Trauma Nurse

Duties and responsibilities: Trauma nursing involves responding quickly to a wide variety of single- and multisystem trauma involving different patient needs, ages, cultures, and severity of presenting symptoms. The trauma nurse must respond with decisiveness and clarity to unexpected events by assessing, intervening, and stabilizing patients about whom there is minimal information.

Salary: According to some experts, the average trauma nurse salary lies within the $60,000 to $70,000 per year range.

Education:

RN with AD, Diploma, or BSN (preferred)