Persalinan Hipnosis, Metode Kelahiran Bayi Tanpa Menyakitkan

Persalinan Hipnosis, Metode Kelahiran Bayi Tanpa Menyakitkan

Secara alamiah ibu melahirkan anak adalah perjuangan yang sangat besar dan mulia. Karena, sangat menyakitkan dan mempertaruhkan nyawa sang ibu. Namun dengan perkembangan teknologi kedokteran ionovatif saat ini mulai banyak dikembangkan persalinan tanpas rasa sakit, yairu dengan metode persalinan hipnosis.

Persalinan dengan hipnosis atau dalam bahasa Inggris Hypno birthing berasal dari kata hypno dari hipnosis dan birthing atau melahirkan yang berarti keterampilan untuk meningkatkan ketenangan pikiran guna mempersiapkan dan menjalani kehamilan hingga menghadapi persalinan dengan nyaman.

Metode relaksasi dalam menjalani masa kehamilan sebenarnya bukan metode yang baru, namun telah digunakan sejak tahun 50-an di Amerika Serikat. Hanya saja akhir – akhir ini, banyak nama yang muncul dan dijadikan sebagai merk dagang baru untuk metode relaksasi kehamilan ini seperti HypnoBirthing, HypnoBabies, HypBirth dan sebagainya. Teknik relaksasi semacam ini dapat banyak membantu dalam mengurangi rasa sakit dan tekanan emosi selama berlangsungnya proses kelahiran tanpa perlu menggunakan obat bius.

Semua nama baru tersebut menggunakan dasar kata hipnosis, bukan berarti ibu hamil akan tertidur atau tidak sadarkan dirinya saat praktek.Namun hipnosis yang digunakan adalah metode penanaman sugesti saat otak telah berada dalam kondisi rileks. Persalinan dengan hipnotis merupakan salah satu merk dagang yang paling dikenal saat ini, berada dibawah naungan HypnoBirthing Institute, USA. Pelopornya adalah salah satu tokoh yang menyebar-luaskan metode relaksasi kehamilan, yaitu seorang ahli hipnoterapi dari Amerika Serikat bernama Marie F.Mongan.

Di Indonesia, metode ini mulai disebar-luaskan pada tahun 2003 oleh Lanny Kuswandi, yang mempelajari metode HypnoBirthing Marie Mongan di Australia. Ia adalah seorang bidan yang kemudian mendalami ilmu hipnoterapi spesifik pada bidang kehamilan.

Manfaat

1. Memperpendek tahap awal persalinan.
2. Proses menyusui dapat dengan cepat dilakukan karena bayi umumnya lebih tenang dan waspada saat lahir.
3. Mengurangi atau menghilangkan kebutuhan akan obat penghilang rasa sakit dalam persalinan.
4. Memungkinkan otot-otot syaraf dan badan di tubuh ibu bekerja secara selaras dan alamiah selama proses kelahiran terjadi.
5. Mendapatkan pengalaman melahirkan yang positif (menyenangkan) karena terjadinya ikatan yang baik antara ibu dengan bayi dan suami (pasangan hidup).
6. Memberikan peran penting bagi pendamping (aktif) selama proses kelahiran.
7. Membantu ibu untuk melahirkan bayinya dengan caranya sendiri.

Sumber : http://korananakindonesia.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/persalinan-hipnosis-metode-kelahiran-bayi-tanpa-menyakitkan/

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How to Get Pregnant

How to Get Pregnant

How to get pregnant. Wondering how to get pregnant? Maximize your fertility — and know when to seek help. Some couples seem to get pregnant simply by talking about it. For others, it takes plenty of patience and a bit of luck. If you're wondering how to get pregnant, start the old-fashioned way. Here's what you need to know — and when to seek help.

Understanding when you're most fertile

Conception is based on an intricate series of events. Every month, hormones from your pituitary gland stimulate your ovaries to release an egg, or ovulate. Once the egg is released, it travels to one of the fallopian tubes. If you want to conceive, now's the time. But how can you tell when you're ovulating? For many women, it's like hitting a moving target.

Keep an eye on the calendar

Use your day planner or another simple calendar to mark the day your period begins each month. Also track the number of days each period lasts. If you have a consistent 28-day cycle, ovulation is likely to begin about 14 days after the day your last period began.

