Fields and Opportunites in Nursing Flashcards
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
1. __________
2. Passed the __________
3. Completed the ________ required of the ________
4. With a __________
5. Member of a __________
(1) BSN Graduate
(2) Passed the Nurses Licensure Examination
(3) Completed the trainings required of the field of nursing
(4) With a Masters degree in Nursing
(5) Member of a professional nurse organization
TRUE OR FALSE:
A nurse has to have a good clinical eye as a personal attribute
TRUE
● Participates in all phases of patient care of the acutely ill, the convalescing and the ambulatory patient.
● In the hospital or in the outpatient department
● Plans for the nursing care needs of the patient
HOSPITAL OR INSTITUTIONAL NURSING
● Are a vital link in the health and welfare of neighborhoods.
● These registered nurses focus on improving the lives of diverse communities of infants, children, adolescents, and adults through education, prevention, and treatment.
PUBLIC OR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
● Schools of nursing
● Staff developments of health care agencies
● Client education departments
● Nurse educators primarily teach prospective nursing professionals clinical skills, patient care methods, and best collaboration practices.
NURSING EDUCATION
● Family practice at a local military base
● Emergency care for the wounded during war times
MILITARY NURSING
● They work to improve or support the mental and physical well-being of people with mental health or behavioral conditions.
● Educates patients, families, and communities to help them better understand that whole health includes mental health.
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
● Provides comprehensive care
● 1 to 1 ratio
● They are an independent contractor that works in hospitals or at homes.
PRIVATE DUTY OR SPECIAL DUTY NURSING
● Provides basic nursing care to any type of patient
- assessment
- nursing techniques/procedures
- knowledge & recognition of pharmacological effects of drugs
- interpretation of doctor’s orders
GENERAL PRIVATE DUTY NURSE
● Also provides basic nursing care to any type of patient
● Demonstrates the following competencies:
- skill in handling , operating and monitoring other complicated devices
- skill in interpreting data gathered from ECG , EEG, laboratory , diagnostic results and V/S , etc.
PRIVATE DUTY NURSE SPECIALIST
● Focus: promotion, protection, & supervision of workers’ health within the context of a safe & healthy environment.
● Requires a broad base of knowledge in nursing, public health, and human relations.
INDUSTRIAL OR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING
TRUE OR FALSE:
INDUSTRIAL OR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING is an autonomous practice requiring dependent decisions and creative solutions to complex occupational and environmental health and safety problems
FALSE
It is an autonomous practice requiring INDEPENDENT DECISIONS
● A type of public health nursing
● Responsible for the school’s activities in the areas of health services, health education and environmental health and safety
SCHOOL NURSING
● Practice of providing care in a medical clinic environment
● They possess general skills
● Excellent teaching and communication skills exhibit organizational and leadership ability
● Possess good assessment skills
● Have good insight
CLINIC NURSING
● Self-employed
● Provides nursing services to clients/ patients and their families
● Reach out and offer their services rather than expect clients to seek their help
➔ Perform both independent and collaborative roles
INDEPENDENT NURSING PRACTICE
● Cares for critically ill patients in a helicopter or plane as they’re being transported from the scene of an accident or from one medical facility to another.
● Concerned with air evacuation/transport of critically-ill and acutely injured patients in military and civilian settings.
FLIGHT OR AERO-SPACE NURSING
TRUE OR FALSE:
FLIGHT OR AERO-SPACE NURSING also contribute to the activities of
hyperbaric support for wound care, toxic exposures, and decompression sickness in diving and flying communities.
TRUE
● Works specifically in the emergency room
● They treat patients who are facing traumatic or severe, often life-threatening medical conditions.
● Trained to assess patients quickly, prioritize care, and stabilize patients in critical condition
EMERGENCY NURSE
TRUE OR FALSE:
EMERGENCY NURSES are tasked with managing triage, ensuring the least critically affected patients receive care first.
FALSE
They are tasked with ensuring the MOST CRITICALLY AFFECTED PATIENTS receive care first
● They stand on the front lines of emergency care, serving as first responders to critically injured patients.
➔ They work closely with emergency department physicians, trauma surgeons, and transport teams to stabilize patients and save lives.
TRAUMA NURSE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Most trauma nurses work in emergency departments or emergency rooms (ERs), intensive care, or trauma units within hospitals.
TRUE
● Specialty focused on the care of unstable, chronically ill, or post-surgical patients and those at risk from life-threatening diseases and injuries.
★ They typically work in intensive care units (ICU) but provide care in other healthcare facilities related to emergency injuries or long-term illness.
