Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Things You Should Know About Hospital Nursing

By : Kathy Mercado

If you ask a number of people about nursing professionals in general, they will talk about nurses in hospitals. Nursing field has a number of segments but hospital nursing is expected grow at highest rate in next few years. Retirement homes and nursing centers may stop growing but healthcare institutes will forever continue to flourish because they provide some basic needs to the masses. All over the world, medical field was almost unaffected by the recent economic turmoil for the very same reason. If you looking for a career as hospital nurse, you are heading in the right direction.

Most of the senior level nurses are trained in a hospital setting. It includes nurses that hold administrative positions at nursing centers, retirement homes etc. Within a hospital, nurses are assigned with a number of tasks. While some of the duties for a nurse who works in a hospital are well defined and mentioned at the time of joining, they are also required to perform some ad-hoc duties on a regular basis. Floor nurses in a hospital are responsible for hands-on patient care under the direction of an expert medical practitioner.

Nurses who work in hospitals with higher qualification and work experience hold administrative positions in hospital management and co-ordinate various tasks. Some of the nurses are even responsible for coordinating a team of medical professionals including doctors, therapists, technicians and nursing assistants for a medical procedure. Ad hoc duties of hospital nurses include paper work, record management and call handling in absence of support personnel in hospital premises. Hospital staff can also work in the operating rooms where serious medical procedures are performed by expert medical experts. However, many countries are establishing a system of specialized nurses for operating rooms in hospitals now. Known as surgical nurses, these professionals are hospital nurses with additional certifications and skills.

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