Nursing career : Become An Oil Rig Nurse

Oil rig nursing usually appeals to single registered nurses (RNs) who don’t mind being away from their friends and family for long stretches at a time. Offshore oil rigs work around-the-clock 365 days a year.

Ideally, you’ll be a registered nurse with experience working in an emergency department because accidents, broken bones and even burns can be some of the things you’ll be treating if you decide to pursue an offshore oil rig nursing career.

Becoming Oil Rig Nurse has to deal with all medical problem

By their very nature, offshore oil rigs can be dangerous. The rigs are often located in the middle of the ocean sometimes hundreds of kilometers away from shore. As the only medically-trained person on-board, an oil rig nurse must take care of all emergencies, accidents and illnesses.

Every oil rig nurse must be trained to diagnose and treat a wide-range of medical problems as as triage patients, provide life-saving procedures and handle any necessary evacuations to onshore hospitals. This can include controlling bleeding after an accident on the rig, calibrating drug dosages and applying immobilization techniques.

Offshore oil rig nursing offers you a lot of autonomy and the chance to shine on your own. Doctors are usually hours away onshore and you can speak to them by radio, phone or on the Internet if an emergency arises that you can’t handle alone.