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Nursing Careers |
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About this Nursing Role |
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Addictions Nursing |
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An
addiction nurse assesses and monitors the client's physical
and psychological withdrawal from mood-altering chemicals and administers
medications as prescribed with the goal of ensuring the client detoxifies
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Flight Nursing |
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A flight nurse provides comprehensive nursing care for all types
of patients during aeromedical evacuation and airlift flights. |
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Forensic
Nursing |
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A
forensic
nurse assist in the scientific investigation and
treatment of victims and perpetrators of abuse, violence, criminal activity,
sexual assault, and traumatic events. |
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Holistic
Nursing |
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A
holistic
nurse deals with the body-mind-spirit connection of the human being.
They use many natural modalities. |
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Infusion
Nursing |
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An
infusion nurse specializes in administering parenteral fluids,
blood & blood components, pharmacological agents, nutritional solutions and pain
medications. |
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Managed Care Nursing |
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The primary role of the Nurse Case Manager is to coordinate and
facilitate care. |
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more about the role of a Managed Care Nurse |
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Neuroscience Nursing |
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A
neuroscience nurse cares for individuals with disorders or disabilities of
the central and peripheral nervous systems. |
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Nursing Informatics |
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An
informatics nurse integrates nursing, technology and clinical practice by
the use of information systems. |
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Occupational Nursing |
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The main focus of an
occupational nurse is to promote
safety awareness by taking proactive steps to prevent industrial accidents from
occurring, hence, education is a vital part of the nursing process. |
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Parish Nursing |
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A parish nurse focuses on prevention and health-promoting
programs and do not do "hands-on" care, such as dressings, invasive procedures,
personal care, etc (we are not covered by insurance to do invasive-care
procedures). |
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Perianesthesia
Nursing (PACU) |
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A
perianesthesia
nurse provides intensive care to patients as they awaken from anesthesia.
They also prepare patients for surgery, monitor and support safe transition from
anesthetized state to responsiveness, and readies patients for discharge from perianesthesia care unit. |
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Research
Nursing |
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A
research nurse schedules procedures and performs initial
patient interviews, nursing assessments and clinical duties such as venipuncture,
drug administration and adverse event management. |
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