[originaltext] Nursing as a Career Re

Nursing as a Career
      Registered nurses observe, assess and record patients’ symptoms / and plan nursing care to meet the patients’ needs. / They also assist in rehabilitation / and support the physician’ s plan for the care of patients / by instructing patients and family in proper health maintenance, / and by helping maintain a physical and emotional environment that promotes recovery. / Nurses work as members of the health care team / which includes physicians social workers and other allied health professionals. / Most registered nurses work in hospitals. / Nurses who work in nursing homes provide bedside nursing care / to convalescing patients and to those suffering from chronic illnesses and disabilities. / Community health nurses care for patients in clinics homes and schools. / Office nurses assist physicians in private practices of clinics. / Occupational health or industrial nurses primarily engage in health maintenance, safety education, / and provide limited nursing care to industrial and government employees./