Collaboration
You’ll work with your patients’ healthcare team, including therapists and doctors.
Education
You’ll teach people how important it is to exercise and avoid activities that increase risk, like smoking.
Treatment
You’ll perform tests, manage patients’ medications and other treatments, and administer oxygen therapy.
- Assisted living facilities
- Clinics
- Home care agencies
- Hospitals
- Long-term care centers
- Military or government facilities
- Private offices
01
Get an Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
02
Pass the NCLEX-RN and work as a Registered Nurse.
03
Get a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
04
There’s no specific certification for a Pulmonary Nurse.
You can earn a Critical Care certification through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses or a credential in Certified Pulmonary Function Technology through the National Board for Respiratory Care.
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You’re ready to work as a Pulmonary Care Nurse.
