Nurse Guide
According to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, there are 2.3 million registered nurses working in the United
States. This doesn't count licensed practitioner nurses (LPN's) and other
types of nursing. Nursing is the highest employment field in the country.
To become a nurse is quite straightforward; it requires nursing school. Registered
nurses are the most qualified form of nurse in the country. To become a registered
nurse out of high school, most people attend a four-year college with a major
in nursing. A bachelor's degree in nursing will be just as academically rigorous
as any other college degree, if not more. Registered nurses make contact
with almost every sector of the health care industry, from actually healing
people from illness or injury, to processing the paperwork that is required
by the health insurer. Registered nurses have a wide variety of tasks to
fulfill. Generally speaking, they are advocates and health educators for
patients, families, and communities. When providing direct patient care,
they observe, assess, and record progress in patients; they of course assist
physicians during surgeries, treatments, and examinations; administer medications;
and assist in convalescence and rehabilitation. Licensed practical nurses,
if working in a hospital setting, usually work under the tutelage of a registered
nurse. To become a LPN requires a one-year course at a nursing school. According
to the Bureau of Labor Statistics there are about 1,200 such schools in the
country. The greatest need for licensed practical nurses is in fact not in
hospitals or in medical facilities, but in nursing homes and patients' homes.
As the population of retired people increase, more licensed practical nurses
are needed to handle the routine care needed by older people in declining
health.
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