Opportunities For A Nursing Career
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| Nursing Career |
As a nurse,
you will be a part of the world's largest healthcare profession. There is a
growing deficit of nurses and as such more job opportunities are likely to open
up across the globe. In any hospital or healthcare institute, nurses are the
primary caregivers and work as a part of a multidisciplinary team to take care
of the physical, medical and emotional needs of the patients. Nurses can also
take care of patients in their homes or in community care centers. They can
take on various roles- looking after the aged, disabled persons, patients in
acute care, or in the operating theaters or critical care units. They can assist at deliveries, work in emergency rooms or look after patients in wards.
There will
never be a shortage of job opportunities for nurses, especially in the aged
care sector. With increasing numbers of the elderly in our society, there are
more and more aged people staying alone at home as their children have moved to
other cities. This has led to an increasing need for qualified aged care workers
who can step in and take care of the elderly- either in their homes or in aged
care facilities.
Nurses can
also take on management positions. A Nursing Unit Manager is in charge of the
other nurses in the unit and assigns tasks and oversees the work of the nurses
in her team. A NUM needs to collaborate with other healthcare professionals on
the care of patients under her charge. A clinical nurse educator is one who
educates other nurses and can get a job in a teaching hospital or nursing
school. Nurses can also become Nurse Consultants, and use their experience to
effectively oversee the nursing facilities in the institute.
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| Nursing Degree |
To get started on a
career as a nurse, you should undertake the necessary qualifying courses at
state-approved and accredited schools of nursing. The Diploma of Nursing course (HLT51612) is a
qualification that covers the application of nursing skills required to be
eligible for registration with AHPRA as an Enrolled Nurse (Division 2). Nursing students may be required to
undertake professional placements at hospitals and other health care settings,
where they can get hands-on experience in caring for patients. The right
attitude, a great deal of perseverance and willingness to work and study hard will
take you far in your goal to help others as a nurse.
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