30th World Nurse Practitioners & Healthcare Congress

Registered nurses mainly focus on patient care. They provide the best care they can, while making themselves indispensable to both doctors and patients. Their care duties include preparatory work before, during and after patient procedures. An RN's duties are often shaped by which specialty area he or she works in. Staff nurses at hospitals make up the largest group of RNs. These nurses provide bedside patient care and are generally assigned to one specific area in the hospital, such as maternity or pediatrics, Intensive care (ICU) or Emergency room (ER), surgery, oncology, and cardiology. Some duties within these wards include giving patients intravenous (IV) lines for fluid, blood or medication, administering medications, conducting diagnostic tests and keeping patients as comfortable as possible. RNs may also aid doctors during exams and procedures and keep records of vital signs and symptoms. RNs regularly rotate among specialties within a hospital to gain experience

An RN, short for registered nurse, treats patients and provides advice and emotional support to them and their families. Some educate patients, as well as the public, about medical conditions. There are many nursing specialties including critical care, addiction, oncology, neonatology, geriatrics, and pediatrics . Some RNs work in multiple specialties, for example, pediatric oncology. There are also registered nurses who provide primary or specialty care to patients. Nurses work as part of a team of professional and medical staff that includes doctors, social workers and therapists. Typical duties of the job include: Performing physical exams and taking health histories Providing health promotion, counseling and education Administering medications, wound care and other personalized interventions Interpreting patient information and making critical decisions about needed actions Coordinating care in collaboration with other health care profes

As older nurses look toward retirement, there could be some situations in which there is a generational gap between them and the new nurses entering the profession. For instance, those who have not kept up with technology, or taken continuing education courses to keep their skills fresh, could find themselves frustrated with the new ways of doing tasks pertaining to the medical field. However, for the most part, today's nurses , including those who have experienced some of these changes first hand, are better off than in years past. As nurses become a more integral part of health care services, literally on the front lines of saving patients' lives, improving health, and working with families, the profession has truly been elevated. It is more respected and revered than ever before, and salary potential has grown to reflect all of the hard work that nurses do. Looking back on how far the nursing community has come, it's safe to say that the profession is more fu