Online Courses in Nursing
Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Online courses in nursing are not entirely different from traditional nursing classes. Of course, the obvious difference is online courses in nursing by nature are designed to be studied outside of the classroom at a time convenient for the student.
These courses are ideal for students who have to juggle between school and a full time job or family. Schools offering online courses in nursing are increasing in number to answer the growing demand for this alternative method of education. Some of the advantages of online courses in nursing are cost-efficiency, flexible schedule, and the convenience of studying at home.
There are several ways that schools offer such nursing courses. Students may participate in a class with a teacher giving out the lecture through teleconferencing or web video conferencing. Web-based messaging and emails are the means of interaction between the student and teacher.
Some online nursing courses utilize a more “do-it-yourself” approach. This type of program does provide guidance to students from qualified faculty members. Students receive and submit tests, projects and assignments from teachers over the internet.
When it comes to clinical practice though, a student is required to be physically present in the practicum site in order to gain hands-on experience. In some nursing school programs, online courses in nursing are offered to students who are already working in remote and underserved areas to give them the opportunity to continue their education while in practice.
If you are considering taking such courses in nursing, prepare all the resources you will need. In addition to money for tuition, you would obviously need a computer with Internet access. Web resources are the main material for online courses in nursing but students may combine these with traditional study tools and aids such as textbooks, manuals and journals.
Although distance-learning programs provide flexibility to students, regular and consistent attendance is necessary to complete the program. This means you would need to put in a number of hours every day to attend to your online studies. Before you enroll in a program, make sure you will be able to commit to the number of hours required.
Online courses in nursing can lead to an associate or baccalaureate degree and advanced degrees in specialties or even a master’s degree in the science of nursing. There are so many courses in nursing and choosing which course is right for you depend on your area of interest and the career you want to pursue after studies.
By: Milos Pesic
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Operating Room Nurse Resumes
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
While the responsibilities of all nursing professionals revolve around the assessment and treatment of patients, the duties of operating room nurses are most critical, as invasive procedures equate to greater risks for patients. Operating Room (OR) nurses are ethically bound to provide the highest quality of care for all patients; simultaneously, they are obliged to reduce potentialities for liability impacting the institutions that employ them. As the work ethic of OR nurses must be nothing less than impeccable, their resumes must reflect and communicate these standards.
Prior to the surgical procedures, professionals within this nursing specialty consult with surgeons to determine the healthcare priorities of individual patients. Operating room nurses also ascertain the completion of all pre-surgical diagnostics in accordance with patients’ medical needs, counsel patients concerning the procedures, and assure the clinical efficacy of operating rooms. The latter task includes ensuring that the equipment, instruments, and/or materials required for each surgery are present, sterile, and compliant with relevant standards of quality. While OR nurses do not usually perform these duties directly, he or she instructs, oversees, and may also provide in-service training to clinical support staff engaged in these activities.
To assure that patients receive optimum care throughout the immediate, post-surgical stage of the treatment cycle, the OR nurse collaborates, before each surgery, with personnel in the Recovery Room and the Intensive Care Unit. It is the duty of the OR nurse to communicate to his/her colleagues the specialized equipment and/or supplies that each patient will require subsequent to surgery.
After scrubbing and entering the surgical arena, the operating room nurse provides vigilant monitoring of patients’ vital signs, remaining fully prepared to respond quickly and judiciously – in concert with other members of the surgical team – to life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, and hemorrhage. In support of his or her clinical and administrative duties, operating room nursing professionals are also tasked with the review and preparation of records reflecting pertinent patient data.
In preparing effective resumes for employment and career advancement, OR nurses who prepare resumes that express their broad responsibilities and the impact of such accountabilities upon positive patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and institutional risk mitigation enhance their own potential to build rewarding, meaningful, satisfying careers.
By: Thomas Petruzzelli
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