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1 Hospital and wards
2 Human body
3 Musculoskeletal system
4 Circulatory system
5 Digestive system
6 Respiratory system
7 Urinary system
8 Nervous system
9 Reproductive system
10 Integumentary system
11 Vitamins
12 Help your heart
13 What is a hayfever
14 HIV
15 Smoking
16 Exercise
17 Eat variety of food
18 Surgery
19 Are you happy
20 Anxiety, depression
21 Nursing career
22 Admission
23 Nursing process
24 Physical health
25 Florence Nightingale
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21 A/ NURSING CAREER
Nursing is the art of caring for any person who is sick. This care includes both the mental and physical welfare of the patient. Patients who are actually ill will usually be transferred to the hospital, where they can receive the expert care of trained nurses and where the equipment of modern science is available for their treatment. Nursing is carried out under the supervision of a doctor and involves strict obedience to all his instructions. As a career, nursing makes physical and psychological demands on the person and can be stressful and exhausting. But it is also an exiting and responsible job.
The most important qualities of a good nurse are: patience, sympathy, understanding, willingness, reliability, etc. A good nurse must be able to help a patient in his adjustment to the pain and frustration, exercise tact in her relationship with the patient and his relatives and must show tolerance to their likes and dislikes. She must always observe complete honesty in deed and word. A mistake on her part may have disastrous consequences to the patient. She must keep an accurate report of all treatments given and all changes occuring.
A brief written report avoids the risk of omission and it should include a lot of pieces of information, e.g. the temperature, pulse and respiration; amount and type of sleep; appetite and type of food taken; any medicines given; a chart of "fluid intake" and "fluid output", etc.
What is nursing?
What are the most importantant qualities of a good nurse?
What should the nurse´s report contain?
Why did you choose the nursing career?
What department would you like to work at and why?
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