Nursing Careers In Critical Care, Acute Care, High-tech Home Care [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Editors, Institute For Career Research Contributing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing.

Local Subjects:

Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (33 p.)

Edition:

Field Edition

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Institute For Career Research, 2007.

Summary:

Whether in a hospital emergency room or a public high school health office and everything in-between, nurses provide hands-on, direct care to the sick and the injured. They are the front-line professionals in today's healthcare facilities. Nursing is a calling because the art and science of becoming a good nurse and staying at the top of the profession takes very special abilities and personal qualifications.

Contents:

A HOT CAREER CHOICE; NOT ONLY FOR FEMALES ANYMORE; FIRST, A LITTLE HISTORY; WHAT CRITICAL AND ACUTE CARE NURSES DO; WHERE THE JOBS ARE; WHAT PROFESSIONAL NURSES IN CRITICAL CARE SAY ABOUT THEIR WORK; WHAT IT TAKES TO BE IN CRITICAL CARE; THE POSITIVES; THE NEGATIVES; EDUCATION AND TRAINING; HOW TO PREPARE; ONGOING TRAINING; NURSING SALARIES; OPPORTUNITIES; YOUR PATH TO CRITICAL CARE NURSING SHOULD START TODAY!; ASSOCIATIONS; PERIODICALS; WEBSITE;

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4237-9953-4

1-58511-897-4

OCLC:

191037050