Nursing and Health Care

Pharmacology is the study of the actions of drugs, incorporating knowledge from other sciences. Drugs are classified based on their action or effect on the body or by their chemical characteristics. Nurses must be familiar with both generic and trade names of drugs.

Telemedicine and e-Health is the leading peer-reviewed journal for cutting-edge telemedicine applications for achieving optimal patient care and outcomes. It places special emphasis on the impact of telemedicine on the quality, cost effectiveness, and access to healthcare. Telemedicine and e-Health offers timely coverage of the advances in technology that offer practitioners, medical centers, and hospitals new and innovative options for managing patient care, electronic records, and medical billing.

A family nurse practitioner provides continuing and comprehensive healthcare for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and body systems. Primary care emphasizes the holistic nature of health and it is based on knowledge of the patient in the context of the family and the community, emphasizing disease prevention and health promotion.

Legal Nursing aims to offer nurses a forum to debate and enhance their knowledge of the modern law as it affects their practice. Nurses have a legal and ethical duty surrounding and encompassing all that they do. There is a need for forums that enable nurses to debate and consider the implications of their legal responsibilities.

Nursing information processing is that the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple data management and analytical sciences to spot, define, manage and additionally communicate data and knowledge in nursing. This support is accomplished through the employment of various data structures, processes and technology. Technologies that have evolved thanks to health care/nursing information processing embody computerized supplier Order Entry (CPOE), Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), check results, Progress notes, Nursing notes and medicine records.

Gerontological Nursing provides an opportunity to explore the challenges of aging through the lens of transitions. They observe how aging adults respond to transitions such as health challenges, changes in living environments, existential issues, family issues, and dying and death. Also examine the challenges faced by emerging sub-populations of aging adults, such as those with developmental disabilities, the incarcerated, the homeless, as well as those with HIV/AIDS.

Neuroscience nursing is a distinctive area within the discipline of nursing. It focuses on the care of individuals with brain, spine and nervous system disorders. Neuroscience nurses work in a wide range of settings from academic medical centers to skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation units to epilepsy monitoring units.

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness. This type of care is focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of the illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. Palliative care is based on the needs of the patient, not on the patient’s prognosis.

A Dental Nurse supports the dentist in all aspects of patient’s dental care. A dental nurse  works with the dental team, technicians/technologists, hygienists and therapists to treat patients of all ages. Need to reassure people and put them at calm, while supporting the team in all aspects of patient health and care.

A surgical nurse specializes in perioperative care, providing care to patients before, during and after surgery. There are many different phases during surgery where the theatre nurse is needed to support and assist the patient, surgeons, surgical technicians, nurse anaesthetists and nurse practitioners. During the surgery, they assist the anaesthetist and surgeons when they are needed.

Emergency Nursing is a practice in which nurse care for patients in the emergency or critical situations of their illness and injuries. They educate the patient and their family by giving the required information and emotional support to cope up them to the reality. Emergency Nurses treat patients in crunch surroundings where they're facing injury or damage.

They are registered nursing practitioners who take care of women in their pregnancy period, before and after birth and also who are facing complications during pregnancy not only that helping them in labor and delivery time. Gynoecia nurses also educate women/girls about sexual health and reproduction and birth control.

Surgical nurses work in the most dynamic and challenging environment. They educate patients about procedures before surgery and post-operative self-care. Sometimes doctors need  to rely on them as they  save countless lives and bring positive improvements in the patient’s health. Oncology nurses provide appropriate screenings and other preventive practices and care to retain and supportive measures upon end of life.

Paediatric nursing is the Healthcare for the neonatal to young adults. Paediatric Doctors and Nurses must take great care and continuous observation while dealing with the patients. Nurses must record every vital signs and improving communication skills with patients. But, when dealing with neonatal patients, specialized nurses and registered practitioners must work with these vulnerable patients like who have birth defects, heart problems, infections etc.

Adult nurse practitioner are advanced practice nurses who focuses on the primary care of adults(ages 12 and above).The main objective is to provide preventive care involving health promotion, disease prevention and management of patients with acute and chronic health issues. Areas of their work are hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care settings, physicians’ offices, community-based clinics, and health care agencies.

Oncology nursing and  Cancer nursing deal with the individuals battling cancer from trained specialists & registered nurses. The physical treatment, prescribing medication, chemotherapy, radiation and other treatments are monitored by these nurses. They have depth knowledge on cancer disease and its treatment. The crucial part of cancer nursing is educating the patient about the disease, listening to the patient’s emotional distresses and giving them a moral support if needed.

Midwifery focuses on pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period ( including care of the newborn ), besides sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their life. A specialized in midwifery is called a midwife. Midwife plays a vital role in educating women about their health and baby’s health. Also help in making the delivery easy and painless as much as possible.

Clinical Nurses cover  areas like emergency care, paediatrics, and geriatrics. The demand of clinical nurse specialists is more in the market as they are so experienced in sophisticated technologies. The skills and techniques in clinical nursing are fundamental for better patient results, it includes monitoring, time management, critical thinking at various circumstances and  Decision Making which is Bearing in mind the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most suitable ones.

Nursing Research is a intensive and systematic process for the purpose to minimize and finding ways to the present problems in nursing practice, also patient care through the research. Nursing educator  focuses on educating people regarding their Healthcare and effective ways to deliver the medical care to patients. It educates Healthcare professionals about administering methods of medicine, to inspect patients to give the best services possible to patients. The main objective is to prepare practitioners who deliver excellent health care.

Nutrition plays a vital role in health and development. Proper diet is beneficial from early age of  life for growth active life. Healthy body  learn better. Adequate nutrition gives  productive and create opportunities to  break the cycle of poverty and hunger. Meat, milk, poultry, fish, eggs, pulses, cereals, sugar, fats, oils, vegetables, fruits, milk, etc supply huge amount of nutrients and health.

Healthcare professionals deal with infectious diseases by explaining the importance of taking standard precautions with the patients. Constant need for information as new organisms emerge, existing ones develop resistance to current drugs or vaccines, and there are changes in epidemiology and prevalence. It takes a long duration time for the agent to be identified, diagnostic test to be produced and a strategy for disease reporting and isolation to be established.

The clinical nurse is the first caregiver to initiate wound care and assess changes in a patient's skin. It can be challenging as patients with diverse disorders and tissue damage can range from superficial to deep. But by applying a few basic principles, starting with a skin and wound assessment, these nurses give an appropriate treatment plan.

Focused on preventing and treating conditions related to  heart diseases. These professionals need to work with Cardiac team of doctors and patients. Cardiac nurses must perform cardiac and vascular monitoring and health assessments of patients. Cardiac nurses require the certification on Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Also they must assess different types of machinery equipped in the hospitals.

It is an advanced practice registered nurse or a mid-level practitioner. They are trained to assess patient needs, interpret diagnostic and laboratory tests and prescribe treatment plans. They cover basic disease prevention, coordination of care and health promotion but does not provide the depth of expertise needed to recognize more complex conditions. Mostly Nurse Practitioners work under the supervision of a physician but sometimes they can practice independently.