Nursing
is a health care profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and
communities so they may attain, maintain or recover optimal health
and quality of life.
A Registered
nurse is one who is graduated in nursing program and met the requirements
outlined by a country, state, province or similar government-authorized licensing body to obtain a nursing license. An
RN's scope of practice is determined by legislation, and is regulated by a
professional body or council.
Nursing
care is service provided by a NURSE
and involves: The planning, supervision or delegation of the provision of care,
other than any SERVICES which by their nature and the circumstances in which
they are provided, do not need to be provided by a NURSE
Total
Patient Care
Functional Nursing
Team or Modular Nursing
Primary Nursing
Case Management.
Nurse
education consists of the theoretical and practical training provided to
nurses with the purpose to prepare them for their duties as nursing
care professionals. This education is provided to student nurses by
experienced nurses and other medical professionals who have qualified or
experienced for educational tasks.
Nursing
management consists of the performance of the leadership functions of
governance and decision-making within organizations employing nurses. It
includes processes common to all management like planning, organizing,
staffing, directing and controlling.
Pediatric
nursing is revolving around the care of neonates and children up to adolescence.
Pediatric
Nurses focuses on providing care and support for newborn babies delivered
prematurely or who are suffering from health problems such as birth defects,
infections, or heart
deformities.
Critical
care nursing is the field of nursing with a focus on the utmost care of the
critically ill or unstable patients following extensive injury, surgery or life
threatening diseases. Critical
Care Nurses are also called as ICU
Nurses
Oncology
nursing care can defined as meeting the various needs of oncology
patients during the time of their disease including appropriate screenings
and other preventive practices, symptom management.
Psychiatric
nursing or Mental
health nursing is a nurse that specializes in mental health, and cares for
people of all ages experiencing mental illnesses or distress. These include:
neurodevelopmental disorders, schizophrenia,
schizoaffective disorder, mood disorders, addiction, anxiety
disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders and suicidal
thoughts
Nursing
informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing
science with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify,
define, manage and communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in nursing
practice.
Emergency
nursing is a specialty within the field of professional nursing
focusing on the care of patients who require prompt medical attention to avoid
long-term disability or death.
Surgical
nurse also known as a theatre
nurse or scrub
nurse, specializes in perioperative care, providing care to patients
before, during and after surgery.
Midwifery
is the health science and health profession that deals with pregnancy,
childbirth, and the postpartum period, in addition to the sexual and
reproductive health of women throughout their lives.
A women's
health nurse practitioner is a nurse practitioner that specializes in
continuing and comprehensive healthcare for women across the lifespan with emphasis
on conditions unique to women from menarche through the remainder of their life
cycle.
Nursing
Primary Care is any medical service that is provided outside the four walls
of a hospital, including general practice, aged care, schools, community health
and other primary health care settings
Travel
nursing is a nursing
assignment concept that developed in response to the nursing
shortage. This industry supplies nurses who travel to work in temporary nursing
positions, mostly in hospitals
An Advanced
practice nurse is a nurse with post-graduate education and training in
nursing. Nurses practicing at this level may work in either a specialist or
generalist capacity.
Gerontological
nursing is the specialty of nursing pertaining to older adults. Gerontological
nurses work in collaboration with older adults, their families, and
communities to support healthy aging, maximum functioning, and quality of life.
Cardiac nursing is a nursing specialty that works with patients who suffer from various conditions of the cardiovascular system
Cardiac
nursing is a nursing specialty that works with patients who suffer from
various conditions of the cardiovascular system