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Careers

Nursing:

CNA, LPN, RN, ARNP

Benefits of a Nursing Career

• Part-time or full-time• Nurses are in high demand EVERYWHERE!• Good pay• Excellent benefits• Never bored• Travel, maybe• Help others, appreciated, feel good about

what you do.

What are ADL’s?Activities of

Daily

Living

What do ADL’s include?

How old willyou be in2020?

I’m a Nursehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LCeszLfR18

CNA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRjNpjxnjYo

Duties:•ADL’s•Vital Signs•Eyes & ears for nurse

LPN / LVN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFtZSvJ-CBA

Duties:•Routine pt care•Admin meds•Wound care•Assist RN & MD•Communicate c pt & family

RN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ERepMsgME

Duties: •Perform physical exams and health histories.•Promote health, counsel, educate•Admin meds, wound care•Interpret pt info•Make critical decisions•Oversee LPN’s & CNA’s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GzBKoCK3Ik

3 careers: Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Midwife, Nurse Practitioner

• MASTER’S DEGREE!!!!

• 4-5 yrs for Bach + 2 for Master’s

Nurse Anesthetist -- CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist Duties• Admin anesthesia• Monitor pt V/S• Post-anesthesia recovery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AygysDUSMfk

Nurse Midwife

Nurse Midwife Duties• Dx & coordinate all aspects of birthing process• Well-woman GYN care

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibm0KdzaV5s

Nurse Practitioner, ARNPAdvanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

ARNP Duties

• Dx & Tx illness

• Order, perform, interpret dx tests

• Rx meds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmYBxOVo4oc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4rsx4BbDsk

QUIZ: Nursing Careers

Tuesday April 28

• Handout (CNA, LPN, RN, ADN, BSN)

• Notes about Advanced RN Careers (ARNA, CRNM, CRNP)

Review for Nursing Quiz

1-11 are M/C 12-20 are T/F

A. CNA B. LPN C. ADN/RN D. BSN/RN

1. Which can be earned at a university?

A. CNA B. LPN C. ADN/RN D. BSN/RN

2. Whose job is centered on helping others with their ADL’s?

A. CNA B. LPN C. ADN/RN D. BSN/RN

3. Which can be earned in ≈ 11 months?

A. CNA B. LPN C. ADN/RN D. BSN/RN

4. Which is NOT HIRED at Indian River Medical Center?

A. CNA B. LPN C. ADN/RN D. BSN/RN

5. In order to become an Advanced Nurse, one must first be this…..

A. CNA B. LPN C. ADN/RN D. BSN/RN

6. Of these 4, which CANNOT give medications to patients?

A. CNA B. LPN C. ADN/RN D. BSN/RN

7. Which can be completed in 6 months or less?

A. CNA B. LPN C. ADN/RN D. BSN/RN

8. Which 2 CANNOT take care of a patient‘s IV?

A. CNA B. LPN C. ADN/RN D. BSN/RN

9. Of these 4, which earns the most money per hour?

A. CNA B. LPN C. ADN/RN D. BSN/RN

10. Which can be earned at IRSC in 3 years?

A. CNA B. LPN C. ADN/RN D. BSN/RN

11. Which 2 earn CERTIFICATES?

TRUE OR FALSE

12. Nurses in St. Lucie & Brevard counties earn more $ per hour than those in IRC.

TRUE OR FALSE

13. To advance from ASN to a BSN, Stacey will have to complete one year of general education & elective classes.

TRUE OR FALSE

14. More than half of RN’s are hired by hospitals.

TRUE OR FALSE

15. An ARNP can prescribe medications to patients.

TRUE OR FALSE

16. A CRNM is concerned with the reproductive health of men and women over the age of 18.

TRUE OR FALSE

17. Becoming a CRNM, CRNA & ARNP all require the nurse to obtain a Master’s Degree.

TRUE OR FALSE

18. The goal of becoming a Nurse Anesthetist can be reached at IRSC.

TRUE OR FALSE

19. To become a Nurse Practitioner, expect to remain in school until age 30.

TRUE OR FALSE

20. Patients being seen in walk-in clinics are usually cared for by Nurse Practitioners.

QUIZ: Nursing Careers

Tuesday April 28

• Handout (CNA, LPN, RN, ADN, BSN)

• Notes about Advanced RN Careers (ARNA, CRNM, CRNP)

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