Increase in Nursing Jobs:The nursing colleges and institutes are encouraged at all levels to introduce ideas that will change the way of living of their patients as well as provide something substantial to their institutes. Registered nurses are the best kind of career option in the field of nursing and clinical education. As per a survey this segment of the nursing population had approximately 2.6 million of jobs in first part of 2008. Hospitals...more
The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program is a good way to get a start in the medical services field if you don't have the time or money for a full degree program. The CNA course s are federally-mandated but state-controlled, so your certification will be for your state only. The course requirements are 50 hours of classroom instruction and 100 hours in a clinical setting, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical...more
The specialized area of neonatal nursing is still fairly new when compared to that of midwifery, adult health or other specialized areas in nursing. This area came about in the 1960s and has been in existence since then. Neonatal is a term that is used to describe babies in the first 28 days after birth and as such, a neonatal nurse is one who is responsible for providing care to a new born at this stage.The Role of a Neonatal NurseA neonatal nurse is capable of working in either the nursery at a hospital on the maternity wards or within the community. In most cases, these hospitals will have their nursery set up in three levels; level I, II and II. Level I refers to that area of the nursery that houses babies that were born healthy. This level is almost becoming non-existent as healthy babies and their mothers are no longer spending many days in the hospital and in some cases share a hospital room.Level II refers to those babies that have special needs. In most cases these babies were born premature or are suffering from some kind of illness. At this level, babies may require specialize feedings, intravenous therapy, supplemental oxygen or a little more time to develop before they...more
Scope of a Nursing Program:The situation of nursing training based on a nursing program has been reviewed many times as per the requirement of the day. It has now reached a state where it helps in aiding nurses to start with a beginner's level or an advanced level of training. Instead of the traditional style of teaching nowadays a nursing program...more
When one thinks of going to the hospital, it is normally in the context of having some sort of procedure done. Be it having an appendix removed or undergoing a more complicated operation, the operating room will be filled with all sorts of medical professionals.Surgeons, anesthesiologists, surgical technicians, and nurses will work together to...more
There is a grave need for qualified and dedicated nurses in this day and age. There has been a proliferation of many hospitals, medical centers and facilities as people get access to medical facilities on the back of insurance and better living standards. This gets manifested in the form of acute nursing shortage that is endemic around the globe and in the US too. If you look around in government and also private hospitals, you will find that the number of nurses is far less than what should be, which leads to glaring gaps and lacunae in the kind of service and patient care facilities that people can expect.Causes for nursing shortageThere are many causes for the glaring nursing shortage that the country and the medical system face today. For one, there are just not enough people willing to get into the profession. A lot of this has to do with the inherent image problem that the profession faces. While a lot of young people would love to become doctors, there is quite a bit of hesitation among them to take up nursing as it is not considered to be a glamorous or exciting profession. In some cases, people are downright ashamed to admit that they are nurses, and these holds true more...more
Are you a caring people person? Do you want to be a nurse but don't know what kind or where to start? You don't have to be confused any longer because this article will present to you the different kinds of nursing school programs you might...more
Are you considering a career in nurse management versus remaining in a regular staffing position? The aspiring nurse manager will continually develop and hone professional and technical skills by using the many ongoing nurse manager education...more
Certified nursing assistants, also known as CNA's are an essential part of any medical team and hence are very much in demand. Certified nursing assistants work under the directives of a supervising registered nurse or a licensed nurse or under a...more
The number of nursing positions is expected to almost double by the year 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. Added to this, nurses are, and have been, in great demand and in short supply for years. That equates to spectacularly bountiful...more
You can't know what concepts mean to nurses these days if you have no idea what they are in general. If you want to define concepts, you can define them as thoughts or ideas. They are an inherent part of your life, not to mention a most significant...more
Human Responses to Traumatic Events If you run a Google search with the term, post traumatic stress (PTS) you will get 6,740,000 links taking you to all kinds of websites like those of self-help organizations, medical peer review journals, personal...more