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A home nurse is there to care for anyone who is living in their own residence and needing care on an

occasional or regular basis. To be a competent, successful home nurse, a candidate will need to have

certain characteristics; he or she will also need to perform certain duties and adhere to certain

responsibilities. Skill, cleanliness, compassion, and knowledge must be present when a home nurse goes

about his or her duties, which are:

Setting Up An IV - Many home care patients needs to take their medications through an IV setup; an IV

is composed of a bag containing a saline solution (and a proper dose of medication), which is then

attached to a hollow tube that is inserted into part of a patient's body, through a needle tip. Inserting an

IV and preparing intravenous medicines takes a lot of skill and training.

Taking blood from a patient may also be necessary while working as a home care nurse. That's why

nurses need two years of specialized training (and formal certification) before they are allowed to take

care of patients. This job is not for the squeamish; people who faint at the sight of blood may not be

equipped to deal with the demands of a home nurse position.

A home care nurse must be kind and responsible at all times; he or she will spend a great deal of one-

on-one time with a patient, who may be elderly, disturbed, or cranky (from feeling unwell). Dealing with

terminal illnesses and the sadness they cause can also be a source of stress at this type of job. It takes a

lot of strength and compassion to oversee the care of an invalid or ill person every single day. Education

to become a home nurse is available at most colleges.

The Corpuscular Theory of Light

Newton proposed this theory that treats light as being composed of tiny particles. We use this theory to

describe reflection. While the theory can explain the primary and secondary rainbows, it cannot explain

the supernumerary bow, the corona, or an iridescent cloud.

The Wave Theory of Light

Proposed by Huygens, this theory describes light as waves that spread out from the source that

generates the light. Each color is a different wavelength. Supernumerary bows are explained by

assuming that light is a wave.

The Electromagnetic Theory of Light

Maxwell's theory describes light as having electric and magnetic properties--electromagnetic waves. It is

an improvement over the wave theory in that it explains how light is generated. Visible light is only one

type of electromagnetic wave. This theory is very math intensive.

The Quantum Theory of Light

This theory is more mathematical than Maxwell's equations! It is similar to the corpuscular theory of

Newton, except that instead of describing light as particles, light is composed of 'packets of energy' or

photons. The energy of the photon determines the color