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WHAT HAP PENS WHEN YOU ARE SICK OR IN JURED AND NEED MED I CAL AT TEN TION? You go to a doc tor’s of fice, or a hos pi tal emer gency room, or a com mu nity clinic. In most in stances, the first pro fes sional you will have con tact with is a nurse. In a grow ing num ber of cases that do not need a doc tor’s at ten tion when a nurse spe cial ist is on hand, it is that nurse who can han dle the med i cal prob lem with a. | WEEHS mTFFIFK inrr MREERs IN d i sNuRSING IALTIES MEISPE MNEjQyy KMr ịạỊOỊrÍm Fa WRSI AfflRSwK iAWRS n Institute Research Number 416 ISBN 1-58511-416-2 O Net SOC CAREERS IN NURSING SPECIALTIES DERMATOLOGY AND VASCULAR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE RN WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE SICK OR INJURED AND NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION You go to a doctor s office or a hospital emergency room or a community clinic. In most instances the first professional you will have contact with is a nurse. In a growing number of cases that do not need a doctor s attention when a nurse specialist is on hand it is that nurse who can handle the medical problem with a diagnosis and proper medication just as effectively as the doctor. A good portion of today s news headlines are devoted to medical and healthcare issues. Scientific breakthroughs in DNA and gene 2 therapy surgical procedures medications and equipment are resulting in dramatic advances in medicine. New technology is out front leading the progress with discoveries of new and different ways to treat injury disease and illness. In healthcare change has become a constant and the 21st century promises to be full of exciting surprises. Nowhere is this more evident than in nursing where change is having a positive impact on the way healthcare is delivered. The role of nurses in healthcare has been expanding for the last quarter of a century as nurses are now considered front line providers in treating patients working collaboratively alongside physicians and surgeons conducting research and teaching. The most pronounced change is in the area of specialization in nursing. From anesthesia to trauma and many other specialties nurses are completing the basic education and then continuing to train for specialties they are suited for and have interest in. It usually requires additional education in school plus on-the-job training. Many nursing specialties have their own associations and publications. Many have certification .