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NURSES Can Do Anything!

choose nursing.com. NURSES Can Do Anything!. Why Nursing?. It’s About Helping People. The #1 reason to become a nurse is because you care about people You have an opportunity to make a difference every day Be there for those you love. Nurses Can Do Anything!.

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NURSES Can Do Anything!

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  1. choosenursing.com NURSESCan Do Anything!

  2. Why Nursing?

  3. It’s About Helping People • The #1 reason to become a nurse is because you care about people • You have an opportunity to make a difference every day • Be there for those you love

  4. Nurses Can Do Anything! • Nurses care for many different kinds of patients

  5. Nurses Can Do Anything! Sometimes very sick patients

  6. Nurses Can Do Anything! And sometimes, just really small patients

  7. Nurses Can Do Anything! • Nurses can work in all types of environments

  8. Nurses Can Do Anything! Places you know like medical offices...

  9. Nurses Can Do Anything! hospitals...

  10. Nurses Can Do Anything! And schools...

  11. Nurses Can Do Anything! …And places you maybe didn’t know about, like helicopters

  12. Nurses Can Do Anything! …laboratories

  13. Nurses Can Do Anything! …cruise ships

  14. Nurses Can Do Anything! …the military

  15. Nurses Can Do Anything! …and jobs using computers and technology

  16. Nurses Can Do Anything! • Nurses can work anywhere in the world

  17. Lots of Schools to Choose From • Over 100 nursing programs in California • 2 and 4 year programs offering schedules that meet your needs • The more education you have, the more $$$ you can earn

  18. The Pay is Great • California salaries for new RNs are between $50,000 and $60,000 per year • Sign-on bonuses are being advertised at up to $10,000 in some areas

  19. You’ll Meet Great People • Nursing is a lot of fun • Nurses work with others who also want to make a difference in the world

  20. Schedules That Bend & Flex • Working 12 hour shifts you work only three days a week!! • Work while you further your education • Have time to do other things

  21. Nursing Is Your Ticket to Opportunities in... • Emergency Rooms • Pediatrics • Operating Rooms • Schools • Peace Corps • Community Clinics • and MORE

  22. Bonus Points… • Educator • Author • Consultant • Lawyer • Physician • Entrepreneur • Directors • The BOSS!

  23. Pop Quiz: Do you know a nurse?

  24. Can you guess which one of these people is a nurse?

  25. THEY ALL ARE! NurseCase Manager Nurse Anesthetist Nurse Researcher The Boss Nurse Educator Nurse Consultant

  26. So, How Can I Get Started? • Do the best you can in school (a little math and science won’t hurt) • Start planning to go to college today. Talk to your parents, guidance counselor or teacher

  27. Training Programs • Community College - ADN in 2 years • University - BSN in 4 years • Web sites to explore • www.choosenursing.com • www.nursing2000inc.org • www.nursesource.org

  28. Let’s Practice Being A Nurse... • Be A Nurse Workshop... • Temperature • Pulse • Blood Pressure

  29. Let’s Practice Being A Nurse... • Temperature • normal is 98.6 F

  30. Let’s Practice Being A Nurse... • Pulse • normal is 50-100 beats per minute

  31. Let’s Practice Being A Nurse... • Blood Pressure • normal is 120/80

  32. What You’re Learning... • Systolic (first sound you hear) • indicates how hard you are pumping blood through your body

  33. What You’re Learning... • Diastolic (last sound you hear) • indicates how long it takes for the chambers of your heart to refill with blood

  34. Nurses Can Do Anything! Workshop… Nurses Can Do Anything! Workshop… Event Name________Date:__________ • Name_____________________ • Temperature__________ • Pulse__________ • Blood Pressure________ Event Name________ Date:___________ • Name_____________________ • Temperature__________ • Pulse__________ • Blood Pressure________ choosenursing.com

  35. Check out ChooseNursing.Com for more information on nursing...

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