
Careers in Nursing
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- Intro
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER 1 A LOOK AT THE FIELD
- NURSING PROFILES
- NURSING TODAY
- Demand for Nurses
- Advantages and Disadvantages
- FACTORS THAT WILL IMPACT THE FUTURE OF NURSING
- CHAPTER 2 NURSING THROUGH THE AGES
- HISTORY OF NURSING
- Florence Nightingale
- Clara Barton
- Schools
- Other Prominent Women
- World War I
- The Depression and World War II
- MODERN NURSING
- Nursing Associations
- CHAPTER 3 WHAT DO NURSES DO?
- HOSPITALS
- The Emergency Room (ER)
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)
- Medical-Surgical
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- The Operating Room (OR)
- Outpatient or Ambulatory Care/Clinics
- Head Nurse
- OTHER MAJOR WORK SETTINGS
- Offices
- Private Homes
- Nursing Homes
- Public Health
- Industrial or Occupational Health
- Schools
- The Armed Forces
- TYPES OF NURSES
- Advanced Practice Nurses
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- Nurse's Aide
- NURSING DEMOGRAPHICS
- SOME NURSE PROFILES
- SALARY AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- Earnings
- Working Conditions
- CHAPTER 4 CAN YOU MAKE IT IN NURSING?
- IMPORTANT CHANGES IN NURSING
- WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO SUCCEED?
- Emotional Frame of Mind or Temperament
- Physical Endurance
- People Skills
- Manual Dexterity
- Leadership Ability
- Mental or Problem-Solving Skills
- Other Skills
- IS NURSING RIGHT FOR YOU?
- CHAPTER 5 GETTING INTO THE RIGHT NURSING SCHOOL
- APPLYING TO NURSING SCHOOL
- MAJOR NURSING PROGRAMS
- Programs for Licensed Practical Nurses
- Hospital-School Diploma Programs
- Associate's Degree Program
- Degree Programs
- Higher Degree Programs
- ARTICULATION
- PAYING FOR NURSING SCHOOL
- Federal Aid Programs
- State Sources of Financial Aid
- CHOOSING A NURSING SPECIALTY
- CERTFICATION
- CHAPTER 6 GETTING STARTED AND ADVANCING
- WHERE ARE THE NURSING JOBS?
- HOW TO FIND A JOB
- RÉSUMÉ
- INTERVIEW
- ADVANCEMENT
- CHAPTER 7 A LOOK AT THE FUTURE
- RECENT CHANGES
- THE FUTURE
- CHAPTER 8 CONVERSATIONS WITH THOSE IN THE PROFESSION
- FOURTH-YEAR STUDENT AT A MIDWESTERN COLLEGE OF NURSING
- FOURTH-YEAR STUDENT IN BACHELOR OF NURSING PROGRAM
- ASSISTANT DEAN FOR STUDENT SERVICES
- ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
- GERONTOLOGICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER
- SUPERVISOR OF OPERATING ROOM NURSES IN A MIDSIZED HOSPITAL
- PRE-AND POSTOPERATIVE PATIENT NURSE AT A LARGE MEDICAL CENTER
- DIRECTOR OF MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH AT A MIDSIZED HOSPITAL
- DIRECTOR OF NURSES AT A MIDSIZED HOSPITAL
- STAFF NURSE IN A CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT UNIT AT A LARGE MEDICAL TEACHING CENTER
- APPENDIX A NURSING ORGANIZATIONS
- APPENDIX B NURSING PUBLICATIONS
- APPENDIX C STATE NURSES ASSOCIATIONS
- APPENDIX D GUIDE TO CERTIFICATION
- ADDICTIONS NURSING
- CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS
- CRITICAL CARE NURSING
- DIABETES EDUCATORS
- EMERGENCY NURSING
- GASTROENTEROLOGY
- HEALTH CARE QUALITY
- HIV/AIDS NURSING
- HOLISTIC NURSING
- HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE NURSING
- INFECTION CONTROL
- INTRAVENOUS NURSING
- LACTATION CONSULTANT
- LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING
- NEPHROLOGY NURSING
- NEUROSCIENCE NURSING
- NURSE ADMINISTRATION-LONG-TERM CARE
- NURSE ANESTHETISTS
- NURSE MIDWIFERY
- OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING
- ONCOLOGY NURSING
- OPHTHALMIC NURSING
- ORTHOPAEDIC NURSING
- PAIN MANAGEMENT
- PEDIATRIC NURSING
- PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY
- PERIANESTHESIA NURSING
- PERIOPERATIVE NURSING
- PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL NURSING
- REHABILITATION NURSING
- SCHOOL NURSING
- UROLOGY NURSING
- WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSING
- CERTIFICATES AWARDED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER
- APPENDIX E HOW TO GET A LICENSE
- BIBLIOGRAPY
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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