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Nursing is a caring profession.  It is also a profession that is more and more evidenced based in practice.  In
as much as the scientific aspects of nursing is increasing due to the
complex technological advancement of medicine and the machinery that is
used at the patients bedside, the fact remains that the nurse is the
first person that the client usually comes in contact with in any
emergency or hospital setting.   

Having said this,
the term, “caring” is an essential emotion that all nurses, for that
matter, all individuals in the health profession must possess.  With caring comes the trained ability of the nurse to facilitate therapeutic communication.  One might ask, what is therapeutic communication?    To better answer this question, the term communication should first be defined.  
Communication can be defined as “The Process of transmitting messages and interpreting meaning.” (Wilson and others, 1995)  With
therapeutic communication, the sender, or nurse seeks to illicit a
response from the receiver, the patient that is beneficial to the
patients mental and physical health.  Just as stress has
been proven to adversely affect the health of individuals, the
therapeutic approach to communication can actually help.  In any given situation everyone uses communication.  
 Everyone has seen the individual that looks like they are either angry, stressed, feeling ill or maybe sad.  These emotions are communicated to others not always by words, but by gestures and facial expressions.  A
nurse must always be aware of these expressions in clients, for these
expressions may be the only way that the nurse can tell if there is
something else going on that needs their attention.  The term given to this type of non-verbal communication is called, meta-communication.  In
meta-communication, the client may look at their amputated stump and
say that it doesn’t really look that bad, while at the same time tears
are rolling down from their eyes.  
 In a case such as this the nurse should stay and further explore how the person actually feels.  There are many factors associated with the healing and comforting aspects of therapeutic communication.  Circumstances, surroundings, and timing all play a role in the effect of therapeutic communication.  If
a client is being rushed down for an emergency surgery there might not
be time for a bedside conversation, but the holding of a hand could
convey much more than words to the client at such a moment.   
Ideally, for therapeutic communication to be effective the nurse must be aware of how they appear to the client.  If
a nurse appears rushed, for example, they are speaking quickly, their
countenance looks harried, and they are breathing heavily, their eyes
not on the client but perhaps on an intravenous bag on the client in
the next bed.  In a case like this, there is nothing that
this nurse could say to the client in a therapeutic manner that the
client would believe.  The helping relationship has not been established and therefore therapeutic communication cannot be facilitated.  Some
of the emotions associated with therapeutic communication include but
are not limited to the following: Professionalism, Confidentiality,
Courtesy, Trust, Availability, Empathy, and Sympathy. (Potter, Patricia
A., Perry, Anne G., Co. 2003, Basic Nursing Essentials for Practice,
pg. 123, Mosby)
All of these emotions go into the client nurse
relationship, which must be established by the nurse as soon as
possible upon first meeting the client.  To begin to
establish this nurse client relationship, the nurse must assess the
overall message that the client is communicating to the nurse, such as
fear, pain, sadness, anxiety or apathy.  The nurse should be trained in keying into the message that the client is sending.  Only then can the nurse determine the best therapeutic approach.  Anyone that has to be thrust in to a hospital or emergency room environment has level of anxiety.   
This
level can go up considerably when the client feels that they have been
abandoned or that there is no one there that really cares about how
they feel.  When a client is the recipient of therapeutic
communication from a caring individual, a level of trust is achieved
and more than, that the clients entire countenance can change for the
better.  Their blood pressure, respirations and levels of stress can simultaneously decrease.  When this takes place, the management of pain, if any is involved, can be resolved more quickly.  The goal for a nurse is to become proficient in the medical
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There are many great aspects to a career in nursing. You get
to help people, you get to meet people, and since nurses are needed across the United
States , you have the opportunity to work just
about anywhere you want.

But one oft-overlooked advantage of nursing careers is the
opportunity to schedule your career around your life. Thats exactly what per
diem nursing provides. If you want or need to schedule your own working hours,
but still earn a good salary, then this type of non-contract job may be the
ideal career choice for you.

