Career Information:
Choices - Is the Nursing Profession
right for You?
Nurses are knowledge workers who use critical thinking to provide
nursing care to individuals, families, and communities. The use of a
problem-solving process enables the nurse to
- Identify problems, concerns and needs
- To plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for clients of
different ages, various cultures, linguistic abilities and
complexities.
Registered Nurses work in a variety of settings. Examples are
- Hospitals
- Skilled nursing facilities
- Outpatient clinics
- Home health care agencies
- Clinics
- Schools
Titles may vary by setting and include
- Staff nurse
- Charge nurse
- Case manager
- Care Coordinator
- Research nurse
- Quality assurance nurse
- Infection control nurse
Skills and abilities that are essential to being a successful
Registered Nurse include:
- Clear oral and written communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving ability
- Focused concentration when performing a task
- Strong mastery of scientific and quantitative knowledge and
the ability to work well with others .
Nurses must also be able to manage sustained levels of stress.
Last updated:
February 04, 2009
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