There are two basic routes toward this end. The current trends favor the BSN, so those who get an ADN degree must continue toward a BSN through a BSN completion program. RNs meet the physical and emotional needs of patients in a broad range of settings while they give the care the physicians prescribe. RNs develop, conduct, and evaluate nursing plans to carry out medical plans while they teach health and wellness and give psycho-social support to the patients and their families. Areas of Nursing Staff nurse is the most recognizable nursing position, working in hospitals, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers.
Staff nurses develop and implement a plan of care for the patients.
One of the new areas of a staff nurse is assessment of the changes in the signs, symptoms, and progress of the patients. Post BSN specialties which have developed in the past few years are emergency room, or intensive care specialist, midwife specialty, psychiatric nurse, nurse anesthetist, and nurse practitioner. Nurse practitioners are an independent contractor working for themselves or in conjunction with a physician. Admission to a school of nursing normally follows the first year of studies at UW-Platteville. Students apply to the school of nursing of their choice in the first semester at UW-Platteville.