Nursing Profession In Nursing

In this essay, the author

• Explains that nurses are highly valued in the health care system because they have many and varied responsibilities within hospitals and clinics.
• Explains that nursing is one of the oldest professions and was originally centered at the patient’s home. hospitals were known as asylums or poorhouses until the civil war.
• Explains that in order to pursue a career in nursing, one must obtain the proper education. the specific school one will attend is based in large part on the type of nursing degree desired.
• Lists the top paying nursing specialties, including certified registered nurse anesthetist, nurse researcher, certified nurse midwife, and pediatric nurse.
• Analyzes how lathrop asked six registered nurses from madison, wisconsin, what inspired them to become a nurse, and how they shared common interests in caring for others, even though their inspirations were different.
• Explains that nurses should be caring, compassionate, and enjoy working with people. they also state that the capacity to put others before themselves is an important quality for a nurse.
• Explains katy katz's rationale for becoming a nurse. she states that registered nursing is one of the fastest growing careers in the united states with the expectation that it will grow by 26% by 2020.
• Explains that the university of wisconsin hospital, st. mary’s hospital and meriter unity point health all provide nurse employees with opportunities to obtain their bachelor in science degree of nursing.
• Explains that st. mary's hospital partners with southern illinois university-edwardsville to provide its nurse employees with an accelerated online rn to bsn program.
• Explains that meriter unity point health provides several advancement opportunities, including tuition assistance, nurse residency and externship programs, and ongoing training and classes.
• Opines that the u.s is expected to experience a shortage of nurses as the "baby boomers" age and the need for health care grows.
• Opines that nurses are valued in the health care system because they have many and varied responsibilities within hospitals and clinics.