Transcript NURSING Making A Difference in People’s Lives

NURSING
The Power
To Make A
Difference!
By the NC Center for Nursing
North Carolina: First in Flight First in Nursing!
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1903
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– 1st to establish a county
– 1st to pass Nurse
health department
Practice Act
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1903
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Scholars Program
of Nursing
June 4, 1903
– 1st RN license issued
to Josephine Burton in
Craven County
1989
– 1st to establish Nurse
– 1st to establish a Board
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1911
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1990
– 1st and only to provide
Institute for Nursing
Excellence
Nurses in North Carolina
1 of every 70
people in NC is a Nurse!
Nurses in North Carolina
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Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs)
– Over 21,000 Licensed LPNs
– Over 14,000 LPN Work Force
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Registered Nurses (RNs)
– Over 85,000 Licensed RNs
– Over 58,000 RN Work Force
Nurses in North Carolina
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
(APRNs)
– Nurse Midwives (137)
– Nurse Practitioners (1,375)
– Certified RN Anesthetists (1,160)
– Clinical Specialists
A Knowledge Intensive
Profession
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Critical Thinking
– High Acuity Levels
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Problem Solving
– Shorter Lengths of Stay
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Autonomous Decision
Making
 Resource Management
 Strong Interpersonal Skills
A Lifetime of Variety!
Specialties
Work Settings
Age Groups
Work Setting Variety!
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Hospitals
Nursing Homes
Clinics/Private
Offices
Private Homes
Public health
Departments
Schools
Colleges
Work Setting Variety
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Home Care Agencies
Hospice Agencies
Urgent Care Centers
Rehabilitation Centers
Mental Health Centers
Industries
Military
Area of Practice Variety!
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Medical
 Surgical
 Emergency
 Operating Room
 Obstetrics and
Gynecology
 Orthopedics
 Critical Care
 Pediatrics
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Psychiatry
Rehabilitation
Dialysis
Geriatrics
Coronary Care
Neonatal Intensive Care
Women’s Health
Flight and Transport
Client Population Variety!
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Newborns
Babies
Toddlers
Children
Adolescents
Young Adults
Middle-Aged Adults
Older Adults
Variety of
Career Entry Points
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Nurse Aide
 Licensed Practical
Nurse
 Registered Nurse
 Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse
Variety of RN
Educational Programs
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Diploma Degree
– Hospital Based
– (2 years)
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Associate Degree in
Nursing
– Community College
– (2 years)
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Baccalaureate
– University
– (4 years)
Opportunities for
Career Progression
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Nurse Aide:
LPN:
RN:
Nurse Practitioner
CNM
CNS
CRNA
VP Nursing
$13,100 - 17,500
$21,770 - 29,900
$32,500 - 44,200
$44,000 - 56,000
$55,000 - 66,700
$42,400 - 76,000
$68,000 - 92,000
$85,244 - 175,000
Salaries compiled by NC Center for Nursing using an Economic
Research Institute Database for the year 2000
Autonomous Practitioners
Nurses are the
“eyes and ears”
of health care!
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RNs plan patient care
 RNs make decisions
about treatment
regimens
 NPs diagnose illness
 NPs prescribe
medications
New Nurse Roles
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Advanced Practice
Home Care Nurse
Case Manager
Clinical Trial Nurse
Forensic Nurse
Informatics Nurse
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Nurse Practitioner
 Telephone Triage
Nurse
 Utilization Review
Nurse
 Entrepreneur
Recommended High School
Classes
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Math (3 courses - algebra I, algebra II, and
geometry or a higher level math course)
 Science (3 courses - one biological science, one
physical science and one lab course)
 English (4 English units)
 Social Studies (2 units - at least one US History
 Foreign Language (2 years - Spanish preferred)
 Health Occupation Education course(s)
Financial Assistance
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NC Nurse Scholars
Program
– Scholarship-Based
– $3,000 year
Community College
– $5,000 year University
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NC Nursing Education
Scholarship Loan
Program
– Need-based
scholarship loans
1-800-700-1775 or
www.cfnc.org
Learn more about NURSING
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NC Center for Nursing
– www.nursenc.org
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National League for Nursing
– www.nursingprofession.com
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Sigma Theta Tau International
Nursing Honor Society
– www.nursingsociety.org
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NC Board of Nursing
– www.ncbon.org
Make a Difference in Nursing
Make a Difference in
Life!