What is the difference between a nurse and a registered nurse? Are there nurses that are not registered?
A "nurse" is a (licensed) registered nurse, although some people loosely refer to a nurse as either a registered nurse (RN) or a licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse (LPN/LVN). In the veterinary profession, veterinary technicians are now referring to themselves as veterinary "nurses." Illegally, some nursing assistants and aides also refer to themselves as "nurses," but this is a misrepresentation. A registered nurse (RN) is a licensed nurse who has completed either a hospital (aka "diploma") program, an associate's degree program or a baccalaureate degree (BS or BSN) program. All programs lead to the same licensure status. The trend in recent decades is to phase out the hospital/diploma programs which had a strong practice component and make the BS or BSN (BS in Nursing) the standard entry level for the practice of professional nursing.
Can I graduate from high school early?
yeah dude i don't really know why you would want to, but at my HS they let you do that. Just take all the required courses as early as possible and then that will be all you have to do! but keep in mind if you are thinking about colleges, most of them usually want to see more than just the bare minimum of requirements.
What are the ethical and moral dilemmas faced by nurses?
I am going to type this right out of my mosby's nursing assistant text book. WORK ETHICS: -How you look -What you say -How you behave -How you treat others -How you work with others To get and keep a job you must conduct yourself in the right way. Let's see... They frown on drinking of any kind, they prefer you don't smoke for it's bad for you and wastes time,no drugs, keep your eyes up to date or you can cause harm to a person by misreading something, good body mechanics is needed for lifting patients, and they also pay attention to your diet and health. they want you to be dependable,caring,considerate,cheerful,t... conscientious,honest,self-aware,cooper... and enthusiastic. Job Skills and training includes: - A certificate of course completion -College or high school transcripts--- or a ( GED ) appearance includes -- wear uniforms that fit properly --cover tattoos they might offend others --do not wear jewelry of any kind --no long nails, no fake nails, no nail polish. --Keep hair as simple as possible --wear makeup that is modest --wear a second hand wrist watch -- practice good hygiene -- GOSSIP Do not talk about patients, residents, visitors, families, co-workers, or the agency at home or in social settings. Do not make or repeat any comment that can hurt a person,family member,co-worker or the agency Do not make or repeat a comment that you do not know to be true. making or writing false statements about another person is defamation. Umm their is so much more! but i think these are helpful facts.
Steps in becoming a Forensic Nurse?
I am a junior in high school and I've become very interested in the medical field, and I decided to become a nurse, but as I looked at the different types of nurses, I found a brief description of a job of a forensic nurse. Could you tell me more about what a forensic nurse does daily, the classes I would should take my senior year in high school, and what classes to take in college?
Can you jump right into a nursing college or do you have to go to a regular college first?
I am a nurse and I not sure what you are asking but here goes: You have to take the prerequisites first, then apply to the school of nursing. Just because you declare nursing as a major doesn't mean you will be accepted when the time comes. Nursing school looks a grades, likelihood of success, your essay as to why you want to be a nurse etc.. If you aren't accepted into one nursing school, apply to another e.g.- you go to GSU take you prerequisites, but their nursing school doesn't accept you. You then apply to the University of Pittsburgh and their nursing school accepts you. EDIT- For all the people that are telling you that you can just go to nursing. YOU CANNOT, Even will trade school nursing diploma you have to apply and be accepted and most nursing schools have waiting lists. You can be accepted into a school and not be accepted into the nursing program including trade school. (at least in the United States)