If your cycles are somewhat long, subtract 18 from the number of days in your shortest cycle. When your next period begins, count ahead this many days. The next week is a reasonable guess for your most fertile days.

• Pros. Calendar calculations can be done simply on paper.
• Cons. Many factors may affect the exact timing of ovulation, including illness, stress and exercise. Counting days is often inaccurate, especially for women who have irregular cycles.

Watch for changes in cervical mucus

Just before ovulation, you might notice an increase in clear, slippery vaginal secretions — if you look for it. These secretions typically resemble raw egg whites. After ovulation, when the odds of becoming pregnant are slim, the discharge will become cloudy and sticky or disappear entirely.

• Pros. Changes in vaginal secretions are often an accurate sign of impending fertility. Simple observation — particularly inside the vagina — is all that's needed.
• Cons. Judging the texture or appearance of vaginal secretions can be fairly subjective.

Track your basal body temperature

This is your body's temperature when you're fully at rest. Ovulation may cause a slight increase in temperature — typically less than one degree. You'll be most fertile during the two to three days before your temperature rises. You can assume ovulation has occurred when the slightly higher temperature remains steady for three days or more.

Use an oral thermometer to monitor your basal body temperature. Try the digital variety or one specifically designed to measure basal body temperature. Simply take your temperature every morning before you get out of bed. Plot the readings on graph paper and look for a pattern to emerge.

• Pros. It's simple. The only cost is the thermometer. It's often most helpful to determine when you've ovulated and judge if the timing is consistent from month to month.
• Cons. The temperature change may be subtle, and the increase comes too late for conception — after ovulation has already happened. It can be inconvenient to take your temperature at the same time every day, especially if you have irregular sleeping hours.

Try an ovulation predictor kit

Over-the-counter ovulation kits test your urine for the surge in hormones that takes place before ovulation. For the most accurate results, follow the instructions on the label to the letter.

• Pros. Ovulation kits can identify the most likely time of ovulation or even provide a signal before ovulation actually happens. They're available without a prescription in most pharmacies.
• Cons. Ovulation kits often lead to excessively targeted sex — and timing sex so precisely can invite being too late. For some women, the cost of ovulation kits is prohibitive.

Maximizing fertility

When you're trying to conceive, consider these simple do's and don'ts.

Do:

• Have sex regularly. If you consistently have sex two or three times a week, you're almost certain to hit a fertile period at some point. For healthy couples who want to conceive, there's no such thing as too much sex. For many couples, this may be all it takes.
• Have sex once a day near the time of ovulation. Daily intercourse during the days leading up to ovulation may increase the odds of conception. Although your partner's sperm concentration will drop slightly each time you have sex, the reduction isn't usually an issue for healthy men.
• Make healthy lifestyle choices. Maintain a healthy weight, include physical activity in your daily routine, eat a healthy diet, limit caffeine and keep stress under control. The same good habits will serve you and your baby well during pregnancy.
• Consider preconception planning. Your health care provider can assess your overall health and help you identify lifestyle changes that may improve your chances for a healthy pregnancy. Preconception planning is especially helpful if you or your partner have any health issues.
• Take your vitamins. Folic acid (vitamin B-9) plays an essential role in a baby's development. A daily prenatal vitamin or folic acid supplement beginning a few months before conception significantly reduces the risk of spina bifida and other neural tube defects.

Don't:

• Smoke. Tobacco changes the cervical mucus, which may keep sperm from reaching the egg. Smoking may also increase the risk of miscarriage and deprive your developing baby of oxygen and nutrients. If you smoke, ask your health care provider to help you quit before conception. For your family's sake, vow to quit for good.
• Drink alcohol. Alcohol is off-limits if you're pregnant — or hope to be.
• Take medication without your health care provider's OK. Certain medications — even those available without a prescription — can make it difficult to conceive. Others may not be safe once you're pregnant.

When to consult a doctor

With frequent unprotected sex, most healthy couples conceive within one year. Others need a bit of help.

If you're in your early 30s or younger and you and your partner are in good health, try it on your own for one year before consulting a doctor. You may want to seek help sooner if you're age 35 or older, or you or your partner has known or suspected fertility issues.

