30th World Nurse Practitioners & Healthcare Congress

A surgical nurse, a lot of properly known as a perioperative nurse, may be a very important a part of the surgical team. The nurse within the hospital room could perform tasks within the surgical, intraoperative or operative part of surgery. Perioperative nurses may go in hospitals, patient or mobile surgery centers, clinics and physician’s offices. Perioperative nurses work with different members of the surgical team, the patient and members of the family to confirm the surgery is safe and effective. Perioperative nurses   may fit as either scrub or current nurses, whereas the physicians perform the surgery and manage the physiological state, the nurse selects and passes instruments, tools and provides used throughout the operation. Since infection is one amongst the l...

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...

Experienced nurses realize fulfilling careers in positions of responsibility, typically running nurse-led clinics, or taking leadership roles at government level. It’s possible to develop your career in clinical, research, education and management roles. A typical day in nursing is busy and diverse; nurses do not simply work in hospitals. There are opportunities to figure in physician surgeries, clinics, nursing and residential homes, activity health services, voluntary organizations, the pharmaceutical business, or within the military. Aspiring Registered Nurses sometimes take a collection of pre-nursing courses like anatomy and physiology, science and biology. Students conjointly gain active clinical expertise at the essential, intermediate, and advanced levels throughout their program. Now let's look at a few nursing courses in more detail: Medical-Surgical Nursing Course This course provides broad study in all aspects of nursing practice for adult patients. C...

Nursing is one of the most exciting and in-demand jobs today. Nurses work to promote health, prevent disease and help patients cope with illness. They are advocates and health educators for patients, families and communities. When providing direct patient care, they observe, assess and record patient symptoms, reactions and progress. Nurses collaborate with physicians in the performance of treatments and examinations, the administration of medications and the provision of direct patient care in convalescence and rehabilitation. Advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) are those who have fulfilled the general RN requirements and continue on to study at the master’s level or beyond. APRNs may choose to focus in a particular medical specialty such as pediatrics, obstetrics or oncology. Advanced practice nurses are some of the highest paid nurses, and include clinical registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), clinical nurse specialists (CNS); nurse-midwives (CNM) and nurse pract...