Careers in Nursing

What is a nurse?

• A professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

• are medical doctors that specialize in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging (radiology) procedures (exams/tests) such as X-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET) and ultrasound.

• a licensed health-care professional who practices independently or is supervised by a physician, surgeon, or dentist and who is skilled in promoting and maintaining health

Certified Nurse Aides are the ___________ level in the nursing field

• Entry Level

• Expert Level

• Management Level

Do you have to have a degree to work as a CNA?

• Yes

• No

What type of school does one need to go to in order to become a CNA?

• Junior College

• Technical College

• University

What is the entry level position in the Nursing Field

• CNA

• LPN

• RN

• NP

What career is the second level in the nursing hierarchy

• CNA

• NP

• RN

• LPN

What career is the third level in the Nursing Hierachry?

• LPN

• RN

• NP

• CNA

What is the expert level in the Nursing Hierachry?

• RN

• LPN

• CNA

• NP

What is a Licensed Practical Nurse?

• A nurse who attended a 2 year nursing program and is supervised by a RN

• A nurse who went through a certification program and is typically supervised by an LPN, RN, or Doctor

• A nurse who has a master's degree that can fulfill some of the duties that doctors fulfill

What type of school does one have to go to become a LPN?

• Technical School

• Junior/ Community College

• University

• No School