A good nurse is compassionate, caring, patient, and dedicated, able to communicate well with both patients and doctors, and is a team player
Nurses can work in hospitals, private practices, clinics, nursing homes, retirement centers, schools, camps, home healthcare settings, and more. The wide range of settings reflects the large variety in the field of nursing itself. Some of the most common types of nurses are:
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) — entry-level nurses who generally work under RNs, performing duties such as routine tests, sample collection, and patient feeding and care.
Registered Nurse (RN) — aside from providing general patient care, RNs perform more complex tasks such as administering diagnostic tests and medications, and they’re more involved in creating the patient’s treatment plan.
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) — these are advanced-level nurses who, aside from providing care to patients in their area of specialty, also work on a macro level using theory and research to improve nursing systems. They may work as consultants to other health care professionals, developing guidelines and protocols to improve patient outcomes.
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