Infertility affects men and women equally — and treatment is available. Depending on the source of the problem, your gynecologist, your partner's urologist or your family doctor may be able to help. In some cases, a fertility specialist may offer the best hope. ( MayoClinic.com )

Tips : 9 Cara Membuat Otak Anda Berpikir Lebih Cepat

Otak manusia pada dasarnya merupakan komputer biologis. Ia membutuhkan makanan, oksigen, dan ia juga butuh latihan. Anda dapat melakukan beberapa hal untuk meningkatkan kekuatan otak dengan melatihnya, memodifikasi, atau bahkan memanipulasinya. Anda mungkin tidak akan menjadi seperti Einstein, namun hal ini juga bukan alasan untuk tidak membuatnya menjadi lebih baik. Hal-hal di bawah ini akan membuat otak Anda bekerja lebih baik.

1. Ambillah dosis EPA secukupnya
EPA adalah bahan kimia dalam minyak ikan yang merupakan makanan bagi otak, setiap orang pasti sudah mengetahuinya, jadi mengapa tidak memberikannya kapsul minyak ikan setiap hari untuk meningkatkan kekuatannya. Riset menunjukan bahwa minyak ikan dapat memfasilitasi peningkatan aktivitas pada otak, memperlancar peredaran darah, meningkatkan memori dan konsentrasi.

2. Seks secara teratur
Berhubungan seks dapat melepaskan senyawa kimia yang dapat meningkatkan kekuatan otak, menurut buku terkini “Teach yourself. Training your brain” yang ditulis oleh pengajar senior dan seorang ahli biologi. Seks adalah bentuk sempurna dari latihan, yang juga meningkatkan peredaran darah ke otak. Ia dapat mengurangi stress dan ketegangan yang menurunkan efisiensi kinerja otak.

3. Kerjakan sebuah teka teki
Teka-teki silang, Sudoku atau yang lainnya dapat membuat otak Anda tetap pada kondisi terbaik. Sama seperti otot, jika Anda tidak berlatih secara reguler, ia akan kehilangan kemampuannya untuk bekerja secara maksimal.

4. Pergi berjalan kaki
Tidak ada yang dapat mengalahkan udara segar yang dapat menyegarkan pikiran yang dapat mengurangi percakapan mental yang mengganggu logika dan pikiran konstruktif. Sebuah perjalanan di pinggiran kota, dekat sungai atau sekedar di taman akan membantu Anda menyingkirkan awan kelabu dan membantu pikiran Anda tetap jernih.

5. Mempelajari bahasa baru
Mempelajari bahasa baru dapat sindrom dementia (kemunduran otak) sampai dengan empat tahun menurut artikel yang dimuat pada New Scientist. Alasan pasti untuk hal ini belum diketahui, namun dipercaya bahwa ia memiliki hubungan erat dengan peningkatan perdaran darah dan koneksi saraf yang baik.

6. Tertawa
Tawa bukan saja merupakan obat terbaik, ia juga dapat meningkatkan fungsi otak dan menstimulasi kedua sisi otak pada saat yang bersamaan. Pastikan Anda tertawa setiap harinya.

7. Menjadi kreatifif
Melukislah atau pelajari alat musik yang baru, bergabunglah dengan kelas kesenian walaupun Anda yakin Anda payah dalam hal tersebut. Menjadi kreatif memungkinkan Anda untuk menemukan solusi baru untuk permasalahan yang sudah lama dan meningkatkan kesadaran pada saat yang bersamaan.

8. Belajar melempar barang
Riset dari Universitas Regensburg di Jerman memindai otak dari seorang juggler (pemain sulap yang melemparkan barang) dan menemukan bahwa kegiatan ini dapat meningkatkan struktur otak. Setelah berlatih selama tiga bulan, otak akan menunjukan peningkatan signifikan pada dua bagian, yaitu bagian mid-portal dan posterior intraprietal sulcus kiri.

9. Berhubungan dengan sifat keanak-anakan Anda
Einstein pernah berkata bahwa imajinasi lebih penting daripada pengetahuan dan ia menggunakannya pada beberapa eksperimen yang akhirnya membuatnya menemukan perhitungan paling terkenal sepanjang masa (E=MC2).

