This document provides an overview of careers in nursing. It defines what a registered nurse (RN) is, explaining that they are licensed healthcare professionals who provide and manage care for ill individuals and families. It outlines the various settings where nurses work, including hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and more. The document discusses career pathways in nursing, from diploma programs to PhD studies. It also lists many specialty areas nurses can pursue, such as medical/surgical nursing, critical care, labor and delivery, and more. In closing, it addresses the current nursing shortage and promising job prospects and flexibility for nurses going forward.
The health care system and the nursing profession is expanding globally , there fore it is important for nurses to know the trends, issues and challenges in new millennium.
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Defecation
Normal defecation begins with movement in the left colon, moving stool toward the anus. When stool reaches the rectum, the distention causes relaxation of the internal sphincter and an awareness of the need to defecate. At the time of defecation, the external sphincter relaxes, and abdominal muscles contract, increasing intrarectal pressure and forcing the stool out
The Valsalva maneuver exerts pressure to expel faeces through a voluntary contraction of the abdominal muscles while maintaining forced expiration against a closed airway. Patients with cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, increased intracranial pressure, or a new surgical wound are at greater risk for cardiac dysrhythmias and elevated blood pressure with the Valsalva maneuver and need to avoid straining to pass the stool.
Normal defecation is painless, resulting in passage of soft, formed stool
CONSTIPATION
Constipation is a symptom, not a disease. Improper diet, reduced fluid intake, lack of exercise, and certain medications can cause constipation. For example, patients receiving opiates for pain after surgery often require a stool softener or laxative to prevent constipation. The signs of constipation include infrequent bowel movements (less than every 3 days), difficulty passing stools, excessive straining, inability to defecate at will, and hard feaces
IMPACTION
Fecal impaction results from unrelieved constipation. It is a collection of hardened feces wedged in the rectum that a person cannot expel. In cases of severe impaction the mass extends up into the sigmoid colon.
DIARRHEA
Diarrhea is an increase in the number of stools and the passage of liquid, unformed feces. It is associated with disorders affecting digestion, absorption, and secretion in the GI tract. Intestinal contents pass through the small and large intestine too quickly to allow for the usual absorption of fluid and nutrients. Irritation within the colon results in increased mucus secretion. As a result, feces become watery, and the patient is unable to control the urge to defecate. Normally an anal bag is safe and effective in long-term treatment of patients with fecal incontinence at home, in hospice, or in the hospital. Fecal incontinence is expensive and a potentially dangerous condition in terms of contamination and risk of skin ulceration
HEMORRHOIDS
Hemorrhoids are dilated, engorged veins in the lining of the rectum. They are either external or internal.
FLATULENCE
As gas accumulates in the lumen of the intestines, the bowel wall stretches and distends (flatulence). It is a common cause of abdominal fullness, pain, and cramping. Normally intestinal gas escapes through the mouth (belching) or the anus (passing of flatus)
FECAL INCONTINENCE
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control passage of feces and gas from the anus. Incontinence harms a patient’s body image
PREPARATION AND GIVING OF LAXATIVESACCORDING TO POTTER AND PERRY,
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2. What is a Registered Nurse (RN)?
● RNs are professionals licensed by the state in
which they work.
● RNs function as active members of the health
care team.
● RNs provide and manage care for individuals
who are ill and their families.
3. What is an RN? continued…
● RNs also work with healthy individuals
and families to educate them about
wellness and disease prevention.
● RNs work with patients of all ages
promoting physical, mental and social
well-being.
4. What is an RN? continued…
● RNs use observation and assessment skills to
support nursing diagnoses:
● Ex: Alteration in Skin Integrity related to bedrest
● Ex: Potential for Infection related to surgical
wound
5. What is an RN? continued…
● These nursing diagnoses help us to create a
plan of care for our patients:
● Ex: Turn and reposition patient every two
hours
● Ex: Change surgical dressing prn (as needed)
6. Where do nurses work?
The possibilities are endless!!
● Hospitals
● Clinics/Offices
● Nursing Homes
● Hospice
● Schools
● Cruise Ships
● Military
● Helicopters
● Industries
● Wellness Centers
● Public Health Offices
● Home Health Care Agencies
8. CAREER PATHWAY IN NURSING
Diploma in Nursing Staff Nurse
(Registered)
3 years
basic training
Specialized Nursing
Midwifery, Paediatric, Renal Nursing,
Critical Nursing, OT, Community
Bachelor in Nursing
Masters in Nursing
PhD in Nursing
3 – 5 years
5 years & above
Unit Manager
Nurse Educator
Specialized Nurse
Nurse Manager
Director of Nursing
9. What kinds of career
opportunities are available?
