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REGISTERED NURSES

On-The-Job Responsibilities:

Education & Outlook

Statewide

Typical Degree: Bachelor's degree

Employed as of 2022: 47,295

2032 Projected Openings: 29,370

Entry Level Salary: $61,520

Median Salary: $77,830

Experienced Level Salary: $101,770

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Employed as of 2022:

2032 Projected Openings:

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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge

Psychology

Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Medicine and Dentistry

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Skills

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Service Orientation

Actively looking for ways to help people.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Abilities

Deductive Reasoning

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Institutions With Associated Majors
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Ashland Community and Technical College

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$4,854
Graduation
Graduation Rate
47.6 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$10,950

Bellarmine University

Family Practice Nurse/Nursing

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Master
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$22,229
Graduation
Graduation Rate
62.6 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$25,000

Bellarmine University

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Bachelor
  • Master
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$22,229
Graduation
Graduation Rate
62.6 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$25,000

Bellarmine University

Nursing Practice

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Doctoral
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$22,229
Graduation
Graduation Rate
62.6 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$25,000

Berea College

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Bachelor
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$2,601
Graduation
Graduation Rate
63.8 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$3,591

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$5,687
Graduation
Graduation Rate
46.7 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$10,175
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