Nursing: What’s It All About? 1 What is Nursing? Nurses help sick people return to health and help...
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Nursing: What’s It All About? 1
Nursing: What’s It All About? 1 What is Nursing? Nurses help sick people return to health and help healthy people stay well. Nursing is the largest health
What is Nursing? Nurses help sick people return to health and
help healthy people stay well. Nursing is the largest health care
profession with 2.9 million RNs in the US. 2
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What Do Nurses Do? Monitor the condition of patients 3
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Administer medications Perform therapeutic procedures Educate
patients and their families in proper health care practices Develop
a plan of care for each patient with physicians and other health
care professionals 4
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Supervise LPNs (Licensed Practical Nurses) and Nursing
Assistants 5
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Where Can Nurses Work? Hospitals Clinics Public Health Nursing
Homes Schools Corporations Hospice Health-related Industries 6
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Nursing is a Broad Profession! Nursing is a Broad Profession!
Areas of nursing include : Academic Nursing Education
Administrative Nursing Aerospace Nursing Agency Nursing Ambulatory
Care Nursing Business and Marketing Nursing Clinic Nursing
Emergency Nursing Employee Health Nursing Entrepreneurial Nursing
Epidemiological Nursing Forensic Nursing 7
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Geriatric Nursing Home Care Nursing Hospice Nursing Hyperbaric
Nursing Infection Control Nursing Intensive Care Nursing Legal
Nursing Long Term Care Nursing Military Nursing Neonatal Nursing
Neuro Nursing Nurse Anesthetist Nursing Informatics Nursing
Psychologist Nursing Research OB-GYN Nursing Office Nursing
Oncological Nursing Operating Room Nursing 8
Why Consider Nursing? Make a difference in the lives of others
every single day. Salary to support a family. Flexible hours and
scheduling. Respected profession. Think on your feet. Many
employment options and career paths available. Opportunity for
advancement. Exciting profession. 10
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Ethnicity of Nurses in Kentucky KBN 5/06
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Where RNs Work in Kentucky Where RNs Work in Kentucky KBN
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How Much Do Nurses Get Paid? pay The average pay for an RN in
Kentucky hospital is: $22.70 per hour or >$47,000 per year 1/06
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Average Hourly Pay for Kentucky Hospital Nurses 1/06 16
Licensed Practical Nurse$15.52 Nurse Practitioner$35.38 Certified
Registered Nurse Anesthetist $77.02
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Path to Registered Nursing High School Science & Math
Courses Take SAT & ACT Prerequisites Associate Degree Nursing
(ADN) 2 years or PN+1 Baccalaureate Degree Nursing (BSN) 4 years
Pass NCLEX Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) 2 years (approx.) RN
to BSN 1 year Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) 3-4 years
Doctorate in Nursing Science (DNSc) 3 years 17
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Nursing Schools in Metro Louisville Registered Nursing Programs
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How Can I Learn More About Nursing? Talk to your school
counselor. Take Health Science Technology Courses. Become a Junior
Volunteer in a hospital. Join a Medical Explorer Troop. Search the
Internet. Call a nursing school. Ask a nurse! 21
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Resources KHAs Center for Health Care Professions 502-426-6220
Visit www.kyhealthcareers.org 22