What does a nurse really do? what's the difference of a private nurse to one who's not?

A private nurse? Im not sure what you mean by that. A Registered Nurse can run IV's, assist in diagnosing, give physicals, hook up machines, do breathing treatments, they can do basically everything. A Licensed Practical Nurse has had less schooling, they are limited to the things they can do to a patient. LPN's cannot run IV's. If by private nurse you mean like home-care nurses. Most of them arent even nurses my 17 yr old friend does home care.

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A Nurse is a person who is directly involved with the healthcare of a patient. Sometimes just as simple as taking down dictation from a patient, to actually doing certain routine and emergency procedures.

The level of their involvement depends on the level of accreditation they receive.

A private nurse is just that, a nurse who is employed by a private part y to provide healthcare, usually these kind of patients are terminally ill hospice patience that requre professional care in their own homes.

Most nurses not in the private care field, work in hospitals and doctors offices.

A private nurse and a nurse who work in hospital both must registered nurse. If not a registered ones, it might kill its patients.

A nurse is the backbone of most hospitals. They do the hands-on work with the patients and report anything of value to doctors. They give medications, take specimens, ready a patient for tests, take histories, make notes every 2 hrs. on patients care, supervise medical assistants, do lab work, put in IV's (for RN's and certified LPN/LVN's). They see people at their worst state and sometimes take the abuse that overflows from the patients and their families.They assist with surgeries, prep patients for surgeries, they haul out diseased organs and set up blood units; they assist in cleaning up after people, and get splattered with everything the human body can product. They hold hands when someone dies and when they take a break, they cry. The also take the B.S. from insensitive doctors. Private nursing is simply that. You might be in an institutional setting looking after one patient; or you might be in their home. It's one-on-one. If you are thinking of nursing as a career, I suggest you start as a nurses aide and see if you are cut out for this career. If you're going into it for the money, do yourself a favor and do something else. It's not about money, it's about service to fellow man. God Bless.

i agree with BobbyeMC,i work at a long term care nursing home, the nurses do just about everything,the saddest, hardest thing they have to do is call the family, to tell them their loved one has passed!!!, private nurse does one on one,LPN or RN