Fields of Nursing

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Institutional Nursing (Hospital Nursing)

• Wide range of specialization and areas of work (OB, Trauma, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Nuclear, Recovery Room, Critical Care, etc.)

Public Health Nurse

• Main concern is prevention of diseases, promotion of health and vigor of the people in the rural areas (Clinics, RHU, Communities, Mobile Clinics, Diagnostic Centers)

Industrial Nursing

• Looks after the health of the employees
• Function is to maintain a high standard of nursing service in the company, interpret, develop and administer the health programs emanating from the health unit

Republic Act 1054

• requires employment of nurse in a commercial, industrial or agricultural establishment having employee not less than 30 or not more than 200 permanent employees and laborers (but the main duty is mainly to take charge of the emergency medicines for use of the employees)

Special Employment

• employment of nurses on certain vessels
• required by law
• (Republic Act 10 as amended by Republic Act 233) no such vessels with a carrying capacity of 75 passengers or more but less than 150, regularly making voyages lasting more than 24 hours without touching port, any lawfully sail from any Philippine port unless it has a  male nurse in its complement
• To be enforced by bureau of customs
• Penalty - not more than 1000 or not more than 2 years of imprisonment

Military Nursing

Brief History

• National Defense Act - 1940 (Commonwealth Act No. 386)
• Under this law, the Army Nurse Corps was created as component of the medical service of the Philippine Army
• Later the name was changed to Nurse Corps
• Qualifications
1. Single
2. Female
3. Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduate
4. Registered Nurse
5. 21-26 years old
6. Regular or reserve

Nursing Education

• the career leader in nursing education starts with a Clinical Instructor's position up to the Dean of a College of Nursing

School Health Nursing

• must like children a lot
• often work alone, out of touch with other nurses, the hospital and all professional supports they have known
• responsible for the school's activities in the areas of health service, health education and environmental health and safety

Private Duty Nursing

• expected to be expert clinicians as well as expert generalist in nursing
• renders comprehensive nursing care to a client on a one-to-one ratio
• an independent contractor
• patient may be provided care in the hospital or in the home

Clinic Nursing

• requires that nurse possess general skills
• usually a doctor has been in general practice for a number of years - with him, nurse acts as a receptionist, answers phone, does the billing, takes x-rays and ECGs, changes dressing, gives injections and assist in physical examinations
• may do autoclaving of instruments, keep records, order and store supplies, make follow up calls and referrals for patients