Johnston Due date: September 21‚ 2010 “Becoming A Nurse” OUTLINE Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the different levels of nursing available to be able to work in the healthcare field‚ what their job description for each level entails‚ and determining do they really have what it takes to become a good nurse. INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: First off let me say “I Love My Job”. I knew from a childhood age that I wanted to be a nurse. There is nothing better than the great feeling that
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9 weeks early‚ so the family spent a lot of time in the hospital with her. In the following weeks and months‚ I witnessed nurses staying not only at this tiny infant’s side‚ but the family’s also as she was hooked up to yet another tube. These nurses went above their required duties and cared for my sister and family not only physically‚ but emotionally and mentally. The nurses‚ far more than any doctor‚ were our support system. I‚ at that young age‚ would ask them my questions about what was to happen
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practical nurse obtain more than a CNA (Certified nurse assistance). To become a CNA‚ you will need to take a class. The classes to receive certification will take 8 and 16 weeks to complete. These classes also range from $500 to $1‚000 depending on where your obtaining it. With both Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) once employed‚ you will be supervised by a Registered Nurse (RN). License practical nurses also supervise CNA. The role of a License Practical Nurse is to
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In nursing‚ burnout is a real problem. Nurses expressed symptoms of stress and burnout as reasons for their intention to exit the profession (Maville‚ Huerta‚ 2013‚ p. 446). It leads to job dissatisfaction and high turnover rates‚ which could be the case in the dialysis center I work for. We practice in the outpatient clinic and inpatient hospital setting. We perform hemodialysis‚ continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)‚ plasmapheresis‚ and peritoneal dialysis. We can work very long hours
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hospital for two weeks and during that period I only saw the doctor thrice. The nurses where the ones doing everything‚ so I felt they were the ones who nursed her back to health. The other deciding factors were: variety of places for jobs whether in the public‚ private‚ or community setting; the opportunity to learn new things since no day is ever the same; the opportunity to work with other health professionals; nurses will always be needed; nursing offers specialty areas‚ and the opportunity to
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Employment of registered nurses is projected to grow 16 percent from 2014 to 2024‚ much faster than the average for all occupations. A registered nurse is responsible for providing patient care‚ educate patients and the public about various health conditions‚ and to provide advice and emotional support to patients and their families. I will excel at being a registered nurse because it matches my interest in working with people and kids and I am already preparing for this career in high school.
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Nurses are a big part of this world. They help you through the most difficult times of your life and never leave your side. My life goal since I was ten was to be a NICU nurse. Although‚ I still have a long ways to go. As a senior in high school‚ I try to be as involved as possible. I am a part of Tahoma High School leadership class‚ Interact club‚ Sports Medicine Club‚ fifth grade camp counselor both junior and senior years‚ and Gymnastics team. Through leadership I have been a leadership retreat
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ask me “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Without giving it much thought I would always say a teacher or a chef. As I got older I realized what I really wanted to be when I grew up. I became interested in becoming a nurse when I was around 12. My aunt‚ who is a nurse would always tell me stories about her patients and what was going on at the hospital she worked at. During my sophomore year I was privileged enough to job shadow my aunt’s friend Jana. It was a great‚ rewarding experience.
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A nurse basically checks on the patient until the doctor comes to finds out what the problem and why. Nurses play significant roles in hospitals‚ clinics and private practices. They make up the biggest health care occupation in the United States. Nursing job duties include communicating between patients and doctors‚ caring for patients‚ administering medicine and supervising nurses’ aides. This is basically what a nurse does everyday‚ but the advanced practice nurses can work independently and have
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INTRODUCTION Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection in the world and can estimated one third of the Global Population has been infected with the Hepatitis B virus. Therefore it continues to be a major global health problem. (WHO‚ 2009) This infection is highly prevalent to the third world countries which include the Philippines. It is caused by the Hepatitis B virus that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease. A single virus particle can cause the disease
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