Cons And Forms Of Nursing

Introduction and definition

Nursing can be defined as the acts of protecting, promoting and optimizing of health and abilities, preventing of illness and injury, facilitating of healing, alleviating of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the caring of individuals, families, groups, communities and various populations in a society. Those who engage in nursing are called nurses. The process of becoming a nurse, however, differs from state to state depending on the nursing board and education system of the individual states (Sanford, A. M. et al, 2015).

Types of Nurses and forms of Nursing

There exist diverse forms of nursing and types of nurses. For instance, we have registered nurses, advanced practice

For example, there are opportunities like helping in saving someone’s life being viewed like a gratifying job; having an opportunity to take care of all types of people and handling diverse conditions since it may involve working in different places like the delivery rooms, surgery rooms and the intensive care units; there exists a lot of camaraderie among the healthcare workers which can be said to enhance bonding experience; nursing also provides diverse opportunities in the field, especially outside of direct patient care; and it also enhances an individuals’ flexibility as most nurses do work full-time. On the other hand, nursing carries with it diverse cons or challenges which may include exposure to all types of germs and viruses since it creates opportunities to deal with blood and other body fluids; sometimes the job may be very overwhelming hence so stressful when short staffed or when there is a sudden increase in new patients to treat; it also exposes one to bad situations like seeing someone die; and at times facing hard patients who are generally stubborn ( Bramley, L. et al,

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