Job Prospects: They can find employment in
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Hospitals
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Nursing homes
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Clinics and Heath Departments
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Orphanages and old age homes
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Military
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Schools
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Industrial houses and factories
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Railways and public sector medical departments
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Training Institutes
as educators
Career options:
Hospital Nursing:
Hospital nurses form the largest group of nurses. Hospital nurses are usually
assigned to any special area of work such as surgery, maternity, intensive care,
pediatrics, obstetric, rehabilitative etc.
Public Health Nursing/
Community Health Nursing: Public health nurses / Health worker work in government
and private clinics and health departments in urban and rural areas to provide
basic medical services to the local population. They instruct individuals, families
and other groups in health education, disease prevention, nutrition and child
care. They arrange for immunizations, blood pressure testing and other health
screening.
Military Nursing: Provide health care services in
armed forces.
Educators: This field combines nursing with the
teaching of students of nursing and administration of educational programmes.
Industrial
Nursing/ Occupational Health Nursing: They work under the direction of the
industrial physicians and assist in taking preventive safety measures. They provide
emergency care at the time of accidents taking place inside the industrial premises.
Psychiatric
Nursing: This nursing involves working with patients suffering from emotional
and psychological distress. Nursing these patients requires devotion and patience.
They generally work in coordination with the psychiatrists, doctors and other
specialists.
Pediatric Nursing: is concerned with the care
of sick babies and children.
Orthopaedic Nursing: requires a knowledge
of physiotherapy and rehabilitation.