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Nursing officer: Job overview What the! do "#rovide a $aragra$h descri$tion of the %ob& What would a t!$ical da! on the %ob look like'(: Nursing )fficers $rovide $rimar! and tertiar! $atient care to ill and in%ured Canadian *rmed +orces members& , could either be in Canadian +orces -ealth Care Centre.s in Canada/ or in serious care hos$itals while on o$erations around the world& , could look after the $h!sicall! in%ured or the mentall! unstable $atients& Nursing )fficers usuall! work in hos$itals and clinics in a collaborative $ractice with other medical team members&

Working conditions "-ours !ou can e0$ect to work' Risk of in%uries' 1ime of da! time of !ear' ,ndoors outdoors' Clothing re2uired' Etc3(: 1he work schedule ma! var! from shift work to a regular 456hour work week/ de$ending on the environment& 7uring fields e0ercises nursing officers live and work in the same environment as the members the! treat do& )r the! could be in Canadian -ealth Care Centre.s in Canada& 1here is a great risk of in%ur! when working in the field/ there reall! no telling what could ha$$en& 1his %ob would be full !ear round/ and there.s no set time on the hours , would have to work& 1he clothing re2uired for this %ob would be the designated uniform for the nursing officers "most likel! camouflage(&

8alar! "what wage can !ou e0$ect to earn'(: *s a starting salar! for a full! trained nursing officer is 9:/555 a !ear/ but over time with $romotions the salar! can get u$ to ;4/555 a !ear&

+uture outlook "will this %ob be in demand in the future' Wh! wh! not'(: <es/ this %ob will be a high demand in the future because the need for health care is alwa!s increasing& 1he Canadian Nurses *ssociations $redicts that a staggering =5/555 nurses will be needed b! >5>> in order to fill labour shortages& ?Nurses in Canada have a bright future with a welcoming %ob market/ high salaries and of course an e0ce$tional 2ualit! of life&@ 1his 2uote was said b! *ttorne! 7avid Cohen&

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%ocation and name of pro"ram& "Where the school is located& What is the name of the $rogram' *lso tell us wh! this school a$$eals to !ou( !he schoo' is 'ocated in the Okano"an. !he pro"ram is ca''ed the nursin" pro"ram( and this schoo' appea's to me )ecause its c'ose to home. *ost& "first !ear *N7 total cost of $rogram/ including tuition/ books/ and su$$lies( ,f $lanning on attending a ma%or universit!: www&!ou&ubc&ca to calculate an a$$ro0imate cost& 9/9CD ,f $lanning on attending a college: www&okanagan&bc&ca tuition to calculate an a$$ro0imate cost

What are D related occu$ations !ou could take if this one didn.t work out for !ou' #ractical nurse/ -ealth assistant/ 1eacher/ if , don.t end u$ doing this career , will be in the health de$artment because ho$efull! there will be lots of %ob o$$ortunities&

*nd most im$ortantl!3 Wh! are !ou interested in this career' , have recentl! been interested in this career/ , was led to wanting this %ob because , want to make the world a better $lace b! hel$ing whenever , can& ,t fits m! $ersonalit! because ,.m caring and $assionate&