Cobalah lihat anak-anak, mereka penuh dengan imajinasi, dan mereka belajar lebih banyak pada tahun-tahun awal kehidupan mereka lebih daripada apa yang kita pelajari selama satu dekade. Bebaskan pikiran Anda dari penjara pikiran “seorang dewasa”, Anda akan menemukan cara berpikir yang belum pernah ada sebelumnya, Anda mungkin akan membuat penemuan besar yang berikutnya.

Sumber http://terselubung.blogspot.com/2008/12/9-cara-membuat-otak-anda-berpikir-lebih_01.html

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Can Bacteria Make You Smarter ?

ScienceDaily (May 25, 2010) — Exposure to specific bacteria in the environment, already believed to have antidepressant qualities, could increase learning behavior, according to research presented at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in San Diego.

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"Mycobacterium vaccae is a natural soil bacterium which people likely ingest or breath in when they spend time in nature," says Dorothy Matthews of The Sage Colleges in Troy, New York, who conducted the research with her colleague Susan Jenks.

Previous research studies on M. vaccae showed that heat-killed bacteria injected into mice stimulated growth of some neurons in the brain that resulted in increased levels of serotonin and decreased anxiety.

"Since serotonin plays a role in learning we wondered if live M. vaccae could improve learning in mice," says Matthews.

Matthews and Jenks fed live bacteria to mice and assessed their ability to navigate a maze compared to control mice that were not fed the bacteria.

"We found that mice that were fed live M. vaccae navigated the maze twice as fast and with less demonstrated anxiety behaviors as control mice," says Matthews.

In a second experiment the bacteria were removed from the diet of the experimental mice and they were retested. While the mice ran the maze slower than they did when they were ingesting the bacteria, on average they were still faster than the controls.

A final test was given to the mice after three weeks' rest. While the experimental mice continued to navigate the maze faster than the controls, the results were no longer statistically significant, suggesting the effect is temporary.

"This research suggests that M. vaccae may play a role in anxiety and learning in mammals," says Matthews. "It is interesting to speculate that creating learning environments in schools that include time in the outdoors where M. vaccae is present may decrease anxiety and improve the ability to learn new tasks."

Can Bacteria Make You Smarter?

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Askep Hipokalemia

Asuhan Keperawatan Pada Pasien dengan Hipokalemia

A. Pengkajian

Pengkajian adalah pemikiran dasar dari proses keperawatan yang bertujuan untuk mengumpulkan informasi atau data tentang pasien, agar dapat mengidentifikasi, mengenali masalah-masalah, kebutuhan kesehatan dan keperawatan pasien baik fisik, mental, sosial, dan lingkungan. (Nasrul Effendy, 1995)

1. Aktifitas atau istirahat
   Gejala : kelemahan umum, latergi.
2. Sirkulasi
   Tanda :
   • Hipotensi
   • Nadi lemah atau menurun, tidak teratur.
   • Bunyi jantung jauh.
   • Perubahan karakteristik EKG.
   • Disritmis, PVC, takikardia / fibrasi ventrikel.
3. Eliminasi
   Tanda :
   • Nokturia, poliuria bila faktor pemberat pada hipokalemia meliputi GJK atau DM.
   • Penurunan bising usus, penurunan mortilitas, usus, ilues paralitik.
   • Distensi abdomen.
4. Makanan / cairan
   Gejala : Anoreksia, mual, muntah.
5. Neurosensori
   Gejala : parestesia
   Tanda :
   • Penurunan status mental / kacau mental, apatis, mengantuk, peka rangsangan, koma, hiporefleksia, tetani, paralisis.
   • Penurunan bising usus, penurunan mortilitas, usus, ileus paralitik.
   • Distensi abdomen
6. Nyeri / kenyamanan
   Gejala : nyeri / kram otot
7. Pernapasan
   Tanda : hipoventilasi / menurun dalam pernapasan karena kelemahan atau paralisis otot diafragma.
   (Marilyn E. Doenges 2002 hal 1048)