With daily nurse jobs there is an opportunity to partner
with medical staffing agencies and work in temporary assignments at hospitals
and clinics. RNs that sign on for these nursing positions may sometimes work
on-call and will typically be scheduled week to week. A per diem nurse will
also be responsible for any last-minute requests to fill in for sick hospital
staff or for those who simply cant make it to work. In some cases, someone
with a per diem nursing position wont be called in until the day he or she is
needed. And there may be no guarantee that the per diem nurse will be called at
all. Some assignments can be part-time and some can be full-time. In other
words, per diem nursing is a good career choice for nurses who can remain
flexible.

Choosing a day-by-day nursing career doesnt necessarily
mean that a nurse has to work at a single hospital, either. Those involved in
per diem nursing careers can work at several different hospitals within a
single area. Someone in a per diem nursing job also has the option of taking on
preferred specialty rolesas a critical-care nurse, for example, or they can
choose to work in more general per diem nursing roles.

Per diem nursing is often described as shopping for nursing
shifts. Those who work on a daily basis can choose to work shifts that are as
regular or as irregular as they like. For those that love to travel, that can
be a big plus. By being able to set their own hours, the weeks that they are
available to work, per diem nurses can plan for short or extended vacations far
more easily than those working on a regular schedule.

Per diem nursing offers a taste of adventure that may not be
available to nurses with full-time jobs at a hospital or clinic. Its a good
resource for nurses who havent quite found their niche or specialty area. The
opportunity to work in clinics and hospitals of all different sizes and the
opportunity to discover what its like in new departments makes finding that
right nursing specialty easier than ever.

Others who can benefit from per diem nursing careers include
new moms and nurses close to retirement. Per diem nursing is also an excellent
choice for nurses who are taking continuing education classes and other nurses
who dont want to work full time, but want to work intermittent shifts in order
to keep their experience current. In some cases, per diem nursing gives nurses the
chance to test a hospital in order to get a feel for the work culture and
environment before signing on for a permanent position.

While per diem nursing can be a good part-time job and a
career booster for a wide range of people, its not for everyone. Taking a per
diem job means nurses may be scheduled to work in several different hospitals
within a single week, which means dealing with several different hospital
systems, different doctors, and different colleagues. While those with per diem
nursing positions have some control over how many different situations they
have to deal with, its still important for every per diem nurses well-being
to be comfortable in their position as a temporary staff member.

While flexibility is a crucial trait for people pursuing per
diem nursing careers, they can look forward to being well-compensated. Those working
with a good medical staffing agency that places people in per diem positions
can make $30 to $40 per hour. And those willing to take daily nursing positions
during late-night shifts or in intensive care can make as much as $50 an hour.

The best medical staffing agencies can also place those with
per diem jobs in positions that offer an inclusive benefits package, which may
include health insurance and a retirement plan.

A good medical staffing agency will only want the most
qualified per diem nurses representing them that includes a thorough
registration process is usually required. Basic qualifications for per diem
positions include an RN license, one year of critical-care experience, good
references, and good credentials. Those pursuing per diem nurse positions
should also have up-to-date immunizations. Competency tests may also be
distributed by medical staffing agencies looking to place per diem nurses.

Initially, nurses that have several specialties will likely
be offered with a wider choice of available positions. Thats especially true
for nurses who have experience in critical-care assignments. The per diem nursing
jobs in highest demand are the positions that experience the largest number of shortages ,
which include positions in cardiac care, intensive care and in the
emergency room.

Many of those who decide to pursue per diem nursing
positions find the variety of options exciting and engaging. For qualified nurses
who want more freedom and more flexibility, nursing presents an unbeatable
opportunity.
[ Molly Harris is the
President and CEO at Advantage Medical Staffing, Inc. one of Texas medical
staffing companies which specializes in career placement for per diem
nursing , allied professionals, and permanent placement nurse
positions.

Forensic nurses working in different departments make different salaries. Forensic nurses make more salary than ordinary nurses. This is because of their more specific training and higher education. Their job also involves more responsibility and risk taking. Apart from that forensic nurses are also available on call which makes their work hours odd and inconvenient. Therefore they are paid more. Emergency room examiners have to be present in the emergency room always. If they are employed by the hospital they get paid a fixed salary. But if they are working on hourly basis or per case basis then they are paid differently. They can be paid anything around 1 – 4 dollars per hour of their service. They can also be paid per case basis. A sexual assault nurse examiner is paid one and a half times more than their basic salary.

