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Being a Pediatric Nurse

             One of my favorite classes in high school was a teacher's assistant to a second grade teacher. During that class I decided that I wanted to work with kids in some way in my career. I started exploring my options at this point. First I wanted to be a teacher, but then I decided I wanted something with better job security. That is how I came to the decision of being a Registered Nurse. I have always enjoyed helping people feel better and nurses will always be needed; that is when I decided I was going to be a pediatric nurse. .
             This process will be done in steps. I plan on attending Lower Columbia College and going through their nursing program. That will allow me to graduate there with my RN. Then I will transfer to a university and continue my education to get my Bachelors in Science and Nursing. After that I would like to specialize in Pediatrics. In order to specialize in pediatrics I will need to enroll in a bridge program to get my Masters in Science and Nursing. All together I will spend a good 6-10 years getting my education. I do plan on working along the way so it will take me a little longer to get it. My hopes with working along the way is to get some experience that I need and possibly to have my employer help pay for school. I would love to work as a RN on a pediatric floor while I was going through the program to specialize. Since there are a good amount of nursing jobs available, I don't anticipate that being a problem. .
             There is good job security in the health care field; since I have a child, job security is very important to me. The career outlook for pediatric nurses is excellent[CITATION Unk15 l 1033 ]. The salary that they can earn in the beginning of their career is $48,000-$68,000 annually. The pay of a pediatric nurse can also vary depending on the level of experience they have and the geographic location they are at[ CITATION Unk15 l 1033 ]. Becoming a pediatric nurse a person must first obtain their RN.


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