How Do Nurses Help People?

A common career path to take these days is to become a nurse. Whether you are an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) or an RN (Registered Nurse), your career is able to be very rewarding if you enjoy what you're doing. But for those of you that are not a nurse, you would probably like to know how nurses help people.

When you enter a hospital or nursing home - often you will see a lot of nurses. This is because they are sometimes called "the work horses of the hospital". They are the ones who complete simple and routine tasks to patients. Some of these tasks include taking vital signs, giving medicine to those who need it, bathing, comforting patients, transporting them from room to room or place to place, and making sure that the patients are happy and have everything that they need to get healthier or feel better.

Often times when you enter a clinic, you're probably more likely to receive initial care from a nurse rather than a physician. Why? Because they can do just about everything that a doctor can do. In fact, nowadays - some nurses even have the authority to prescribe medication to patients! They have really come a long way in the last 70 years when it used to be a 100% female career choice.

Helping people is the top priority that all nurses have. The majority of the time, they do not enter this career field unless they have a strong will to give a helping hand to those who are in need.