A booming young population coupled with their aggressive healthcare demands in the forthcoming decades caused by aging, has sounded the alarm for timely stocktaking of the present day imbalances to devise the ways and means to correct them. Policymakers, private institutions, service providers and healthcare professionals are seized of the fact of the impending looming shortage in virtually all categories of medical care. This review is intended...more
There has been a lot of emphasis in recent times on migration from the traditional large hospital driven medical care model to that of smaller resident-directed care, more particularly for aging people. Apart from ensuring personalized care by skilled nurses with greater autonomy, the focus is on quality of life as a motivation for improved life experience with enhanced life expectancy. The underlying philosophy is of altering the nursing home...more
You are on the verge of becoming a nurse and are ready to take the final plunge, there are certain things you need to know about the working world of the nurses. Given below is a peek into the world of nurses, their professions and their lives, a list of things they never tell you about.*Nurses are workers: Nursing is not a glamorous profession. It is a job and has to be performed like one. It is a job in which you are required to perform your duties with sincerity and not expect glory.*It is a physically and emotionally straining job: This job will require a major input on your part. You will discover that the job will be a major physical and emotional drainer. You will be required to run around, rush with supplies and push gurneys around. You will be required to be physically active and at the end of the day, your feet will kill you. *You have to deal with families: Families of the patients come with them, you have to accept that. You also have to accept that you have to deal with them during the course of the event. You will have to as sympathetic and compassionate as you you can be. *You are a secretary as well: Not just the patient but paperwork, charts, discharge papers, they...more
There are many specialities that the field of nursing has to offer. There are many universities, colleges and institutes which offer specialization in many different lines. Mentioned below are some of the most common specializations.1.Adult nursesAdult nurses work with a wide age group, working with young adults to the old and deal with a variety...more
Nurses have a huge role inside the medical industry. They are responsible for caring for sick patients, helping in exams and educating people about preventive health care. Nurses also form the largest sized collection of healthcare staff. Regrettably, in many different parts of the earth, there's not a satisfactory amount of nurses to reach the...more
As far as United States is concerned, you will find 9 podiatry schools. As far as the history of podiatry is concerned, you will find that the podiatry is a very old specialization and they were present even in the Egyptian civilization as well as they have been earning a good sum of money as well. You should understand the exact meaning of podiatry as it means the study of the feet and the foot related diseases. Even Abraham Lincoln used to have the feet problem and he hired a podiatrist, who he recommended during the civil war as well. If you will have a look at all the medical specialization then you will find that podiatry is one of the best specializations and it was being given the 15th position in the highest paid specialization list being given by the Forbes. As far as United States is concerned, you will find two types of physicians who look after the feet. They are the DPM or the doctor of podiatric medicine or DPM as well as the orthopedists, who have the MDs as well as the Dos. If you feel that you should be a podiatric doctor then in that case you certainly need to go through the 90 semester hours of study at the university level and you are also required to complete...more
Specialization counts a lot in any profession; similarly nursing also involves a cascade of specialization options. You can choose to pursue a field in nursing which interests you the most, as after all, you need to carry on throughout your career as...more
Nursing has now become a full-fledged degree course. You have the option of taking up a bachelor's or a master's or a doctorate or an associates/diploma degree in nursing. These options have made a career choice in nursing a much more lucrative...more
Today's nurses have a very stable life with a decent salary and fixed working hours. If you are fond of human interaction then this is one of the best career options for you as you get to meet a lot of people every day. The compensation given out to...more
With people becoming more and more health conscious, the nurse business is booming and they are in demand like never before. Over the past decade, the demand has risen and, therefore, more and more young people are interested in following the career...more
Nursing is a very old and a much revered profession. A nurse's participation in medical procedures can simplify the surgeon's job manifold. And their doctors, however more qualified they claim to be, cannot have the same caring effect on the patients...more
Online nursing programs can now definitely change your life for good as there is easy money in the field and it is a highly respected profession.*Funding Not a Hassle AnymoreWith the economy doing fine now, you definitely have a greater urge to...more