| Qualified nurses are in highly demand in the health | | | | Adult nursing involves caring for adults, both sick |
| care market. Throughout the years, the field of | | | | and well, not only in the hospital environment but |
| nursing has brought millions and millions of people | | | | also in the community setting such as attached to |
| above the average paying jobs. There has never | | | | a health centre or in nursing homes. An inherent |
| a more exciting time to join the nursing | | | | part of the role of an adult nurse is the promotion |
| profession. As a nurse it is possible to work in, | | | | of health through education, the prevention of |
| among others, hospitals, clinics, nursing and | | | | disease and the care, sustenance and rehabilitation |
| residential homes, occupational health services, | | | | of adults undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic |
| voluntary organizations that run hospices or | | | | regimes. You may take extra courses to |
| residential care and the pharmaceutical industry. | | | | specialize in areas such as cancer care, women's |
| Nurses also work in the prison service, university | | | | health, accident and emergency, critical care, |
| education, on leisure cruise ships or for the armed | | | | practice nursing, health visiting or school nursing. |
| forces. | | | | Children's Nursing |
| Nurse Qualification | | | | If you specialized in children nursing, you will work |
| It is possible to take either a diploma or degree | | | | to take care of children and young people, from |
| course to qualify as a nurse. You can choose to | | | | newborn to adolescence. Because children react |
| go to traditional class-based courses or getting | | | | to illness in a very different way to adults, your |
| your diploma or degree online through online | | | | trained skill in children nursing will help you to |
| nursing program. You will learn the basic principal in | | | | understand their particular needs. |
| nursing in first year; you will then specialize in an | | | | Learning Disability Nursing |
| emphasis field such as adult, children's, mental | | | | As a nurse specialized in learning disability nursing, |
| health or learning disability nursing. Diploma courses | | | | you will help those with learning disabilities to live |
| will normally take 3 years to complete and a | | | | independent and fulfilling lives. You will need to |
| degree nursing courses may need 3 to 4 years. | | | | work with a group of people with learning |
| Receive Licensure As Registered Nurse | | | | disability, living together and provider 24 hours |
| Once you graduate from nursing college or | | | | support to this group. |
| university, you are required to undergo an | | | | Mental Health Nursing |
| examination before receiving licensure as a | | | | Trends in modern living have increased pressures |
| registered nurse in the United States. The | | | | for many members of society that may cause |
| examination is called NCLEX-RN or the National | | | | may of mental health issues. You as a mental |
| Council Licensure Examination for Registered | | | | health nurse will need to work with psychiatrists, |
| Nurses, this examination has been developed to | | | | social workers and others to co-ordinate the care |
| test your competence in the profession of nursing | | | | of people suffering from mental illness. |
| before practicing. | | | | In Summary |
| Nurse Career Fields | | | | As a registered nurse specialized in your field of |
| Once you are qualified as registered nurse, you | | | | interest, you have a wide variety of career |
| can start your career in various nursing fields | | | | opportunities to start with. The health market is |
| based on your specialization, among the common | | | | always in demand for nurses, that mean your |
| nursing fields are: | | | | have a bright career future once your get your |
| Adult Nursing | | | | qualification as a nurse. |