| The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports
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| | responsibility. In return, you have the
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| employment among nurses will grow faster
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| | satisfaction of knowing that you make a
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| than the average for all occupations.
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| | real difference in reducing suffering and
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| Demand for quality nurses continues to
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| | promoting the health of people in your
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| escalate. Much faster-than-average growth
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| | care.
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| will be driven by technological advances
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| | Children's nurses care for sick children
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| in patient care, which permit a greater
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| | and provide support to their families.
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| number of medical problems to be treated,
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| | Children's nursing can take you from
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| and by an increasing emphasis on
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| | intensive care of a new-born baby with
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| preventive care. In addition, the number
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| | breathing problems to looking after a
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| of older people, who are much more likely
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| | six-foot-tall adolescent whose leg has
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| than younger people to need nursing care,
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| | been broken in a soccer match.
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| is projected to grow rapidly.
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| | The onset of symptoms can be sudden and
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| More and more sophisticated procedures,
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| | extreme. Because children are still
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| once performed only in hospitals, are
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| | growing, the impact of the illness or
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| being performed in physicians' offices
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| | injury on their development has to be
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| and in outpatient care centers, such as
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| | taken into account. A rich mix of
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| freestanding ambulatory surgical and
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| | emotions often surrounds child illness
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| emergency centers. Accordingly,
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| | such as panic, anxiety, anger,
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| employment is expected to grow much
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| | powerlessness, guilt. Children's nurses
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| faster than average in these places as
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| | work closely with patients' families as
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| health care in general expands.
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| | part of the caring process.
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| Hospital nursing is just one of the many
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| | Mental Health Nurses care for people with
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| areas where nurses practice. Examples of
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| | mental health problems in hospitals and
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| other practice settings include home
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| | in the community, helping patients to
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| care, private practice, public health,
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| | overcome their ill health, or to come to
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| extended care centers, clinics, offices,
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| | terms with it, so they can lead as normal
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| schools, military service, corporations,
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| | a life as possible. The one-to-one
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| health-related industries, hospice,
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| | personal relationships that mental health
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| occupational settings, and health and
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| | nurses form with people are at the heart
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| wellness centers.
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| | of the care process.
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| The profession of nursing offers a wide
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| | Mental Health Nurses have to identify if
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| variety of specialties. From pediatrics
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| | and when a person may be at risk of
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| to geriatrics, nursing impact is felt
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| | harming themselves or others. You'll
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| across the lifespan. Here is a sampling
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| | therefore find yourself liaising
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| of specialty areas from which you can
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| | professionally with a wide range of other
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| choose: Ambulatory care, Burn care,
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| | services including social workers,
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| Developmental disabilities, Emergency,
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| | police, charities, local government and
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| Geriatrics, Home care, Intensive care
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| | housing officials.
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| unit (cardiovascular, medical, neonatal
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| | As a mental health nurse you are likely
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| and surgical), Medical telemetry, Mother
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| | to be dealing with people of all ages and
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| baby care, Oncology, Operating room,
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| | from a wide range of backgrounds. As your
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| Pediatrics, Psychiatric nursing,
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| | career develops you may choose to
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| Recovery, Rehabilitation, Renal (diabetes
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| | specialize in areas such as drugs and
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| and dialysis), Research, School nursing.
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| | alcohol misuse or working with offenders.
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| Nursing school requires a high school
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| | You could also become involved in
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| diploma and a sound academic standing in
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| | education, research, or management roles.
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| English, algebra, chemistry, biology and
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| | Learning Disability Nurses work with
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| psychology. An understanding of computers
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| | people with learning disabilities to help
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| and technology is a great asset.
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| | them become as independent as possible.
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| Leadership and organizational skills are
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| | People with a learning disability can
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| equally important. You will do well in
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| | struggle to cope with aspects of
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| nursing if you can combine these skills
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| | everyday, independent living.
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| and characteristics with a commitment to
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| | The distinctive contribution of learning
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| easing human suffering and a capacity to
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| | disability nurses is their concern to
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| respond quickly in emergency situations.
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| | influence behaviors and lifestyles that
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| Getting along with people and good
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| | promote health and well-being for
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| communications skills also are important
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| | individuals, and their families and
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| since nurses relate to people from all
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| | careers. You will be working in a wide
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| backgrounds.
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| | variety of settings: people's homes,
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| The nursing courses include classroom
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| | their family homes, residential care,
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| instruction and supervised clinical
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| | schools, workplaces and leisure. As your
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| hands-on experience in health care
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| | career unfolds you can maintain this
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| settings. Students need good study habits
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| | broad spread of activity, or you could
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| and the ability to analyze and think
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| | choose to specialize in an area such as
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| through problems to be successful in
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| | sensory disability, education, or
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| nursing school. At the end of the nursing
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| | management of learning disability
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| program, graduates must pass the state
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| | services.
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| board licensure examination to become
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| | The main challenge is to remain
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| licensed as a registered nurse.
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| | constantly sensitive and alert in how you
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| When studying, nursing is organized into
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| | relate to people, helped by new
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| four branches. During the first year of
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| | technology tools such as sensory
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| your course you will be introduced to
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| | stimulation and interactive learning
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| these as part of the Common Foundation
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| | systems. Adaptability and resourcefulness
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| Program. In the second and third years
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| | in very varied work settings becomes
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| you will focus on the branch you choose.
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| | second nature. Progress can be slow, but
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| Adult nurses are primarily concerned with
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| | seemingly small things do mean a great
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| nursing sick and injured adults back to
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| | deal. You are increasing people
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| health in both hospital and community
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| | self-confidence and sense of worth, and
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| settings. What makes adult nursing such a
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| | enabling them to share more fully in the
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| challenge is the sheer diversity of
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| | challenges and pleasures of living.
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| situations you will have to respond to.
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| | Today's nurses can now be found in
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| You will be working with people who have
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| | professional venues once thought
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| acute and long-term illnesses. The mark
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| | impossible. Nurses influence legislation,
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| of the professional is the ability to
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| | change health care delivery systems,
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| observe and assess what is happening with
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| | write and publish, educate about disease
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| a patient at any one time and to select
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| | prevention and health promotion, and
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| the most effective response.
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| | participate on boards of directors.
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| It's a demanding job with serious
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