A Licensed Vocational Nurse or LVN normally works under the supervision of a physician or a Registered Nurse, but the duties and licensing vary from state to state. Generally the program is approximately twelve to fourteen months depending on the state for licensure and is a stepping stone to becoming a registered nurse.
The LVN training includes courses that prepares the student for nursing and familiarizes them with the respiratory system, the reproductive system, the endocrine system, immunology, oncology, the cardiovascular system, the gastrointestinal system, the integumentary system, the musculoskeletal system, oncology, obstetrics and pediatrics to name a few. (more…)
Looking for that perfect career, one that helps others while keeping you employed in somehting you enjoy doing? Maybe nursing is for you.
Nurse Theresa Poole spent her days this month offering health screening and medications as a volunteer in the Republic of Zambia. She delivered analgesics to suffering patients and taught HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.
A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist or CRNA must have a Bachelors Degree and be a Registered Nurse with a minimum of one year of experience as an acute care nurse. It requires a graduate program that takes between two to three years to complete and although it is not a Masters Degree, you will be almost through a Masters Program with this program. 
One nursing alternative that many people find extremely gratifying as a career is working as a home health aide. These professionals do many of the same types of work as regular nurses–and even doctors–but in people’s homes. Primarily their clients are the elderly and those with long-term disabilities and / or illnesses. Home health aides are employed by either a health care agency or a hospital.
The nice thing about a nursing career is that there is really a lot of flexibility in terms of your specialty or the type of nursing that you pursue and some specialties offer built-in flexibility in terms of hours or the ability to work from home.
Being a nurse requires the responsibility and care of the patient and involves five steps no matter what type of nurse you are. These steps include assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient because nurses are involved with just about all of a patient’s care.
With a huge rise in medical malpractice suits today, there is a growing need for experienced nurses who can work with attorneys, insurance companies and other organizations. Legal nurse consultants combine their nurse’s knowledge and skills with legal knowledge to offer advice in a myriad of areas.