
$77,527

Local Jobs
4,427

Entry-Level Education
Bachelor's Degree

Occupation Profile

Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records. Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects. Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions. Record patients’ medical information and vital signs. Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions.

By The Numbers

Median Annual Earnings

$77,527

Median Annual Earnings are the midpoint earned by 50 percent of workers who are the lowest paid and 50 percent of workers who are the highest paid in a particular occupation

Local Jobs

4,427

Jobs are any position in which a worker provides labor in exchange for monetary compensation (note: one individual may hold multiple jobs)

Entry-Level Education

Bachelor's Degree

This is the most common education level requested in entry-level job listings.

Daily Tasks

Record patients’ medical information and vital signs.
Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions.
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry.
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions.
Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals’ home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.
Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.

Occupational Skills

What skills are necessary for Registered Nurses?

Hard Skills

Asepsis
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Dressing Changes
Emergency Departments
Home Health Care
Intensive Care Unit
Nursing
Nursing Care
Nursing Process
Vital Signs

Soft Skills

Communications
Compassion
Coordinating
Critical Thinking
Customer Service
Leadership
Management
Planning
Teaching
Valid Driver's License

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry- or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education. They are essential in many industries and occupations.

Education Programs

Del Mar College