NURSING

Jullissa Fernndez Cordero

September 6, 2016
ENGL 2050
Section 0621

Introduction

Content
What is nursing?
Responsibilities
Settings
Education
Specialties, and how to choose the one that
best fits you
Why am I studying nursing?
My Goals
Conclusion
References

What is nursing?

Protection, promotion,
and optimization of
health

Abilities, prevention of
illness and injury,
facilitation of healing,
alleviation of suffering

Diagnosis and
treatment of human
response

Advocacy in the care of

individuals, families,
groups, communities,
and populations

Responsabilities

Administer medications, wound care,

and numerous other interventions

Perform physical exams and health

histories

Interpret patient information and

make critical decisions

Coordinate care with other

healthcare professionals

Conduct research in support of

improved practice and patient outcomes

Provide health promotion,

counselling and education

Settings

Hospitals

Prisons

Nursing homes

Sporting events

Medical offices

Community health
centers

Schools

Labs

and many others

Education

ADN
Associate degree in
nursing (2 years)

Diploma in nursing

LPNs

MSN Masters degree, offers a

number of tracks (1-2
years)

Bachelor of science in
nursing (4 years)

BSN

PhD

Doctor of philosophy,
research focused (3-4
years)

DNP
Doctor of nursing
practice, focus on
clinical practice or
leadership roles (3-4
years)

Specialties
There are 104 areas to specialize in

34
Specialties let you
work outside of the
hospital
(community
specialties)

68
Are research
oriented

37
Are managerial

92
Are patient facing

Category

Advance practice
Clinical
Surgical
Community
Family
Womens health

Management
Psychological
Emergency

Specialties characteristics
How to choose the one that best fits you
Multifaceted

Structured

Patient-facing

Research-oriented

Independent

Fast-paced

Managerial

Multilingual

Burn care nurse

Cardiac care nurse Critical care nurse

Emergency care nurse

Flight transport nurse

Why am I studying nursing?

My goals !
I want to be a Critical care nurse
Emergency
Fast-paced - Multifaceted - Structured - Patient-facing

GET YOUR
Bachelor of Science in
Nursing (BSN) and
Master of Science in
Nursing (MSN)

GET YOUR
Critical care nursing
certification from the
American Association
of Critical Care
Nurses (AACN)

BECOME A
Certified
Critical Care
Nurse (CCRN)

Average salary of $45k - $75K

Coronary and intensive care, telemetry, or progressive care units in hospitals
Flight units

Conclusion

References