What does a nurse do?

What does a nurse do?

           Nurses do lots of things that is why this profession is a unique one. It is a fulfilling job for them to do good deeds, help, care and many more on the people that needs them. Their job is kinda hard yet they are paid not fairly. Some of this doesn't seem too glamorous, but RN's can choose where they work which, in turn, somewhat dictates what they will have to see and/or do. They do charting, pass medication, perform treatments on wounds, give shots, start IVs, draw blood, supervisor positions, be a director of nursing, work in all areas of a hospital and nursing home, hospice nurse(care of the dieing). But in order to be a good nurse you need to be compassionate to the family and the patient. Must be willing to do all the care needed by the patient not just the charting and passing medication. They wont do a thing for anyone that they do not have to. To be a true nurse you need to start at the bottom and work your way up, it takes a little longer but, you get a better understanding of your patients.

            In the operating room a nurse assists the surgeon by making sure he has the proper instruments as he needs them. A nurse anesthetist works with the anestheseologist to monitor the patients level of anesthesia. There are also supervisory positions for nurses in the hospital setting . Nurses can specialize in midwifery and deliver babies, as a nurse practitioner in a doctors office and function as a doctor under supervision, and there are many specialty areas in the hospital setting. In my years working as a nurse, I preferred the actual hands on bedside nursing care of patients. For short, nurses are very important and we should respect them as they respect as well.