A nursing career is probably the most humane profession of all. When apatient is sick or inured, and has to be hospitalized, nurses take care ofthem.

When a nursing career is chosen, right away it is taught that nurses have somany duties to perform in a day; often their shifts extend up to twelve orfourteen hours. They take patient histories, and record symptoms. A nursechanges the bed linen and reports to the doctor anything that occurs with thepatient.

Nurses administer medication and some types of tests, operate medicalequipment, bathe patients when needed, update charts, and sometimes just holdthe patients hand and talk to them.

A nursing career takes a special kind of person. Someone who is above allcompassionate. When someone is sick or injured, they are scared to be in ahospital. A smiling face and reassuring voice does wonders for a patient.

Nurses are there for the families of the sick or injured, instructing themwhat to do when the patient is to go home. Nurses are the emotional backbone ofany hospital or medical facility.

When a nursing career is chosen, a specialty field must be chosen also.There are many different fields to choose from. Some nurses are trained ingrief counseling, others promote the importance of health through holdingclinics and instructing new mothers or the general public on the warning signsof illness and what they should do in case of emergency, a nurse can choosemore than one specialty; a nurse can choose to work in the pediatric field, orcardiology. This choice is completely up to the nurse and what his or herpreferences are.

Ambulatory care is another choice in a nursing career. This type of nursingcare is treating patients on an outpatient basis such as same day surgery whena patient goes home the same day of their surgery. This is done mostly inclinic, but often it can be done in a doctor’s office.

Some nurses provide telehealth, this form of nursing is fairly recent, andis expected to grow. A nurse, through the telephone, conferencing, video, andthe Internet, provide health advice to patients, and will also help a sick orinjured person find the right doctor.

Critical care nurses is perhaps the most challenging nursing career choicethere is. A critical care nurse is stationed in a hospital’s intensive careunit. They monitor every patient. They administer medication; chart all of theprogress that is made, and keep the doctors well informed of all aspect of thepatients care. They treat patients who have had heart attacks, respiratoryfailure, and any other life threatening illness or injury. This type of nursingcareer takes a very strong compassionate person, and often proves to be toomuch for some, and they end up choosing a different type of nursing career.

A holistic nursing career is different from any other. A holistic nursetreats patient’s physical, mental, and spiritual health. They provide treatmentsuch as aromatherapy, massage and acupuncture. A home health care field canalso be chosen for a nursing career, these nurses provide care to patients intheir own home.

For those who are recovering from out patient surgery, childbirth andaccident victims. Home health care nurses also provide hospice care for theterminally ill.

There is virtually a nursing career for every aspect of the medical field. Anurse that administers intravenous medication and fluids is called an infusionnurse. They also administer blood transfusions.

A nurse that works in the operating room has a specific title. It is calleda perianesthesia, and the duties include all pre and postoperative care. In theoperation room, these are the nurses that hand the instrument to thesurgeon.

A nurse in the perianesthesia field is also is licensed to work in a Plasticsurgeons office.

A nursing career in the radiology field trains the nurse to provide teststhat include ultrasounds, x-rays, diagnostic radiation procedures, andMRI’s.

There are so many choices when attending nursing school, and each field hasits own specialty training, it can be a difficult to know what type of nursingcareer to choose, and sometimes it is necessary to use a rotation method tomake the decision.

A hospital will allow a student nurse to work in different wards in order todecide which nursing career to choose. There are some nurse careers that do notrequire any patient contact. Although they do not work with patients directly,they are still required to have a license. For those patients that have beeninjured, a case manager can assist with all of the patient needs.

A forensic nursing career is possibly the most fascinating aspect to anursing career. Forensic nursing is a combination of nursing and investigatingcrime. A forensic nurse works with law enforcement agencies to solve crimesinvolving child abuse, accidental death, or sexual assault cases in which thevictim has died.

A nursing staff is supervised by nurse administrators, these nurse alsoestablish and maintain schedules, supply inventory and work within the budgetthat established for that department.

Most health care facilities and hospitals have to maintain a certain levelof cleanliness. A place that is not maintained or is not clean will be shutdown.

The standard working conditions for nurses are sometimes very tough. Thereare long hours, working holidays, weekends and nights. Sometimes a nurse canwork for more than a week without a day off. Their pay rate is not very high,and sometimes it is not very rewarding. But their training has taught them thatno matter how bad of a day they are having, the patient is having a worse one.After all, they are the ones that are sick or injured. This usually puts thingsinto perspective and they can get on with their day.

A nursing career is a calling, and is not for everybody. Men can seek anursing career, although ninety five percent of the nursing community iswomen.