These are however not the universal rates. Forensic nurse salary differs from place to place. At some places forensic nurses are paid from twenty six dollars per hour to one hundred dollars per hour. A forensic nurse working in a big city may get paid much more than one operating from a rural setting. Again a nurse with more work experience earns considerably more than one with less experience. Forensic nursing is also a job that tests your intelligence and judgment. A forensic nurse gets paid in accordance with her ability to work. You will be hired by better employers if you prove your ability in working.

As said above there is no universal salary for forensic nurses. There are talks going on about forming a regulatory committee for regularizing the salary of forensic nurses. Until that happens, forensic nurses will be paid in accordance with the convenience of the employers and the employed. Experienced forensic nurses often start their own consultancies. They provide medico legal advice to victims and their families. Such forensic nurse consultants earn more than one hundred and fifty dollars per hour. Depending on their name and ability they may earn much more.

Forensic nursing is an emerging field. Currently there are 7500 forensic nurses employed in the US and are doing an excellent job. The judicial system has woken up to the need of having more and more forensic nurses employed in various branches across the United States. There will be many more vacancies for forensic nurses in the years to come and as their importance increases their payments will also increase. Forensic nurses have a bright future ahead. So if you are planning to become a nurse or if you are a nurse then you could think of forensic nursing as a career option.

The Tragic Industry Of Nurse Mare Foals – Pet Urns

I want to bring awareness to “another” tragic practice that is occurring in the horse racing world. The abuse of nurse mare foals.

Nurse mare foals are unfortunate foals born to mares that are bred solely for milk production. Nurse mare farmers use mares of varying breeds but often times the larger breeds, such as drafts, to breed nurse mare foals.

After foaling, the breeders lease the mares out to a farm, usually a farm involved with the horse racing industry. The mares are taken from their biological offspring anywhere between 1 day and 1 week of age. These new mothers then become mothers for more “expensive” foals. Their biological foals are left to die, are killed or are slaughtered due to the level care they require and the costs associated to raise the orphan foals..

Often while the mare is being leased out, the “expensive foals” farm is required to get the mare back in foal. This explains the mixed breeds of these foals and why they’re unable to be registered. The farmers will just breed back to whatever is available, even the teaser stallions, it doesn’t matter. This creates a vicious, but convenient, cycle for the nurse mare farmers, who make a profit on leasing the mare, and then get the mare bred back for free. This in turn brings in the same money the next year.

Ever heard of pony leather or pony skin? The doomed foals are skinned and their hides are used for high-end leather products. Another profitable perk. It sickens me.

What can you do? Adopt one of these foals, or give time or money to help support horse rescue groups who are working hard to save these foals and rescue them from being slaughtered. Often times these foals make calmer, more relaxed, and bombproof horses. The bond they share with people is usually very strong and unsurpassed. They’ve lived so much in their short little lives by the time that regular foals are being weaned.

Saving Horses Inc., Dream Equine Therapy Center, andMountain View Rescue are all doing a great job of making a difference for these foals.

Over the last two decades, travel nursing has become a very popular choice of careers. There are many up and coming nurses as well as existing nurses that utilize many of the different travel nursing destinations offered in the profession. However, unlike human kind, all nursing travel destinations are not equal. There are a few things to consider when looking at particular travel nursing positions, some of which revolve around compensation and destination benefits.

North Carolina
Although North Carolina is not a well-known travel destination among travelers in the US, the availability of travel nursing positions in the state makes it easy to be granted an assignment. Along with availability, North Carolina has many interesting landmarks, points of history, and one of the most beautiful coastlines on the East Coast. Compensation is above average within the state as well and reflects more urbanized salaries without the headache and hustle of large cities. With such solid attributes as great travel nurse jobs, attractive pay, and interesting activities, North Carolina rounds out the list at number five.