CRITICAL CARE OR INTENSIVE CARE NURSE
● They work under cardiologists
● They take on many tasks to treat both acute and
chronic heart conditions
CARDIAC CARE NURSE
● These nurses provide daily care for infants, such as feeding, bathing, and changing diapers.
● They also care for infants with various medical and surgical conditions.
NEONATAL NURSE
TRUE OR FALSE:
NEONATAL NURSES usually work in the neonatal intensive care
unit (NICU) within a hospital, but can work in other healthcare settings as well
TRUE
● They work closely with pediatricians
● Provide health and medical care for children from birth through their late teens
PEDIATRIC NURSE
TRUE OR FALSE:
PEDIATRIC NURSES have special training to provide expert care to the child while working with the family to address their concerns, problems, and to help them understand treatment options.
TRUE
● Works in the operating room
● Cares for patients before, during, and after surgery.
➔ They may work directly with a surgeon during a surgery, or more behind the scenes, preparing the sterile environment for the procedure
PERIOPERATIVE OR OPERATING ROOM NURSE
● Advanced nurse who administers anesthesia for surgical and other procedures and provides pre- and postanesthesia care for individuals across the life span.
NURSE ANESTHETIST
● Typically works under a gastroenterologist
● Specializes in illnesses and disorders related to the entire GI tract.
GASTROENTEROLOGY NURSE
● They provide care for the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of elderly patients, helping them maintain independence and quality of life.
GERIATRIC NURSE
● They work with oncologists
● They handle patients with cancer cases
● Provide care for patients who are seeing oncologists for diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.
ONCOLOGY NURSE
● They work with urologists
● Handles patients with issues related to the urinary tract, such as infections, cancers, and kidney stones.
UROLOGY NURSE
● They work with neurologists
● They work with patients with a variety of neurological diagnoses.
NEUROSCIENCE NURSE
● This general nurse tends to care for non-emergency patients in a medical office, clinic, health facility, or any healthcare setting where patients do not stay overnight.
AMBULATORY CARE OR OUTPATIENT NURSE
● Cares for people living with infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS.
HIV/AIDS NURSE
● Nurse who works as an expert on cases involving medical issues.
➔ They bring clinical experience, medical education, and a scientific background to the legal arena, assisting attorneys in the litigation process.
LEGAL NURSE CONSULTANT
● Provide primarily healthcare for women from adolescence throughout the lifespan.
● They also provide gynecological and family planning services; pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care; healthy newborn baby care; and treatment of male partners for STDs.
NURSE MIDWIFE
● Employed in health care agencies or community based settings.
NURSE PRACTITIONER
TRUE OR FALSE:
NURSE PRACTITIONERS provide care, independently, in a range of settings and in one of eight defined client populations
FALSE
They provide care in ONE OF SIX defined client populations:
- family and individual across the lifespan;
- adult-gerontology (acute care or primary care);
- women’s health and gender-related health;
- neonatal;
- pediatrics (acute care or primary care); and
- psychiatric or mental health.
● Investigates nursing problems to improve nursing care and to refine and expand nursing knowledge.
➔ Employed in academic institutions, teaching hospitals, and research centers.
➔ Usually have advanced education at the doctoral level.
NURSE RESEARCHER
● They work for independent staffing agencies.
● They are assigned to different care areas on a temporary basis to fill in short-term employment gaps.
TRAVEL NURSE
● They are an integral part of the transplant team, having more direct contact with the patient than any other team member.
➔ They play a crucial role before, during, and after organ transplant procedures.
TRANSPLANT NURSE
● A nurse with a formal graduate level education in informatics or an informatics-related field.
● Responsible for implementing and coordinating projects involving multiple professions and specialties.
E-HEALTH OR INFORMATICS NURSE
TRUE OR FALSE:
E-HEALTH OR INFORMATICS NURSE support doctors to use data,
information, knowledge, and technology in their practice.
FALSE
They support OTHER NURSES
● May work in various settings and provide a range of services related to women’s health, including gynecological care, family planning, and menopausal management.
WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSE
TRUE OR FALSE:
WOMEN’S HEALTH NURSE may have the specialized training in midwifery care that nurse midwives possess.
FALSE
They MAY NOT have specialized training and midwifery care
● Provides specialized care for individuals who are victims or perpetrators of trauma.
★ Have knowledge of the legal system and skills in injury identification, evaluation, and documentation
FORENSIC NURSE
● Usually has an advanced degree.
● Manages a health related business (ex. review
center
NURSE ENTREPRENEUR
