Ashlee Hindman Nursing CMIS102 2/21/04

Career Focus and GoalMy Focus for the year 2004 is to get a

job in a hospital to improve my clinical skills as well as to prepare myself for nursing when I graduate.

My goal is to maintain a 3.0 grade point average and do well in all of my classes.

At the Present Time…

I am currently achieving a 3.0 grade point average and keeping on top of all my studies in order to successfully pass all of my requirements.

Types of Nurses Labor and Delivery Pediatrics-Children Neonatal-

Premature infants Telemetry- EKG,

ECG machines Med-Surge- Patients

who had surgery

Nurses’ Salary

Hospital Nurse- $39, 900.00/year O.R. Nurse- $45, 000.00/year Night Time and Weekend differential Overtime Holiday Pay

Hospital Requirements for Registered Nurses

Certified in CPR and Hymlic Maneuver Certified in Phlebotomy (Taking blood) Hepatitis B vaccine, Tetanus vaccine,

Tuberculosis vaccine, and Measles and Mumps vaccine

Nursing ShortageNursing Shortage

The growing shortage in America’s The growing shortage in America’s hospitals is putting patient’s lives in hospitals is putting patient’s lives in danger.danger.

The nurse’s shortage will deepen due to The nurse’s shortage will deepen due to the increase in retiring nurses and few the increase in retiring nurses and few entering in the field of Nursing.entering in the field of Nursing.

According to studies, patients experience According to studies, patients experience significantly lower mortality and failure to significantly lower mortality and failure to rescue rates in hospitals where more rescue rates in hospitals where more baccalaureate prepared nurses provide baccalaureate prepared nurses provide direct patient care.direct patient care.

The One Who Started It AllThe One Who Started It All Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale • She thought she heard She thought she heard

the voice of God telling the voice of God telling her nursing was her her nursing was her calling.calling.

• In 1854, Britain and In 1854, Britain and France went to war with France went to war with Russia and Florence was Russia and Florence was the secretary of war the secretary of war where she took charge of where she took charge of nursing.nursing.

• She took care of wounded She took care of wounded soldier and nursed them soldier and nursed them back to health.back to health.

The Good and Bad Points ofThe Good and Bad Points of Nursing Nursing

The GoodThe Good The Salary is great.The Salary is great. I am doing something I am doing something

great in my career by great in my career by helping people.helping people.

I can always go back I can always go back to school and further to school and further my education to get a my education to get a higher degree.higher degree.

The BadThe Bad Stressful work hours Stressful work hours

due to the nursing due to the nursing shortage.shortage.

The Nurse’s workload The Nurse’s workload is tough, one nurse is tough, one nurse may have 10 patients.may have 10 patients.

There is always a There is always a chance to catch an chance to catch an illness from sick illness from sick patients.patients.

Thank youThank you

I’ve always dreamed I’ve always dreamed to be a nurse since to be a nurse since I was 9 years old, I was 9 years old, now my dream is now my dream is coming true. coming true.