Being a nurse is a very caring and demanding work. But it is also one of the main job functions in the world. Our society and the resources we have available During the Enlightenment changed so much that now we can save many more lives than you could in the past.

Although, to save lives, is a noble task, it is not the only one nurse is responsible. There are many other boats care and administrative tasks. In addition, the nurse must have a great knowledge of the processes and effects of medication. It is also the nurse who takes care of the patient when there must be venflon and dispense medicine.

It is your job, as a nurse, to keep patients pain and make their stay in hospital as comfortable as possible.

It is the daily care that make up most of a nurse's tasks. There are many responsibilities associated with the job. You stand sometimes with life in his hands, where it can go either way. It is therefore very important that you have a good mentality, as you can often be out for some unexpected or unpleasant experiences.

Some of the more unpleasant experiences could be if you accept patients who have been involved in an accident or people who have taken their own lives. It may also be a criminal who has been stuck down, which comes in with a police escort.

And then there are all the relatives. It is an equal responsibility and mission to talk to the relatives. If it is a family with a child with a heart defect, or undergo major surgery, or they are relatives of a patient with cancer, it's important to have empathy.

There are many different types of nurses for each department, but as a starting point, a trained nurse handle most tasks in most departments.

As a nurse, you can have a highly variable work week, as there must always be someone at work. Therefore, you both get days on duty, evening shifts and night shifts.

Training for nurses takes three and a half years and you are professional when you graduate. You can retrain you later, when there is a need for nurses at all levels, also the specially trained.

You need an internship several times during the training. It's a good idea to choose the department you wish to be employed in subsequent when you easier to get jobs when they know you and you know the time in the department. But if you do not yet know which department you want to work on, so experiment with some very different departments, so you get a sense of what is in the department.

During the training to be a nurse, you will be taught various theoretical subjects that give you the required skills. Eg. you are taught in public health and nursing concepts and models. You will also learn to deal with topics such as death, anxiety and pain.

Your job as finished nurse will typically be in hospitals, municipal home care, nursing homes, senior centers and GP surgeries. It also gives you the opportunity to work for humanitarian organizations worldwide. Among others in the world's hotspots, where there is war and many need treatment.

Furthermore, it is also possible to get to work in Norway or Greenland, where there is always demand for nurses at a good salary.

Job Opportunities

nurse

Special admission requirements

Entrance qualification or four single + work experience or social and health education + specific admission requirements

Related student jobs

Assistant in home care, hospitals, etc.