Nursing Specialization

Paper Summary:

This paper focuses on nursing specialization. It begins by giving a brief history regarding nursing, from it's earliest days as a profession until today. It then describes the job of the specialist nurse and attempts to put into context some of the issues which will face the nurses of the 21st century in their practices and their continued provision of quality health care.

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Introduction
Definition
Historical Perspective
Discussion of Specialization
Opportunity for Specialization
Conclusion

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"Some nurses specialize to the degree that they actually remove themselves from hands on patient care all together. Nurses can take managerial positions and some specialize in nurse education, which requires higher education such as a Master's degree or even a Ph. D (Hatmaker, D., 2001; Heller, Gros, & Durney-Crowley, J. 2000). Some nurses teach other nurses at hospitals and universities, and one of the most common specialized nurses are the midwifery, where nurses deliver babies in hospitals, birthing centers or even at home (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2000).. Many women prefer the care of a midwife to that of an obstetrician and feel that midwifery offers a more holistic approach to the practice of childbirth."

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