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Being a Registered Nurse is a very eventful Career

There are good and bad times there are good benefits and there are bad things that may ruin it for you If you pull through and see the past the bad you will see that it is a very good and giving career I chose this career because of the responses i heard and saw while i was in the hospital It also has good pay and benefits and is a growing career Being a nurse could result in a lot of different hazards varying from depression and stress to Hepatitis B Workplace factors that may contribute to stress include dealing with life threatening illnesses and injuries demanding patients overwork understaffing difficult schedules specialized equipment the hierarchy of authority lack of control and participation in planning and decision making and patient deaths Environmental Hazards for the Nurse as a Worker 1995 Nurses could also be exposed to the chemical formaldehyde which is a colorless gas Formaldehyde could cause irritant and allergic dermatitis eye irritation and occupational asthma There is also a potential exposure to ionizing radiation This could cause an increase in miscarriage and stillbirth It could also lead to an increase in different types of cancers Ethylene oxide is in the workplace either your working around surgical services or patient care areas 



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