Friday, March 23, 2012

Nursing Jobs Overview

This website provides a detailed video of a range of nursing careers.
By persuing the link and watching the video, you will get a better understanding of what exactly is a nurse and the different types of nurses as well as what they do.

Friday, March 16, 2012

School: NP

School: How to become a Nurse Practioner:

Video Summary

The video explains what you need to do to become a Nurse Practitioner. It briefly explains starting from what you should do in high school all the way through continuing your education in college.

My Video Thoughts:
This video is helpful because he explains in detail what you need to do to become a Nurse Practioner. He explains the degrees you need and who you will work under and what you will be doing.

Nurse Practitioner

What exactly is a Nurse Practitioner?
 
This link provides a detailed explanation of what a Nurse Practitioner is as well as giving links to other areas of its website so that you can further research information on Nurse Practitioners and their practices.
The American College of Nurse Practitioners puts an abundance of information regarding education right at your fingertips on this website. It is like a one stop shop for everything you need to know about Nurse Practitioners.

School: RN

School: How to become a Registered Nurse

Video Summary:

The video explains what you need to do to become an RN. It briefly explains starting from what you should do begining in highschool and follows through all the way through college.

My Video Thoughts:
This video is helpful because she explains in detail what people need to be doing from the begining. She explains how grades are important as well as how to prepare for what is coming ahead. She really gives you a step up in the nursing process as well as preparing you for what to expect on your nursing school journey.

Registered Nurse

What exactly is a registered nurse?

This link provides a brief overview on how to become a RN and their roles in the medical field
The Wise Geek website is helpful in which it offers you several links to where you can look up schools to further your nursing career, as well as providing scholarship websites, and several other RN videos.

School: LVN

Liscenced Vocational Nurse

What is an LVN?
This link provides a brief overview on becoming a licensed vocational nurse and the duties that they must do in a health care setting.

The Online Nursing degree guide website is very helpful because it gives you a detailed analysis on what you should do to become a LVN and further your nursing career.