Arizona
Wintertime temperatures of 70 degrees can be a very tempting living condition. Arizona offers a number of travel nurse positions as well as the best of two seasons. During cold winter months, Phoenix is nice and warm while the northern territories of Winslow offer a full range of seasons including snowmobiling. Arizona offers travel nurses top pay and is within close proximity of the West Coast as well as Mexico. These attributes make Arizona a very popular destination at number four.

California
There are different degrees of compensation depending on what type of assignment one takes. Sometimes, the rate of pay is commensurate with average pay throughout the state. Therefore, states that have a high standard of living offer the best pay. Although this is not always the case, this does contribute to a destination’s desirability. For instance, nurses in California may get paid on average better than 70% of the rest of the country. California also has a number of desirable places to live and recreate. For this reason, California makes the top destination for traveling nurse positions at number three.

Hawaii
Of course Hawaii would make the top five destinations. With a 365 day steady temperature of 85 and a lush tropical environment, Hawaii is paradise in itself. Couple some of the highest pay for nurses with its environment and one couldn’t ask for a better job. The only reason Hawaii falls inline at number two is due to position availability. There are a number of positions but with a large application pool.

Southern Florida
With an annual average temperature in the mid 70s and easy access to both the Atlantic Beach as well as the Gulf of Mexico, Florida is a travel destination in itself. For this reason alone, it scores high on this top five list. However, travel nurse positions are abundant in a state where the average age is in the mid 40s, nurses are in high demand. Along with the demand, nursing pay in Florida is one of the highest in the nation. With the major city of Miami, numerous beaches on two coasts, and the only entirely tropical destination in the continental US known as the Keys, Florida is considered a travel nurse’s dream assignment and tops the list at number one.

All professions have as their cornerstone and creed a code of ethics and or professional performance standards. The nursing profession is no different. As the field of nursing grows and changes in defining the role of a nurse, the central theme will always be that of caring. It can be said that, all other duties and responsibilities of nurses have centered around, “caring”. Caring has been described by many nursing theorist as the innate nature of a human being to be able to give unconditional help in the form of doing for, therapeutic communication, therapeutic touch, compassion, a gentleness of spirit and humbleness of knowing ones self.

Jean Watson, a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Counseling developed a theory of caring first published in 1979. She believed that caring was central to the profession of nursing as well as being the unifying principle of practice. The two major assumptions that she made are as follows:

1. Care and love constitute the primal and universal psychic energy.

2. Care and love are requisite for our survival and the nourishment of humanity.

Madeleine Leininger, a nurse and anthropologist proposed a theory of caring based on culture. She was able to see that how one society defines caring is not always the same as another society. For instance, in Asia, looking directly into another’s eyes is not a sign of respect but a sign of disrespect. Therefore a western nurse unaware of the Asian culture of caring would be seen as an uncaring and disrespectful person. Leininger termed this knowledge of cultural caring as, “transcultural nursing”.

“Her beliefs are that culture is the broadest and the most holistic way to conceptualize, understand, and be effective with people.” (1)

With the emergence of the, “caring”, theorists also came the emergence of “Standards of Profession Performance”. The two terms are entwined in their definitions. There cannot be one without the other. The American Nursing Association set forth the following requisites for standards of professional performance. It is within these standards that can be seen the unifying theme of caring.

Standard 1. Quality of Care.

The nurse systematically evaluates and effectiveness of nursing practice. The nurse does this by participating in peer review committees and in consistently evaluating his/her own performance and how her performance has enhanced the clients health and emotional wellness.

Standard II. Performance Appraisal

The nurse evaluates his/her own nursing practice in relation to the national and state statues set forth defining the role of nurse.

Standard III. Education

The nurse acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice. Many states now require continuing educational credits to be earned by a nurse. The number of credits vary from state to state. However, a nurse cannot renew their license without proof of these continuing educational credits. These credits help to keep the nurse current with new medica/nursingl advancements related to patient care.

Standard IV. Collegiality

The nurse interacts with and contributes to the nursing profession by meeting with other professionals in the medical field, such as Physicians, Physical Therapist, Respiratory Therapists, and Home Care Coordinators, to exchange ideas and gain a mutual respect while stimulating a leaning environment that all will benefit.

