Nursing Comprehensive Review

Developer's DescriptionBy Top of LearningThe nursing shortage continues, & demand for nurses is expected to increaseThe nursing shortage continues, and demand for nurses is expected to increase as the baby boomer generation ages and the nurses that are part of that generation retire.Nurses who specialize in various areas are often in even higher demand. The 20 specialties listed here were chosen based upon a combination of demand, salary, and settings.Over 100 different nursing specialties exist, each of them with different demands, settings, and schedules. Nevertheless, the specialties listed in this article were chosen to cover a wide range of nursing interests. If youre into nursing, theres something here for you!This nursing application contains the following chapters:1.Introduction to nursing 12.Introduction to nursing 23.Nursing terminology4.Key nursing concepts5.Nursing fundamentals 16.Nursing fundamentals 27.Nursing fundamentals 38.Nursing process9.Therapeutic nursing10.Pathology11.Vital signs12.Equivalents math for nurses13.Pediatric nursing14.Older adult nursing15.Surgical nursing16.Maternity17.Pregnancy and labor18.Pharmacology 119.Pharmacology 220.Pharmacology 321.Legal implication of nursing22.Values, ethics and advocacythis app is suitable for CNA, ANCC AccreditationNursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life.Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care, training, and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the ordering scope of physicians, and this traditional role has come to shape the historic public image of nurses as care providers. However, nurses are permitted by most jurisdictions to practice independently in a variety of settings depending on training level. In the postwar period, nurse education has undergone a process of diversification towards advanced and specialized credentials, and many of the traditional regulations and provider roles are changing.Nurses develop a plan of care, working collaboratively with physicians, therapists, the patient, the patient's family and other team members, that focuses on treating illness to improve quality of life. In the U.S. (and increasingly the United Kingdom), advanced practice nurses, such as clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, diagnose health problems and prescribe medications and other therapies, depending on individual state regulations. Nurses may help coordinate the patient care performed by other members of an interdisciplinary health care team such as therapists, medical practitioners and dietitians. Nurses provide care both interdependently, for example, with physicians, and independently as nursing professionals.Educational and licensure requirementsDiploma in NursingCertified Nurse MidwifeCertified nurse midwife is one of the advanced practice specialties which require extra schooling and/or experience and formal certification.Clinical Nurse SpecialistWhat they do: Clinical nurse specialists are authorized to work with patients in a clinical setting. They are able to diagnose and treat patients who are suffering from one or more of the normal health problems people go to the doctor for. They also prescribes medicine.Critical Care NurseWhat they do: A critical care nurse works in what many of us think of as the ICUthe intensive care unit. However, many hospitals these days have ICUs that specialize in particular health problems, such as cardiac issues, neurological problems, and burns.Diabetes NurseWhat they do: A diabetes nurse works with patients who have diabetes. When people have diabetes, their body is no longer producing enough insulin to break down the sugars in the food they eat to provide energy.Content rating: Low Maturity