
101 Careers in Nursing.
Title:
101 Careers in Nursing.
Author:
Novotny, Jeanne M.
ISBN:
9780826104946
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (239 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner -- Addictions Counselor -- Administrator/Manager -- An Interview with Lorna Green, Nurse Manager, Gero-Psychiatric Unit -- Adult Nurse Practitioner -- Ambulatory Care/Health Center Nurse -- Armed Services Nurse -- An Interview with Ella Bradshaw, Armed Services Nurse -- Attorney -- Author/Writer -- An Interview with Eleanor Sullivan, Nurse Author -- Burn Nurse -- Camp Nurse -- Cardiovascular Nurse -- Case Manager -- Childbirth Educator -- Child Psychiatric Nurse -- Clinical Nurse Specialist -- Consultant -- Correctional Facility Nurse -- Critical Care Nurse -- Cruise Ship/Resort Nurse -- Diabetes Educator -- Disaster/Bioterrorism Nurse -- Editor -- Educator in Academia -- Emergency Room Nurse -- Entrepreneur -- Epidemiology Nurse -- Ethicist -- Family Nurse Practitioner -- An Interview with Nancy Hamlin, Family Nurse Practitioner -- Flight Nurse/Critical Care Transport -- An Interview with Christopher Manacci, Flight Nurse Specialist -- Forensic Nurse -- Fraud and Abuse Investigator -- Gastroenterology Nurse -- Genetics Counselor -- Geriatric Nurse Practitioner -- An Interview with Annie Siu-Lin, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner -- Health Coach -- Health Policy Analyst/Lobbyist -- Historian -- HIV/AIDS Specialist -- An Interview with Ingrid Hansen, HIV Specialist Nurse -- Holistic Health Nurse/Massage Therapist -- Home Health Nurse -- Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse -- An Interview with Rose Walls, Palliative Care and Hospice Nurse -- An Interview with Malene Davis, Hospice Nurse -- Infection Control Nurse -- Informatics Specialist -- Infusion Therapy Nurse -- International Health Nurse -- Inventor -- Lactation Counselor -- An Interview with Suzanne Hetzel Campbell, Lactation Counsultant -- Learning/Developmental Disabilities Nurse -- Legal Consultant.
An Interview with Susan Comstock, Legal Nurse Consultant -- Long-Term Care Nurse -- Media Consultant -- Medical Records Auditor -- Medical-Surgical Nurse -- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner -- Nephrology Nurse -- Neuroscience Nurse -- Nurse Anesthetist -- An Interview with Christopher Reinhart, Nurse Anesthetist -- Nurse Midwife -- Nurse Psychotherapist -- Nutrition Support Nurse -- Occupational/Industrial Nurse -- Office Nurse -- Ombudsman -- Oncology Nurse -- Ophthalmic Nurse -- Organ Donation Counselor -- OR Nurse/Perioperative Nurse -- Orthopedic Nurse -- Otolaryngology Nurse -- Pain Management Nurse -- Parish Nurse -- An Interview with Cindy J. Drenning, Parish Nurse -- Patient Education Coordinator -- Peace Corps Volunteer -- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -- Perianesthesia Nurse -- Perinatal Nurse -- Pharmaceutical Representative -- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Nurse -- Politician -- Private Duty Nurse -- Psychiatric Nurse -- Public and Community Health Nurse -- Pulmonary/Respiratory Nurse -- Quality Assurance Nurse -- Radiology Nurse -- Recruiter -- Rehabilitation Nurse -- An Interview with Betty Furr, Rehabilitation Nursing Administrator -- Researcher -- Risk-Management Nurse -- Rural Health Nurse -- An Interview with Maria Humphry, Rural Health Nurse -- School Nurse -- Space Nurse/Astronaut -- Spinal Cord Injury Nurse -- Staff Development Educator -- Telemetry Nurse -- Telephone Triage Nurse -- Transplant Nurse -- Travel Nurse -- An Interview with Lisa Hasnosi, Travel Nurse -- University Dean/President -- Women's Health Nurse -- Wound/Ostomy/Continence Nurse -- Launching Your Career Search -- Notes from My Interview Experiences for a First Nursing Position -- Appendix: Your Guide to Certification -- Glossary of Acronyms.
Abstract:
Few careers have the advantages that nursing offers: flexibility, room for growth, satisfaction from helping others. And there is a desperate need for nurses--demand will exceed supply for some time to come. This concise and handy volume profiles 101 different types of nursing careers are profiled; each includes a basic description, education requirements, skills needed, compensation, related web sites, and professional organizations. Personal stories from practicing nurses highlight the content. Students, those looking for a career change, and RNs looking for new opportunities will find a wealth of information here. A Sample of Possible Career Choices:.: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.; Adult Nurse Practitioner.; Case Manager.; Critical Care Nursing.; Diabetes Educator.; Disaster/Bioterrorism Nursing.; Emergency Room Nurse.; Geriatric Nurse Practitioner.; HIV/AIDS Specialist.; Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing.; Infection Control Nurse.; Medical-Surgical Nurse.; Nurse Midwife.; Oncology Nurse.; Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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