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Nursing: What’s It All About?

1. Nursing: What’s It All About?. 2. What is Nursing?. Nurses help sick people get better and help people stay well. Many of the people who work in hospitals are nurses. 3. What Do Nurses Do?. Check to see how their patients are doing. 4.

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Nursing: What’s It All About?

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  1. 1 Nursing: What’s It All About?

  2. 2 What is Nursing? Nurses help sick people get better and help people stay well. Many of the people who work in hospitals are nurses.

  3. 3 What Do Nurses Do? • Check to see how their patients are doing.

  4. 4 • Teach patients and their families how to stay healthy. • Work with others to plan how to help the patient.

  5. 4 • Give medicine to patients • Do medical things like insert an IV

  6. 4 Both Boys and Girls are Nurses

  7. 5 • Supervise other health care workers.

  8. 6 Where Do Nurses Work? • Hospitals • Clinics • Doctor’s Offices • Nursing Homes • Schools

  9. 6 Where Do Nurses Work? • Health Departments • Patient’s Homes • Insurance Offices • Businesses

  10. 6 Where Do Nurses Work In Hospitals? • Operating Rooms

  11. 6 Where Do Nurses Work In Hospitals? • Emergency Rooms

  12. 6 Where Do Nurses Work In Hospitals? • Rehabilitation Units

  13. 6 Where Do Nurses Work In Hospitals? • Intensive Care Units

  14. 6 Where Do Nurses Work In Hospitals? • Medical Units

  15. 6 Where Do Nurses Work In Hospitals? • Medical Units • Surgical Units • Pediatric Units • Newborn Nursery • Labor and Delivery

  16. 7 Who Can Nurses Work With? • Babies • Children • Teenagers • Adults • Senior Citizens (grandparents)

  17. 8 Why Should I Become a Nurse? • Help others • Get to learn new things • Can work in many places • Good paying job • Use hands-on skills And More

  18. 9 Kentucky Needs Nurses! >3,000

  19. 10 How Much Do Nurses Get Paid? The average pay for an RN in Kentucky is: $22 per hour or $45,000 per year

  20. 11 How Can I Become a Nurse? • Study • Math • Science • Reading • Writing

  21. 14 How Can I Learn More About Nursing? • Talk to your school counselor. • Read a book. • Volunteer in a hospital. • Search the Internet. • Ask a nurse!

  22. 3 Meet Some “Nursing Heroes”

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  26. 7 What Other Health Care Careers Are There? • Registered Pharmacists • Physical Therapists • Occupational Therapists

  27. 7 What Other Health Care Careers Are There? • Respiratory Therapy • Laboratory Technologists • Radiographers

  28. 15 Resources • www.kyhealthcareers.org • Call toll free 1-877-835-4607

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