101 careers in nursing / / Jeanne M. Novotny [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782675303321
• Autore: Toman Walter
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2006; ©2006
• ISBN: 1-281-81293-5; 9786611812935; 0-8261-0494-0
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 222 pages) : illustrations
• Altri autori (Persone): NovotnyJeanne
• Disciplina: 610.73; 610.73/06/9; 610.73069
• Soggetti: Nursing - Vocational guidance - United States; Medicine - Vocational guidance - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Acute Care Nurse Practitioner; Addictions Counselor; Administrator/Manager; Adult Nurse Practitioner; Ambulatory Care/Health Center Nurse; Armed Services Nurse; Attorney; Author/Writer; Burn Nurse; Camp Nurse; Cardiovascular Nurse; Case Manager; Childbirth Educator; Child Psychiatric Nurse; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Consultant; Correctional Facility Nurse; Critical Care Nurse; Cruise Ship/Resort Nurse; Diabetes Educator; Disaster/Bioterrorism Nurse; Editor; Educator in Academia; Emergency Room Nurse; Entrepreneur; Epidemiology Nurse; Ethicist; Family Nurse Practitioner; Flight Nurse/Critical Care Transport; Forensic Nurse; Fraud and Abuse Investigator; Gastroenterology Nurse; Genetics Counselor; Geriatric Nurse Practitioner; Health Coach; Health Policy Analyst/Lobbyist; Historian; HIV/AIDS Specialist; Holistic Health Nurse/Massage Therapist; Home Health Nurse; Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse; Infection Control Nurse; Informatics Specialist; Infusion Therapy Nurse; International Health Nurse; Inventor; Lactation Counselor; Learning/Developmental Disabilities Nurse; Legal Consultant; Long-Term Care Nurse; Media Consultant; Medical Records Auditor; Medical-Surgical Nurse; Neonatal Nurse Practitioner; Nephrology Nurse; Neuroscience Nurse; Nurse Anesthetist; Nurse Midwife; Nurse Psychotherapist; Nutrition Support Nurse; Occupational/Industrial Nurse; Office Nurse; Ombudsman; Oncology Nurse; Ophthalmic Nurse; Organ Donation Counselor; OR Nurse/Perioperative Nurse; Orthopedic Nurse; Otolaryngology Nurse; Pain Management Nurse; Parish Nurse; Patient Education Coordinator; Peace Corps Volunteer; Pediatric Nurse Practitioner; Perianesthesia Nurse; Perinatal Nurse; Pharmaceutical Representative; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Nurse; Politician; Private Duty Nurse; Psychiatric Nurse; Public and Community Health Nurse; Pulmonary/Respiratory Nurse; Quality Assurance Nurse; Radiology Nurse; Recruiter; Rehabilitation Nurse; Researcher; Risk-Management Nurse; Rural Health Nurse; School Nurse; Space Nurse/Astronaut; Spinal Cord Injury Nurse; Staff Development Educator; Telemetry Nurse; Telephone Triage Nurse; Transplant Nurse; Travel Nurse; University Dean/President; Women's Health Nurse; Wound/Ostomy/Continence Nurse; Launching Your Career Search; Notes from My Interview Experiences for a First Nursing Position; Appendix: Your Guide to Certification; Glossary of Acronyms
• Sommario/riassunto: Few careers have the advantages that nursing offers: flexibility, room for growth, satisfaction from helping others. And there is a desperate need for nurses--demand will exceed supply for some time to come. This concise and handy volume profiles 101 different types of nursing careers are profiled; each includes a basic description, education requirements, skills needed, compensation, related web sites, and professional organizations. Personal stories from practicing nurses highlight the content.