1. „This is nursing‟
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URl
KV0ewrhM

2. Nursing, a career of
compassion
Cory Lacrouts, RN

3. Main Points
 What is nursing?
 The characteristics of nurses
 Job outlook

4. What is Nursing?
 Culture of caring
 Advocates for patients , families, and
communities
 “Hands-on health professionals who
provide focused and highly
personalized care”

5. What are the requirements?
 Entry-level nurses require three year
degree
 Bachelor‟s degree
◦ Better job prospects
◦ Four year degree
 Advanced training
◦ Nurse practitioners
◦ Nursing research

6. Nursing Characteristics

7. Caring
 Nurses care for the
sick, the elderly, and
the dying
 Empathy
 Rapport
 Nurses see patients
at their most
vulnerable

8. Helpful
 Nurses as educators
 Customer service
◦ The single most important thing
professional nurses display is
“exceptional customer service skills.”

9. Dedication

10. Dedication
 Nurses must be as dedicated to their
jobs as they are to their families
 Nurses are obligated to work towards
the promotion of health and to
preserve life in the face of natural and
man-made disasters

11. Job Outlook
 Expected to grow 26% from 2010-
2020
◦ Faster than any other occupation
 Job opportunities for the future are
expected to be excellent
◦ Hospitals
◦ Schools
◦ Home

12. Conclusion
 We defined what nursing is and what
is required to become a nurse
 We defined the major characteristics
of nurses
 We looked at the job outlook for
nurses and the potential for growth in
the future