11 Highest Paying Nursing Specialties

6. Pediatric Endocrinology Nurse

Median Salary: $81,000

Are you familiar with the endocrine system? It’s a network of endocrine organs that control specific hormonal release in the body. They treat kids pediatric patients diagnosed with diabetes, thyroid disease, and hypoglycemia. As a pediatric endocrinology nurse, you are going to be working up close with a doctor. If the kid has juvenile diabetes, your role is to make them understand  what they should and shouldn’t do. You are the one that conducts tests to the patient to check his or her condition. A challenging part of being a pediatric endocrinology nurse is that you need to be research-oriented. You need to avoid using jargons in explaining each medical case to a patient.

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