There are many different jobs and tasks required of a registered nurse (RN). Job duties include major focuses of the job, such as administering medications and treating patients; monitor medical equipment and even teach patients and their families how to manage illnesses and injuries. These are just some of the many tasks that a nurse must perform on a daily basis while working. A nurse is not simply handed a list that covers all of her duties for each job. A nurse's titles and duties often depend on where they work and the patients they work with. Some registered nurses such as pediatric nurses who work with children and adolescents or trauma nurses who work in freestanding emergency departments or in a hospital are some examples of how where they work affects what they do. Some nurses will work in high-pressure situations, such as trauma nurses, while others may work in more relaxed, low-pressure environments, such as school nurses. When you enter the nursing profession it is not just for the benefits or the group of people you will be associated with. It's more than the pay, it's the genuine love of helping people, and sometimes when you love helping people, you're willing to go above and beyond to assist someone to the best of your ability. Sometimes you are so willing to go above and beyond to help someone who may be violating your scope of practice. You may be wondering what is “scope of practice”? Scope of Practice is a term used by national/state/provincial licensing bodies for many professions that defines what procedures, processes, and actions are permitted to the licensed person (Wikipedia, 2014, Scope of Practice, para 1). According to AMN Healthcare Ed...... middle of the paper ......and in Nursing and so on up to medical school. I hope that through my work as a pediatric nurse I can begin to build my life and a home for myself while I continue school. I feel that I will be able to not only achieve my goals professionally, but also achieve my goals as a human being to help people. Bottom line, being a nurse, you take on a lot of responsibilities, there are so many things you can be held accountable for. But nothing is more rewarding than knowing you're making a difference, not just for one person, but for the entire community. When you save someone's life, you are not simply saving a person's heartbeat, but you are saving the heart and soul of their loved ones. To me, that's just a wonderful thought, knowing that I have the power to not only be able to help a patient, but to be able to help their family..