Standard V. Ethics

The nurse’s decisions and actions in helping and caring for individuals are based on principles of ethics and institutional guidelines.

Standard VI. Collaboration

The nurse collaborates with other medical professionals in creating an environment for the clients that facilitate an increasing continuum of mental and physical wellness.

Standard VII. Research

The nurse will not cease to expand his/her educational horizons, and continue to seek out and explore new areas of research and statistics.

Standard VIII. Resource Utilization

The nurse will participate in committees within the organization to evaluate and increase the effectiveness of safety, costs in planning and delivering patient care.

It can be seen that within the guidelines of professional performance the center theme is the caring for the client from every aspect. It is within these guidelines that the nurse can better define his/her role as a the one individual who has the ability to enhance the clients mental and physical wellness by coordinating, educating, and working with others to promote a caring and supportive environment.

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Have you missed the secret to improving your game? A ‘secret’ that has been right in front of you all these years?
The secret we are talking about is golf fitness.
‘A secret?’ you say. Well, it must be since so many golfers seem to have overlooked it.
Yes, we know all about the success of fit golfers of like Tiger Woods and Anna Sorenstam. But did you know Gary Player, known as the Black Knight and the International Ambassador of Golf, is also known as Mr. Fitness? Player turned pro in 1952 and has been winning tournaments in both regular and senior events for the last 6 decades. And he has been a pioneer in the field of golf fitness all along the way. Yet few people, golfers among them, were even aware of that factor in his success. Fitness has always been a part of the success for many golfers on the pro tour but so many others have neglected it totally right down to this day. And many everyday, Sunday golfers aren’t even aware of it either. They have been looking for an edge and buying expensive equipment endorsed by the big money winners, yet they have neglected or missed completely the advantage given to the fitter golfers. Don’t be like them. Look at golf fitness like many of the pros do today to improve their game.
Golf fitness can produce more power in your swing, give you staying power and stamina right to the end of your 18 holes or allow you to complete a full tournament, swinging with the same gusto at the end as you did at the beginning. And…it will keep you playing on the links while others are staying home to nurse their pulled muscles and other golf related injuries. Don’t let that be you.
Don’t worry about becoming fit enough to run a marathon or weight training 5 days a week to become a Mr. Universe winner. All you have to do is become ‘golf fit’. That means being able to swing your club all day long in the proper swing plane and with the same easy, powerful swing. And that also means being able to concentrate for all 18 holes. A lack of fitness can really affect you in that respect as well and few people realize it. I guess all you gain is another advantage in your foursome!
Take a look around and you will see exercises that are specific to golf, that don’t require a lot of expensive equipment and don’t require a large outlay of cash to join a gym or fitness club. If you can do that, great! But it won’t be necessary. A small set of dumbbells and some swimming or jogging for cardio work and you will be good to go.
Learning and applying the ‘secret’ is easy but you will reap a large reward when you become golf fit. Not only will you play better but it will make your entire life better to boot as well.
What are you waiting for? Go get fit!
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Serving as a black mark on the history of Massachusetts were the Witchcraft trials of 1692-1693. Rebeca Nurse and Sarah Cloyce were victims of the witchcraft frenzy.

Research has shown that a deep piety in this theocratic society intertwined with superstition, hysteria, fear and believe it or not economics all played a part in perpetuating this persecution and tragedy. A minister with limited education and after a year’s deliberation was ired by a church committee, his name was Reverend Mr. Parris. Most of the upper economics liked ministers with Harvard degree’s. His economic demands upon hire brought about a great deal of contention between the church members. He insisted that the church gifted him a parsonage and two acres of land. This was against the laws at the time. The Nurse family along with others, strongly opposed his views.

The Revered had also brought with him two Indian servants from Barbados where he had taken a year off from religion to trade in the colony of Barbados. Their names were Tituba and Indian Jones who would tell group of young women about conjuring spirits and holding ‘pow wows’. The Puritan girls bored with their own life enjoyed the tales that were considered extremely sinful pagan practice.

