Question

Case Study #4

Becky Stevens, Judy Alcott, and Eric Wilson were talking after their pinning ceremony the night before graduation about the professional nursing careers they planned to pursue. Becky said, “Well, I am not sure exactly what I want to do, but I know that I loved our occupational health clinicals. I am not sure where I want to work, but I think I would like to do something like Debbie Strong, RN, who was our preceptor at the First National Bank. She had such an interesting job planning car seat safety programs and breast screening programs for the female employees at the bank. I will be moving back to South Carolina after graduation, so I guess I will have to wait to see what openings there are for occupational health nurses there. I wish I could find out more about the exact responsibilities most occupational health nurses have and what types of businesses usually hire such nurses.” Eric said, “Why don’t you check the Occupational Health Nurses Association website? I bet you could find lots of information there. Judy, where do you plan to work?” Judy responded, “I want to work in the same hospital where my mother and aunt worked for years. I am just not sure what I want to do though, because I am not sure what positions are available. What about you, Eric?” Eric replied, “Well, I have been thinking about flight nursing, but I bet they would want me to have some critical care experience first. I am also considering applying to a graduate program to become a nurse anesthetist, so I need to check on admission requirements.” Becky said, “I sure am glad to hear that none of you already knows where you will work. I thought that most of our class had already interviewed and had job offers.” Judy said, “I am just glad that we have a lot more options than my mother and my aunt, who graduated from nursing school 30 years ago and worked at the same hospital on the same floor for their entire careers.”

Questions

1. In what ways can new graduates investigate career options?

2. How can new graduates decide about the nursing roles they would most enjoy?

3. How should graduates view their first position in nursing?

4. How can Eric find out the admission requirements for a nurse anesthetist graduate program? A flight nursing program?

Answer 1

1. In what ways can new graduates investigate career options?

The graduate nurse may get training in the practical experiance after completion of course. , Seek a registration certificate with national nursing counsil in your country,

The oppertunities to work in

• physician's office
• nursing care facilities
• home health care
• Employment services
• Government agencies
• out patient care centers
• Social service agencies
• Education , both public and private schools, colleges and universities.

There are many ways you can develop your career as a new nurse with oppertunites that are often with in your area of employment.

• Obtain a certificate
• Join a commitee
• Find a nurse residency program
• Participate in continuing education.
• Send biodata directly to hospital HR department

2. How can new graduates decide about the nursing roles they would most enjoy?

It mostly depend upon our own decision what department you need to work with. Most of the people select nursing roles according to the their own traing experience. Its completely a persons choice.

Some times people choose roll according to the available vacancy.

Some are pationate in higher studies.

Roles nursing are

• Co oridinator
• communicator
• Teacher
• counselor
• Manager
• Leader
• Team player
• Motivator
• Delegator
• Critical Thinker
• Innovator
• Researcher
• Advocate

3. How should graduates view their first position in nursing?

Newly graduated nurses are at especially high risk for burnout due to the stress of transitioning to their role as a professional nurse.

A new nurse often experience time constrains that they are unable to provide their patients with quality care they were trained in nursing school

Many experience high acuity and poor staffing contribute to unsafe patient care

Nurses often hold emotionally demanding jobs in which they work " intensively with other people.

Stress associated with acuity of cleints, unacceptable patient/ nurse ratios, Feeling patient care was unsafe

4. How can Eric find out the admission requirements for a nurse anesthetist graduate program? A flight nursing program?

Usually admission requirments of anesthetic nurse for graduation can be find out through internet , university news, or college advertisments.

The above same way you can follow for flight nurse also

find out the elegibily criteria for appling flight nurse. Flight nurse must earn their nursing degree and become licensed as an RN. Beyond that , most employers want at least a few years of hands -on experience as an RN , especially in emergency or trauma settings.

fitness ability for the physical requirments of the job

Strong leadership skills and ability to communicate and work with a variety of people often in stressful situations

Flight experience also preferred.

you may have to get crtical care experience as well as ACLS, BLS certificates