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Nursing
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A nurse is responsible for assisting other health care professionals in the treatment of the ill or injured.
Work place setting:
Work place setting:
Nurses can work in a variety of settings such as, emergency rooms, hospitals, nursing home and doctors offices.
Nurses can also assist in research programs and non-clinical trials. They also deal with issues of quality of life and death and dying.
Nurses can also assist in research programs and non-clinical trials. They also deal with issues of quality of life and death and dying.
Degrees offered:
Associate in Nursing: two year program
Bachelor of Nursing: four year program
Master of Nursing: two years of graduate school
Specialties:
Cardiac nursing
Things to think about:
Mental health nurses :Works in psychiatric and mental health facilities.
Disability nurse: Working with people that have learning or developmental disabilities.
Pediatric nurses: A nurse that works with infants, children and adolescences.
Geriatric nurse: Works with the elderly.
Home health nurse: Work with all ages in their homes.
Each of the medical specialties have nurses that are specialized in that area:
Cardiac nursing
Orthopedic nursing
Oncology nursing
Pulmonary nursing
Internal medicine nursing
There are many different working environments and settings that a nurse might work in. Each environment has its own unique scheduled hours and work days. For example, If you work in a hospital you might have to work weekends and holidays compared to a Doctor's office where you would have Monday-Friday work hours with most holidays off. Usually most people have an idea of the specialties they would like to work in however this might change when start your internships.
Knowledgeable and dependable Nurses are always in high demand so job security, in this career, is strong.
Keep in my your child care needs when picking an area of
Keep in my your child care needs when picking an area of
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