From the Cradle… To the Grave Watauga High School HOSA Chapter Boone,NC

Honoring Nursing The Florence Nightingale Pledge I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.

CNA What do you like about your job? “I like taking care of the patients and helping the patients, and doing anything that will make them feel better.” In Cooperation with Watauga Medical Center

Registered Nurse What do you like best about your job? “I feel that I am giving back to the world by helping patients and their families.” In Cooperation with Watauga Medical Center

Cancer Center What do you like about working in the Cancer Center? “We have the opportunity to develop relationships with patients. Also we get to have one-on-one time with the patients.” In Corporation with Watauga Medical Center

Birthing Center What do you like best about working in OB? “We like seeing the healthy babies being delivered, and seeing the miracle of life happen everyday.” In Corporation with Watauga Medical Center

Chaplin What do you like best about your job? “I like the people that I work with and the patients that I meet.” In Cooperation with Watauga Medical Center

PACU What do you like best about working in PACU? “We have only one person at a time that we have to concentrate on, and we have the time to focus on that one patient.” In Cooperation in Watauga Medical Center

Operating Room What do you like about working in the OR? “We like the adventure of working with one patient at a time, and we like to see the blood and guts.” In Cooperation with Watauga Medical Center

Emergency Room What do you like best about your job? “I like the excitement, and the fast pace. You never see the same thing, and to work in the ER you have to know a little bit about every medical condition.” In Cooperation with Watauga Medical Center

Director of Nursing What do you like about your job? “I like working with different kinds of people, and taking care of the people.” In Cooperation with Watauga Medical Center

Director of Education Services What do you like best about your job? “I think that I have the best job in the hospital because I get to work with every staff person and every volunteer that comes to the hospital, and I love them all.” In Cooperation with Watauga Medical Center

Medical Examiner What do you like best about your job? “I like the variety because no autopsy that I do is the same.” In Cooperation with Watauga Medical Center

Flight Nurse What do you like best about being a flight nurse? “I love to fly, and I am taking care of the sickest of the sick. You get to get out and meet new people.” In Cooperation with Watauga Medical Center

Nursing In North Carolina 1 in every 70 people is a nurse in North Carolina 14,000 LPN’s in North Carolina’s workforce 58,000 RN’s in North Carolina’s workforce 1,375 Nurse Practitioners 1,160 Certified RN Anesthetists

Variety of Nursing There are many areas that Nurses can work in: Newborns Children Teens Middle-Aged Adults Older Adults

Bibliography In Cooperation with Watauga Medical Center