Fun Facts

Recently we (my brother and I) had to make the very difficult decision to put our mother into a nursing home. She had been living with me before that, but had to first go into the hospital, as she had blood clots in her lungs, so was having difficulty breathing properly. While she was there, I put in the application for a transfer to a nursing home, having first looked into the ones which were available in our area.

We went and toured some facilities, then upon seeing how they were run, and talking to some of the staff, we made our decision. Three places were picked, with the one that we wanted , which was closest to our house, on the first of the list. The people in charge of admissions said that we might not have a choice, when it came to her placement, and they were right.

Within a matter of a couple of weeks, we were called and there was a location which had a bed ready for our mother. The only problem was that it was located half an hour away from our home. We were informed that if we didn’t take that one, we would be cancelled from the list and would have to re-apply. We went and toured that one (as it was not on our list). It wasn’t the fanciest place , but when we talked to the people working there, we could tell that it was more than just a job to them.

After much deliberation on our parts, we decided to go ahead and accept the place. Our mother was not the happiest person on earth with this, as she was willing to just wait for her first choice, but she needed more care than we could give her. We took her, got her settled, stayed and had lunch with her, to see how that would go. It was not the best situation, as the other people around her were not in the best of shape, so upon talking with the person in charge, they very willingly had her moved to a table where she could talk with others. That impressed us.

As time went on, and spending two days a week visiting her, it was even more evident that this facility was one of the better ones. It proves to me that you can’t tell a book by its cover. Whatever we suggested as a change to better moms stay, they complied and we were very impressed. We know there have been some horror stories when it comes to nursing homes, but our experience with this place, has totally erased any doubt. In any event after you read thisI think you will agree that perhaps being in a nursing home is not so bad after all!

Fun Stuff nursing

Many of you must have heard about the “Lady with the Lamp” – Florence Nightingale. If I were to say that Florence Nightingale is the apt synonym for “Nursing”, it is not an exaggeration.

It is this lady, born in a rich family in the UK, who laid the foundation steps for the noble profession of nursing and got fame only for her pioneering service, especially to the wounded soldiers at the camps during the Crimean War.

What is nursing?

It is a profession in the health-care industry, where the primary focus of a nurse would be to take care of the patients and render all possible assistance such that the patients recover from the ailments and return back to optimal health such that they can maintain themselves with no further external assistance.

With the increasing need for specialized assistance, the definition of nursing has been extended to include not just individual patients, but also the families and the communities at large.

As a nurse, it is not necessary that you should work only in a hospital or a clinic. Specialized nursing services for old people, infants, or people with physical challenges, either at their homes or in dedicated centers also come under the profession of nursing.

As a nurse, it is immaterial whether you are catering to the needs of a single patient, family or a community. However, the underlying concept is that of service and assistance till the patient gets back to normalcy.

Before dwelling further into the aspects of Nursing as a profession, one should understand an important point. Just as a mother is to an infant and a teacher is to the child, Nurse is to a patient. This must be borne in mind, when you are aspiring to take up this noble profession.

This is one reason why the nursing profession is best suited for the women than the men, because the qualities of compassion, care and understanding will be relatively more among the service-minded women in the nursing industry, though men are also equally capable of taking up the profession of nursing.

The profession of nursing has been recognized world wide and there is huge and perennial requirement for people in the nursing industry. Though the motive is service to the needy and suffering patients, the payment is also relatively better and depending upon the place and the patients one needs to look after or service for, one can expect a decent salary ranging from a minimum of $30,000 per year and more.

As a certified nurse, you need to work under the guidance of a registered nurse, who is equivalent to a semi-qualified doctor, and follow his or her instructions in connection with the services for the patient.

Nursing, though a profession with a decent salary, should be taken up with an extra bit of passion and humility as the motto is Service to the patients.

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