Today, the nursing profession is faced with many different risks and adversities; but somehow, nursing seems to persevere, while developing new techniques all the time. ... HIV/AIDS has played a major role in almost all medical fields, but nursing is probably one of the most affected fields. ... Throughout nursing care, nurses are faced with chronic, progressive illnesses. ... (this makes nursing more difficult because you are having to deal with more than one illness.) ... This article impacted nursing by demonstrating the severity of HIV/AIDS. ...
Wellness has made me also see the bigger picture of health professions, in which, there is not only a nurse taking care of people, there is a huge team of different specialties working together as a unit to facilitate quality patient care, a multidisciplinary health care team. When I first decided to major in nursing, like most people, my idea of after graduating was just working in a hospital but there are so many more opportunities than just that. With a degree in nursing, you can specialize in a specific area or you can do something else outside of the hospital like teaching or research. ...