Pre-Nursing

• What do nurses do?

  • Nurses work tirelessly to identify and protect the needs of the individual across the entire patient experience. In a field as varied as nursing, there is not typical answer to what nurses do. Responsibilities can range from making acute treatment decisions to providing inoculations in schools. Today’s professional nurse must be a skilled provider, designer, manager, and coordinator of care. Nurses often:

    • Make quick, sometimes life-and-death decisions.
    • Understand a patient’s treatment, symptoms, and danger signs.
    • Coordinate care with other health providers.
    • Master advanced technology.
    • Guide patients through the maze of health resources in the community.
    • Teach patients how to comply with treatment and adopt a healthy lifestyle.
    • Promote health, prevent disease and help patients cope with illness.
    • Supervise other nursing personnel.

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