Karena hipokalemia dapat mengancam jiwa, penting artinya untuk memantau timbulnya hipokalemia pad pasien-pasien yang beresiko. Adanya keletihan, anoreksia, kelemahan otot, penurunan mortilitas usus, parestesia, atau disritmia harus mendorong perawat untuk memeriksa konsentrasi kalium serum. Jika tersedia, elektrokardiogram dapat memberikan informasi yang bernmanfaat. Pasien-pasien yang menerima digitalis yang berisiko mengalami defisiensi kalium harus dipantau dengan ketat terhadap tanda-tanda terjadinya toksisitas digitalis karena hipokalemia meningkatkan aksi digitalis. Pada kenyataannya, dokter biasanya memilih untuk mempertahankan kadar kalium serum lebih besar dari 3,5 mEq/L (SI : 3,5 mmol/L) pada pasien-pasien yang menerima digitalis. (Brunner & Suddarth, 2002, hal.261)


B. Diagnoasa Keperawatan

Diagnosa yang sering ditemukan pada pasien hipokalemia secara teoritis adalah sebagai berikut :

1. Gangguan rasa nyaman; nyeri berhubungan dengan proses penyakit hipokalemia.
2. Gangguan integritas kulit berhubungan dengan imobilisasi fisik akibat kelelahan.
3. Hipertermi berhubungan dengan kegagalan untuk mengatasi infeksi akibat penyakit hipokalemia.
4. Intoleransi aktifitas berhubungan dengan kelelahan akibat penurunan fungsi otot dalam tubuh.
5. Perubahan pola nutrisi berhubungan dengan anoreksi; mual muntah.
6. Kurang pengetahuan berhubungan dengan kurang informasi.

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Askep Penyakit Jantung Rematik

Asuhan Keperawatan Penyakit Jatung Rematik
Askep PJR

A. Pengkajian

Tujuan pengkajian adalah mengumpulkan data tentang :

• Fungsi jantung
• Toleransi terhadap aktivitas dan sikap klien terhadap pembatasan aktivitas
• Status nutrisi
• Tingkat ketidaknyamanan
• Gangguan tidur
• Kemampuan klien mengatasi masalah
• Hal-hal yang dapat membantu klien
• Pengetahuan orang tua dan pasien (sesuai usia pasien) tentang pemahaman pasien

Pengkajian :

• Riwayat penyakit
• Monitor komplikasi jantung
• Auskultasi jantung; bunyi jantung melemah dengan irama derap diastole
• Tanda-tanda vital
• Kaji adanya nyeri
• Kaji adanya peradangan sendi
• Kaji adanya lesi pada kulit

B. Diagnosa Keperawatan

1. Penurunan Curah Jantung berhubungan dengan stenosis katub
   
   Tujuan : COP meningkat
   
   Kriteria Hasil:
   • Klien menunjukan penurunan dyspnea
   • Ikut berpartisipasi dalam aktivitas serta mendemonstrasikan peningkatan toleransi
   
   Intervensi :
   • Pantau tekanan darah, nadi apikal dan nadi perifer
   • Pantau irama dan frekuensi jantung
   • Tirah baring posisi semifowler 450
   • dorong klien melakukan tehnik managemen stress ( lingkungan tenang, meditasi )
   • bantu aktivitas klien sesuai indikasi bila klien mampu
   • kolaborasi O2 serta terapi.
   
   
2. Intoleransi aktivitas b.d penurunan cardiac output, ketidakseimbangan suplai O2 dan kebutuhan
   
   Tujuan : Klien dapat bertoleransi secara optimal terhadap aktivitas
   
   Kriteria :
   • Respon verbal kelelahan berkurang
   • Melakukan aktivitas sesuai batas kemampuannya ( denyut nadi aktivitas tidak boleh lebih dari 90X/menit, tidak nyeri dada )
   
   Intervensi :
   • Hemat energi klien selama masa akut
   • Pertahankan tirah baring sampai hasil laborat dan status klinis membaik
   • Sejalan dengan semakin baiknya keadaan, pantau peningkatan bertahap pada tingkat aktivitas
   • Buat jadwal aktivitas dan istirahat
   • Ajarkan untuk berpartisipasi dalam aktivitas kebutuhan sehai-hari
   • Ajarkan pada anak /orang tua bahwa pergerakkan yang tidak disadari adalah dihubungkan dengan korea dan temporer.
   • Bila terjadi chorea, lindungi dari kecelakaan, bedrest dan berikan sedasi sesuai program.
   
