Vacation nurses program

Everyone knows about the shortage of nurses in the United States, but few have asked themselves, “How does the shortage of nurses affect me?” To answer the question, you may need a bit of information about what nurses do. Registered nurses (RNs) provide direct care for patients in acute care settings (59% are in hospitals), in public health programs, home health, long term care, correctional facilities, schools, doctors’ offices, summer camps, and in the military. RNs also work in jobs that do not provide direct patient care such as: infection control nurses, nurse administrators, legal nurse consultants and nurse educators. The roles and settings for RNs to work are varied and every potential site for a nurse to work is affected by the shortage. Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) provide basic bedside care for patients in a variety of settings. LVNs work in clinics, long term care/rehabilitation facilities (75% are in nursing-homes), correctional facilities, doctors’ offices and in home health care. LVNs care for patients under the direction of RNs or MDs. Patients need care 24 hours a day, and nurses (both RNs and LVNs) work a variety of hours and days. LVNs also work in jobs that do not provide direct patient care such as: staff developers, administrators, educators and consultants. I think the major way in which most of us have been affected by the shortage of nurses is in the length of time we, and those we love, need to wait for nursing care, whether that wait is in a clinic, our homes, a hospital, a residential care facility or some other health care setting. But this shortage is ongoing and soon will be creating other problems for those of us who need care and for more information please visit lvn career in bay area. As a result of the nursing shortage and of other changes in the economy and in certain professions/careers, many men and women are flocking to nursing as a career. Real estate sales, computers and electronics, retail sales, and finance are just a few of the careers that people are leaving to join the nursing field. Nursing is seen as a stable profession with reasonable salaries and many opportunities for secure jobs. I asked some of the older students who are changing careers to share why they are choosing nursing. For some, nursing was a lifelong passion that had to be set aside in youth for a variety of reasons – following the wishes of a parent, meeting the needs of children and family – and the situation is now ripe to fulfill that desire. For others, nursing is a calling – a vocation – based on personal experiences with caregivers during childbirth or illness/death of a loved one. Some are choosing nursing because many family members are nurses and have been for generations. Others are not sure why they are choosing nursing; maybe that the care given to others will eventually come back to them and to those they love.