It was not long after that the servants were caught in what was called practicing incantations. The local physician claimed that they were bewitched. Two of the Puritian girls began to have odd experiences that they claimed were fit, seeing specters and having hallucinations. The physician was called and declared that Tituba was the cause. Tituba named Sarah Osburne (who was bed ridden) and Sarah Good (a social outcast) as her counterparts in bewitching the Puritan girls. All three were held for trial and accused of witchcraft. That was only the beginning of what would become more than a simple line in a history book.

After some time, the Reverend began to claim that every incident of children “crying out” against the villagers was an act of girls being bewitched inciting the congregation from the pulpit. The Norse family, the Cloyce family and Joseph Putnam became so utterly disgusted with the Reverend and his pulpit antics that they stopped attending the Church all together. As in most disputes that may outwardly seem to be religious in motive, economics lay just beneath the surface.

There was a boundary dispute that was caused by an unintentional error by the Court house resulting in Villages of Beverly, Topsfield and Salem having to pay town and parish taxes to Tospfield. This land dispute would not be settled for over a century. Disputes and hard feelings developed between the Putnam’s on one side and the Easty’s and Townes on the other side. Rebeca was a Towne and the family sided with Topsfield. This angered the Putnam’s and the hostility only escalated when boundary lines between the Nurses and the Putnam’s farms arose. The Nurses had made a name for themselves economically and resided in one of the finest house in the parish that was set on 300 acres of land. They were considered to be a family of untainted character and moral people that lived by the teachings of the Church.

So when the Putnam’s were the complainants on the arrest warrant for Rebeca Nurse, many were appalled. On March 23, 1692 a warrant was issued for the indictment of acts of witchcraft against Ann Putnam and unnamed others. At this time Rebeca was 71 years old, deaf, weak, bedridden and ill. Still she was arrested and taken to jail to await trial.

John Proctor was one of the few that stood up for Rebeca and her character. When his own servant Mary Warren also accused Rebeca, Mr. Proctor threatened her with a whip if she even moved from her spinning wheel. Until the day that Mary was called to testify against Rebeca there was not a single episode of fits. However, upon the stand miraculously the fits returned. On June 30 Rebeca appeared dressed in a proper gray gown, white collar and white-winged Puritan cap. Abigail Williams testified that she had been bewitched by Rebeca. Her reply was “I am innocent, and God will clear my innocence.”

Ann Putnam’s mother went on to claim that the spectral shape caused by Rebeca’s bewitching caused her to do evil and further claimed that Rebeca was what caused the deaths of Ann’s young children. The Court had decided that for these particular cases to allow spectral evidence. What this really meant that dreams, hallucinations and fancied imaginations would be accepted as factual proof. How does one defend themselves against ‘you were in my dreams last night’.

Rebeca was convicted and taken to Salem jail. Sarah Cloyce was so angry and outraged that during a pulpit sermon ranting about witchcraft and insisting every witch should be destroyed, that she got up in the middle of the sermon and walked out of the church ensuring the door slammed behind her.

At the trial Rebeca was found guilty and sentenced to death. On July 3, she was officially excommunicated from her church. The men of the Nurse family got a petition together and went to the Governor. The Governor granted a reprieve being displeased with the judge’s proceedings. The news of his reprieve of Rebeca caused such an outrage that the Governor feared of being deposed and rescinded his order. So on July 19, 1692 Rebeca Nurse at the age of 71 was hung.

On April 4, while the Rebeca case was going on, a complaint was made against Sarah Cloyce who was Rebecca’s sister. A warrant was issued on April 8, followed by a trial on April 11. The servant Indian John testified that Sarah had chocked him and made him sign the Devil’s book. Indian John was afraid of also being accused of being a witch as Tituba had been and decided it would be better to be one that had been bewitched. During the trial Mary Wolcott and Abigail Williams accused Rebeca, Sarah Good, Martha Corey and Sarah Cloyce had all been seen at witches meetings. At the same time Elizabeth and John Proctor were also tried and were remanded to a jail in Boston.

Sarah Cloyce was later transferred to confinement of her home, her husband Peter moved her to Framingham where she stayed until her death in 1703. Many were later released to the confinement of their homes never seeing the streets of Salem again.

