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Career Opportunities

The document discusses career opportunities in nursing, highlighting the diverse roles available and the need for further education in specialized areas. It outlines employer expectations for nurses and addresses challenges such as the nursing shortage due to an aging workforce and declining student enrollments. The document emphasizes the importance of adaptability and responsibility in nursing careers.

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Career Opportunities

The document discusses career opportunities in nursing, highlighting the diverse roles available and the need for further education in specialized areas. It outlines employer expectations for nurses and addresses challenges such as the nursing shortage due to an aging workforce and declining student enrollments. The document emphasizes the importance of adaptability and responsibility in nursing careers.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Career and Opportunity

• A career is an individuals metaphorical


“journey” through learning, work, and other
aspects of life
• Opportunities mean good chances to
advance yourself or favorable
circumferences for the time
A Time of Unlimited Opportunities

• Nurses, as generalists or specialists, work in almost every


place where health care is given, and new roles and
positions seem to arise yearly
• Further education is required to practice competently in
specialized areas
• Specialized practice vary according to the site of
practice and the level and degree of specialization that
is necessary in this site
For Example

• In a small community hospital, a nurse may work comfortably in a


maternity unit, giving care to both mothers and babies
• In tertiary care setting, perinatal care specialists, psychiatric
nurse specialists, and nurses specializing in the care of high risk
mothers may work together
Classification

• Hospital Nurse • Nurse Researcher


• Office Nurse • Nurse Advocate
• Nursing Home Nurse • NICU Nurse
• Public Health Nurse • Public Health Nurse
• Nurse Practitioners • Nurse Practitioners
• Home Health Nurse • Home Health Nurse
• Occupational Health Nurse
• Long Term Care Nurse
• ICU Nurse • Labor and Delivery Nurse
• Neuroscience Nurse • Infection Control Nurse
• Hospice Nurse
• Nephrology Nurse
• Hematology Nurse
• Military Nurse
• OB Nurse
• Manage Care Nurse • Gastroenterology Nurse
• Emergency Nurse • Forensic Nurse
• Geriatric Nurse • Transport Nurse
Employer Expectations

• Have a theoretical basis of understanding for what you do


• Complete assignments within a reasonable period of time
• To ask for assistance if you do not know how to perform a skill
• Function within the law and according to your job description
• Participate in contributing to the organization
• Maintain required skills
• Be loyal and fair
• Know how to keep records of your activities
• Assume responsibility for your work
Transitional Challenges
Nursing Organization
Nursing Shortage
Tightening Supply

• Aging of the nursing workforce


• Nurses leaving bedside care roles
• Decline in student enrollments
• Shortage of nursing faculty
• Safety Issues
• Pay Issues

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