Required education
ADN or BSN
Average annual salary
$50k–$101k
Attributes
Patient-facing
Work hands-on, directly with patients.
Varied
Take on different tasks, patients, and situations every day.
You’ll provide emotional support while helping your patients physically recover from their burns.
What you’ll do
Education
You’ll teach families how to care for a patient’s burns and educate communities about burn prevention.
Treatment
You’ll stabilize burn victims, dress and care for their wounds, and give them medication.
Where you’ll work
- Burn care units
- Emergency rooms
- Intensive care units
- Trauma centers
How to become a Burn Care Nurse
01
Get an Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
02
Pass the NCLEX-RN.
03
Work as a Registered Nurse, and gain experience in an ICU or trauma center.
04
While there’s no specific Burn Care Nurse certification, you can specialize in related areas such as Advanced Burn Life Support.
05
You’re ready to work as a Burn Care Nurse.
Join an Organization
Become a member of a Burn Care Nurse organization to find career opportunities, learn from your colleagues, and support the profession.
Related Organizations
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