1. NURSES Can Do Anything!
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2. Why Nursing?

3. It’s About Helping People
The #1 reason to become a nurse is because you care about people
You have an opportunity to make a difference every day
Be there for those you love

4. Nurses Can Do Anything!
Nurses care for many different kinds of patients

5. Nurses Can Do Anything!
Sometimes very sick patients

6. Nurses Can Do Anything!
And sometimes, just really small patients

7. Nurses Can Do Anything!
Nurses can work in all types of environments

8. Nurses Can Do Anything!
Places you know like medical offices...

9. Nurses Can Do Anything!
hospitals...

10. Nurses Can Do Anything!
And schools...

11. Nurses Can Do Anything!
…And places you maybe didn’t know about, like helicopters

12. Nurses Can Do Anything!
…laboratories

13. Nurses Can Do Anything!
…cruise ships

14. Nurses Can Do Anything!
…the military

15. Nurses Can Do Anything!
…and jobs using computers and technology

16. Nurses Can Do Anything!
Nurses can work anywhere in the world

17. Lots of Schools to Choose From
Over 100 nursing programs in California
2 and 4 year programs offering schedules that meet your needs
The more education you have, the more $$$ you can earn

18. The Pay is Great
California salaries for new RNs are between $50,000 and $60,000 per year
Sign-on bonuses are being advertised at up to $10,000 in some areas

19. You’ll Meet Great People
Nursing is a lot of fun
Nurses work with others who also want to make a difference in the world

20. Schedules That Bend & Flex
Working 12 hour shifts you work only three days a week!!
Work while you further your education
Have time to do other things

21. Nursing Is Your Ticket to Opportunities in...
Emergency Rooms
Pediatrics
Operating Rooms
Schools
Peace Corps
Community Clinics
and MORE

22. Bonus Points… Educator Author Consultant Lawyer Physician Entrepreneur
Directors
The BOSS!

23. Pop Quiz:
Do you know a nurse?

24. Can you guess which one of these people is a nurse?

25. THEY ALL ARE! Nurse Case Manager Nurse Anesthetist Nurse Researcher
The Boss
Nurse
Consultant
Nurse Educator

26. So, How Can I Get Started?
Do the best you can in school (a little math and science won’t hurt)
Start planning to go to college today. Talk to your parents, guidance counselor or teacher

27. Training Programs Community College - ADN in 2 years
University - BSN in 4 years
Web sites to explore

28. Let’s Practice Being A Nurse...
Be A Nurse Workshop...
Temperature
Pulse
Blood Pressure

29. Let’s Practice Being A Nurse...
Temperature
normal is F

30. Let’s Practice Being A Nurse...
Pulse
normal is beats per minute

31. Let’s Practice Being A Nurse...
Blood Pressure
normal is 120/80

32. What You’re Learning... Systolic (first sound you hear)
indicates how hard you are pumping blood through your body

33. What You’re Learning... Diastolic (last sound you hear)
indicates how long it takes for the chambers of your heart to refill with blood

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