Pediatric nurse practitioners are advanced nurses with a high level of training and post graduate education who work with children that are sick or injured, along with their families who make medical decisions on their child’s behalf. Job Duties and Responsibilities As a nurse practitioner, they must have job responsibilities and must perform duties that [...]
Nursing Careers
If you’re a new LPN and seeking employment then you may have found that it can be a bit challenging trying to figure out how to get an LPN job. Even though nurses are in high demand, and the profession’s outlook continues to be a promising one, though obtaining a job in this field remains [...]
A neonatal nurse practitioner is specialized nurse practitioner who has received training in the area of caring for premature or seriously ill infants. They will typically work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a hospital, and are required to achieve a high level of education in order to obtain their licensure in this field. [...]
Choosing to become a flight nurse can lead to an exciting and rewarding career in the medical field. Flight nurses are utilized in medical air evacuation situations, and provide the patient with medical care while en route to the hospital. They are also often a vital part of rescue operations involving helicopters, and propeller or [...]
The traveling nurse profession is quite unique in the medical field, in that a travel nurse gets the chance to see a variety of different locales while working short-term, temporary nursing positions. Though it may not offer the stability that some individuals look for in a career path, it does offer higher pay than a [...]
The acronym CNA stands for Certified Nursing Assistant. CNAs often work under the supervision of Registered Nurses or Licensed Practical Nurses. The most significant role they play in the healthcare system is to assist patients with activities of daily living such as: bathing, dressing eating, and to act as the eyes and ears for nurses [...]
Psychiatric nurses, also called psychiatric-mental health nurses (PMHN), provide mental health assessment and treatment to patients with psychiatric problems, cognitive issues, and behavioral problems. They also care for physically ill, injured, disabled, or infirm individuals in a variety of settings, including hospitals, mental health facilities and nursing care facilities. PMHN is considered a nursing specialty. [...]
Nurse anesthetists, formally called Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), are responsible for administering anesthesia assistance and services during surgical procedures, delivering babies, and numerous other applications. The steps for learning how to become a nurse anesthetist are pretty straightforward, so this article will discuss that, including some more specifics about what they do, education requirements [...]
While it is much more difficult to get an LPN job in today’s rough economic environment, it’s not as hard as you would think. How can that be, you say? Because the vast majority are incompetent… and by simply following directions listed in various job ads, you will set yourself apart from the herd. Let [...]
In the last two decades, another specialty has evolved in the nursing profession–that of the traveling nurse. The primary reason for the development of this industry was because of nursing shortage in many parts of rural America. There has been a severe shortage of skilled nurses all over the country and the traveling nurse has [...]
