Nurses often save people's lives through emergency care or the recogniton of disease or mistreatment. They work with people who are dying and who are being born. They work with babies, children, teenagers, adults and elders. Many nurses work in research, teaching, and administration. More and more nurses with excellent clinical and communication skills are needed as case managers in preventative health and in health promotion.
Nurses are different from doctors.
Nursing's philosophy is based in care that promotes health in all areas of a person's life. This includes cultural, social, and psychological consideration. The field of medicine focuses more on what doctors do in diagnosing illness and prescribing treatment. Some advance nurses called nurse practitioners also do this kind of work. History and Background As long as there ave been people with injuries and illnesses there have been nurses, but it wasn't until the 19 th century that Florence Nightingale formalized the education and role of nursing.