8. ADN-This is a 2-year degree. Nurses with this degree usually cannot become managers or take on more responsibilities without further training. RN-This is a 4-year degree. Nurses with this degree often have a specialty such as a neonatal nursing degree of surgical nursing degree. Nurse Practitioner-This is usually a RN with a master’s degree. They can perform many of the tasks that doctors can such as prescribing most medications. Types of nursing degrees 11/16/2009 3 Kristen Eden
9. The Nurse cares for the patient’s physical, emotional, psychological, and even spiritual needs. The nurse is her patients advocate. The nurse cares for the basic needs of her patients such as feeding them, helping them to the bathroom, encouraging them, administering their medications, and much more. The Nurses Responsibilities 11/16/2009 4 Kristen Eden
10. Nursing can be an extremely rewarding job! Not only will you be able to help others, but you will encounter new challenges every day! 11/16/2009 5 Kristen Eden
11. Number of nurses in highly populated cities 11/16/2009 6 Kristen Eden
14. Nurses then and now Can’t wait to take these hats off!! Civil war era nurses Modern nurses 11/16/2009 9 Kristen Eden
15. Projection of Nursing Shortage in 2015 Light blue=demand Dark blue=supply As shown in this chart, the nursing shortage is projected to be large in 2015 11/16/2009 10 Kristen Eden
17. Nursing Recap All in all, nursing can be an extremely rewarding career filled with much responsibility and reward. Whether you choose a specialty such neonatal, surgery, or intensive care nursing, you will feel a sense of meaning and fulfillment knowing you have made a difference in the life of your patient. 11/16/2009 12 Kristen Eden
Editor's Notes
From this slide, you can see that there are many nursing jobs in these highly populated areas.
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