A nurse practitioner is the master level of nursing. Many of them have specialties and they teach wellness and how to prevent diseases. Nurse practitioners look at the mind, body and spirit of a patient. They look at individualized care.

Obtaining a certificate in nursing assistant trains students to provide quality care to residents in nursing homes.

The hospital will never be healthy for patients if it's not a healthy environment for nurses, where their voices are heard and where they can care for their patients and use the full extent of their knowledge, abilities, and skills. After all, hospitals today have become one big intensive care unit: all patients need intensive caring.

We were dealing with a nursing shortage where everybody was offering something to attract that nurse.

In its basic form, nursing can be seen as a duty, but beyond the incessant operational activities that lay the foundation of our daily work, the profession is all about grace. Helping people is a noble calling. It is a privilege to serve my fellow human beings. Fifteen years has seen many ups and downs at the workplace, but I have enjoyed serving the many patients who come into my care, and have prayed for the souls of those who were on the brink of death.

If your child comes home with a stable staff of nurses that remains stable for years without interruption, you might be a family of unicorns