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NS Career-Neuroscience Nurse

Day in Life: A neuroscience nurse helps patients that are suffering from a neurological pain. This can include injuries, such as head and spinal trauma from accidents, or illnesses, such as Parkinson’s disease, meningitis, encephalitis, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis.Neuroscience nurses also give assistance to people who had injuries or an event that affected their nervous system. 

Training:In order to become a neuroscience nurse, the applicant must be a registered nurse by receiving a nursing degree  or passing the NCLEX-RN. To be certified as a neuroscience nurse, the applicant must need at least 2 years of full experience with direct/indirect neuroscience nursing setting.

Average salary:$58,000 

Reference:http://nursewithoutborders.org/becoming-a-neuroscience-nurse/