There are a multitude of specialties to
choose
from including:
● Medical/Surgical - Care for a variety of ill
or injured patients and patients who have
undergone surgery.
● Critical Care - Care for critically ill or
injured patients of all ages.
10. Career opportunities continued…
● Labor and Delivery - Care for mothers
and babies before, during, and after
delivery.
● Pediatrics - Care for ill or injured
children.
● Cardiac Care - Care for patients with
issues involving their hearts.
● Geriatrics - Care for elderly ill or injured
patients.
11. Career opportunities continued…
● Neurology - Care for patients with
illnesses or injuries involving the nervous
system.
● Dermatology - Care for patients with skin
conditions.
● Orthopedic - Care for patients with
illnesses or injuries to muscles and bones.
● Same Day Surgery/Post Anesthesia Care
Unit Recovery Room - Care for patients
immediately before or after surgery.
12. ● O.R. - Care for patients in the operating room
during surgical procedures.
These are just a few of the
many possibilities you could
choose from after completing
a nursing program.
Career opportunities continued…
13. Advanced education adds options:
● Clinical Nurse Specialist - Provides care
to patients with complex illnesses or
injuries and often responsible for the
continuing education of staff nurses.
● Nurse Practitioner - Diagnoses and treats
a wide variety of patients.
● Researcher - Involved with research
studies to increase the knowledge base of
the nursing profession.
14. Advanced education continued…
● Nurse Midwives - Care for women
during pregnancy and deliver their
babies.
● Nursing Professor - Teaches nursing
students in nursing schools.
● Nurse Anesthetist - Provides anesthesia
to patients during surgical and non-
surgical procedures.
15. What’s all this talk about
a nursing shortage?
● There is currently a shortage of
nurses worldwide, which is the result
of several factors:
● Aging nursing population - many
nurses are
retiring.
● Movement of creamy layer
16. Nursing shortage – more factors:
● The Bureau of Labor and Statistics predicts
jobs for RNs will grow 23% by 2008 and that
one-half of the RN workforce will reach
retirement age by 2017.
17. What does all this mean for the
future of nursing?
● The future has never been brighter for a
career
in nursing.
● Salaries are expected to increase due to the
nursing shortage.
● Future nurses can expect a high degree of
job
security.
● A variety of nursing positions will be
readily
18. Future of nursing continued…
● Employers are becoming more flexible in
scheduling options—nurses often work any
combination of 8, 10, or 12 hour shift on days,
nights and weekends.
● Many facilities utilize some form of self-
scheduling, allowing you to choose (within unit
guidelines) what shifts you work and select your
days off.
● There are endless possibilities for future nurses
both male and female.
19. How do I know if nursing
is right for me?
● Although there is a nursing shortage and
nurses are in great demand, nursing is not
right for everyone…
20. Qualities to be a good nurse:
● Do you enjoy health and science classes and
do reasonably well in math?
● Do you have an interest in learning about the
human body and how it works?
21. Qualities continued…
● Do you have a sense of compassion and
desire to help others?
● Do you like to teach people and share
information with others?
● Are you able to work well with others and
do you enjoy being around other people?
● Do you possess good decision making &
problem solving skills?
22. Qualities continued…
● Do you desire variety in career
opportunities?
● Do you enjoy learning and analyzing things?
● Are you dependable and do you have good
oral and written communication skills?
23. What can I do now to prepare for a
career in nursing?
● Work hard to get good grades.
● Study science and math courses.
● Consider nursing camp if you’re in middle
school.
● Consider writing an e-mentor and reading
profiles of nurses from the Nursing Career
Website.
24. What type of education will
I need to become a nurse?
● Bachlor in Science in Nursing (B.Sc.-
Nursing).
● Associate Degree in Nursing (GNM).
● Masters of Science in Nursing (M.Sc.-
Nursing).
25. CAREER PATHWAY IN GEETANJALI
GROUP
DIPLOMA IN NURSING
STAFF NURSE
POST BASIC
PROGRAMMES
1. Midwifery (1yr)
2. Critical Care Nursing (6 mths)
3. Health Services Management (6 mths)
4. Operating Department Practice (2 yrs)
5. Paediatric (6 mths)
6. Renal Nursing (6 mths)
BACHELOR IN
NURSING
NURSE
LECTURER
UNIT
MANAGER
MASTER IN
NURSING
PRINCIPALNURSE
MANAGER
PhD
CORPORATE NURSING
MANAGER
HOSPITAL SETTING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