   
3. Nyeri b.d respon inflamasi pada sendi (poliarthritis)
   
   Tujuan : tidak terjadi rasa nyeri pada klien
   
   Kriteria Hasil:
   • Nyeri klien berkurang
   • Klien tampak rileks
   • Ekspresi wajah tidak tegang
   • Klien dapat merasakan nyaman, tidur dengan tenang dan tidak merasa sakit
   
   Intervensi :
   • Kaji tingkat nyeri dengan menggunakan skala
   • Berikan tindakan kenyamanan ( perubahan posisi sering lingkungan tenang, pijatan pungung dan tehnik manajemen stress)
   • Minimalkan pergerakkan untuk mengurangi rasa sakit
   • Berikan terapi hangat dan dingin pada sendi yang sakit
   • Lakukan distraksi misalnya : tehnik relaksasi dan hayalan
   • Pemberian analgetik, anti peradangan dan antipiretik sesuai program.
   • Rujuk ke terapi fisik sesuai persetujun medik.

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Training to Become a Nurse in Los Angeles

Nurses, also known as registered nurses, take care of the sick, treat injuries and give emotional support to patients and their families. Daily activities of the registered nurse may include helping doctors examine and treat patients, administering tests to patients, submitting these tests to laboratories, providing patients and their families with instructions on how to take care of themselves, which can include proper nutrition, exercise and taking medications.

Nurses can focus on one type of treatment or one type of medical problem. Some registered nurses help doctors during surgery, while others work in emergency rooms or intensive care units. Many nurses work in doctors' offices where they administer medical tests, take patients’ vital signs, dress wounds, do lab work and perform administrative duties.

Types of jobs for registered nurses in Los Angeles can vary -- from home health nurses going to people's homes to help patients to flying in helicopters to get to patients in an emergency. With advanced training, a registered nurse can become a nurse practitioner and prescribe medication like physicians. Nurse midwives can help women give birth.

Registered Nurses in Los Angeles who work in a hospital environment help the sick and often deal with medical emergencies, which can be very stressful. Nurses in hospitals often help many patients at once and spend a lot of time standing and walking. Safety is an issue for registered nurses because they care for people with diseases, move patients frequently, as well as come into contact with radiation (x-rays) and chemicals. Because patients need 24-hour care, hospital nurses often work nights, weekends and holidays. There is flexibility to the nursing profession as many registered nurses are able to work part-time.

How do you prepare to become a nurse in California? Nurses must graduate from an LA nursing school or other nursing school in Southern California. It takes about two years of college to finish an associate degree in nursing and about four years to complete a bachelor's degree in nursing. A diploma in nursing usually takes about three years. Deciding what type of training to choose is important. Some careers are open only to nurses who have a bachelor's degree. Nursing education includes clinical training, where nursing students train with registered nurses in a hospital or other healthcare environment. Nurses study anatomy, chemistry, nutrition, psychology, theory and nursing. Upon graduation, nurses must pass a test to obtain a permanent nursing credential to practice in California. Registered nurses take courses every few years to keep their skills current.

Nurses should be caring and nurturing. They also need to be good at identifying problems and remembering details. Nurses need to work well with doctors and patients. Many nurses also supervise assistants and other workers.

In Los Angeles, with experience and advanced coursework, registered nurses can become head nurses or nursing managers. Some nurses move into the business side of health care and find work in large companies in healthcare planning, and marketing.

To prepare for a nursing job in Los Angeles, prospective nursing students should take biology and other science courses. Communication skills are critical, so students need to be proficient in reading and writing. Mathematics is also important as nurses need to account for doses of medicines for patients.

How does a nursing job pay in Los Angeles as well as in the United States? The average half of all registered nurses earned between $ 47,710 and $ 69,850 in 2006. The lowest-paid 10 percent earn less than $ 40,250. The highest paid 10 percent made more than $83,440. (Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics-BLS)

Registered Nurses are the largest occupation in the healthcare industry. There are about 2.5 million nurses in the United States as of 2006, with about 60% employed by hospitals and 20% working part-time.

What does the future hold for nursing? The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects jobs for registered nurses to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2016. Many new jobs will be available for people who want to be nurses. Hospitals will need nurses, but many new nurses working in home health clinics, doctors' offices and nursing homes will also be needed.

For more information about nursing careers in Los Angeles, Go to www.LANursingDegree.com

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