| Nursing is a healthcare profession that focuses on the | | | | technology, which creates newer and more efficient |
| provision of quality healthcare to ensure that all | | | | ways to implement patient care. Furthermore, the |
| members of the community are able to access and | | | | ageing population creates further pressures on public |
| retain a quality of life expected in modern society. | | | | and private healthcare systems, as individuals within |
| Nursing is a profession that has been in existence | | | | these older age brackets require higher levels of care |
| arguably since the beginning of time, and nursing has | | | | than their younger counterparts do. |
| continued to meet the needs of today's society. | | | | There are a wide variety of nursing employment |
| Nurses are employed in a large variety of specialties | | | | opportunities within the public health sector where |
| where they work independently and as part of a team | | | | nurses are employed to carry out health education. |
| to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care. | | | | This role includes educating the general public in relation |
| Nurses are frequently employed in a range of positions | | | | to healthy lifestyles and assessment of individual's |
| that vary from healthcare advocates and health | | | | health. Nursing employment provides individuals with the |
| educators working with patients, families and | | | | opportunity to become highly involved in one's |
| communities, to other roles that require nurses to | | | | community, providing education around disease |
| provide direct patient care. Nurses are required to | | | | prevention to schools and community organisations, |
| observe patients, assess their needs and then record | | | | promoting a healthy lifestyle with a focus on |
| visible patient symptoms, their reactions and individual | | | | preventative care. District nurses commonly provide |
| progress. Nurses work in a constantly changing | | | | care and treatment within the patient's home |
| environment where the latest in healthcare | | | | environment, working alongside doctors, general |
| technologies and procedures must be learnt and | | | | practitioner doctors and community groups who |
| adhered to. This ensures that the profession is | | | | contribute to the support and care process. Hospital |
| continually challenging. | | | | nurses are employed to assess patients, treat, care |
| There are vast employment opportunities within the | | | | and then support patients in hospitals, clinics and |
| field of nursing as a nurse can be as specialised, or as | | | | residential care facilities. |
| unspecialised as they choose. Nursing is known as the | | | | The range of nursing employment opportunities vary |
| largest health-care occupation therefore, the | | | | from short-term to long-term positions, as well as a |
| opportunities afforded to nurses are excellent with | | | | wide selection of international opportunities. Nurses with |
| continual opportunity for advanced education and | | | | the appropriate skills, education and training are in |
| training. Accompanying this is the rapid growth in | | | | extremely high demand worldwide. |