Isn’t it the truth that people who are interested in sending out special help they are interested in the career of nursing? The truth is that the Dean of the School of Nursing of the University of Rochester has brought it to everyone’s attention that the rewards involved in this career have raised. However when it comes to academics no one can say anything. Prior to this she spent many years as a nurse herself.

There may be times when she feels that maybe she should have remained in the field of nursing and that taking up teaching wasn’t the right decision. What makes her think like this is the fact that nursing no longer is the same as she remembers it. The prospects have completely changed. Others who have no experience or knowledge of nursing are taking care of the chores that were earlier meant for the nurses.

Nurse is now behaving just as a doctor would by conducting examination and taking history of various patients.

The whole scope of nursing has changed primarily because of the change in the work. Now the nurses are free to do what they think is right with the patients. It is common to see nurses dealing with all sorts of cases that only doctors used to deal with earlier. This is all thanks to the fact that they do not need to waste time in smaller chores and ca now totally concentrate on their work as a nurse.

Being a man does not have anything to do with entering the job market as a nurse now. Time has changed and you will find a lot of male nurses around you. The liberation movement also has made these men freer to do what they want. Male nurses are specializing in such heretofore female specialties as pediatrics, gynecology and maternity care.

We may wonder as to how men find this field of any interest. The reasons are no different from a woman the desire to earn well, to be able to serve people and at the same time study the subject of their interest. There are always jobs open in the health field. It’s a changing field, one that’s endlessly attractive to people because it offers such a varied choice of medical specializations.

Earlier a nurse did not have an entity of her own which is now been abolished thanks to the liberation movement. If you want to study at the School of Nursing at the University of Rochester you must apply for a scholarship only if you are able to pay for the training in the later part. The dean gave a list of features she is looking for in a student.

If you are looking to join the field of nursing you need to have a keen bent towards science and you should also be good at compassion. She thinks that a future nurse’s history is very essential. This gives a picture of how a person is able to deal with various situations. The track record of the candidate is the next important thing. Community service is a big plus. She feels that the two kinds of people that will easily fit into this job are people who move and people who do because both have excellent communication as well as are very sensitive to others.

The RN or Registered Nurse can be said as the senior of the nurse profession. Their positions are higher than licensed practical nurses and the nursing assistants. The nurse has the responsibility to assign the tasks in the hospital environment.

The work time of this profession is variable. They can work in the evening or on-call hours and face many kinds of medical situation. If you work as the RN, you will be paid well and at the same time you will get the satisfaction by giving important effect on the patient’s lives and their family’s member.

Other jobs that you have to do if you become a RN are holding the responsible for the patients’ needs, providing the care, and fulfill the patients’ needs in many conditions such as in the ambulatory care, the intensive care, health care clinics, etc. The variety in its job makes the RN has more opportunities to the professional doors especially during the nursing shortage and the need for qualified nurse’s time. For you who are a natural caretaker, this profession can be your career option.

The general responsibilities of a RN can be divided into four. The first is the nurse should observe and record the medical history of the patient. This is including the symptom that is faced by the patient. The next is to establish the care plan and carry it out to the action. The RN also has to manage the tasks for the nursing assistant and the licensed practical nurses. The last one is to provide the emotional supports for the patients and the families.

First thing you should do to become a RN is getting a BSN (4-year degree). By taking this degree, you will get the general and science education you will need later. The lesson is including the biology, anatomy, physiology, Standard English, Math, and also chemistry. You also need to take the NET or the Nursing Entrance Test. This test will help you to enter the core of the nursing means you will be able to start your nursing curriculum if you can pass this test. The BSN program itself will help you to learn the advanced medical subject related to the medicine and science areas.

You will finish the BSN program with clinical externship where you will work in the health care facilities for weeks or months. There will be another nurse or the doctor that will supervise you. You must do great job in this practice since it will be counted for your overall grade.

Do not forget to take the NCLEX-RN or the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses to get the license from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing or NCSBN. By getting this license, you will get ensured for the nurse program you have graduated.