Nursing

2021
Job Shadow
Colfax Nursing Home
October 30th 2020
Ann Estrada

Daily Tasks
1 Responsible for overseeing the
residents overall health  and
medical history
Communication with doctors on
care plan and treatment
Administering medication Pros
Observing behaviors and
mental status
Checking vital signs Patient Interaction
Changing bandages and
monitoring wounds Diverse Opportunities
Administrating treatments such High Demand
as nebulizers, NG tubes,
hyperbaric oxygen
Staffing Shortages
Physically Demanding
Long Hours
Exposure Risks
Emotional Burnout
Cons
Salary/Weekly hours

56k-99k 

Education 36-52 hour weeks

Two year associates Shift job

degree
Recommended to
receive your BSM
(four year degree)
Advice
5 You need to love the job.
Nurses are susceptible to
emotional burnout. If nursing is not
your passion, you will not be able
to handle the demands of this job
You have to care about people About Ann Estrada
If you are not positive about your Ann went to school to become a
decision to go into nursing, go to nurse when she was 40 years of age.
school for a liberal arts degree Her uncle had cancer and Ann
before making your decisoin experienced good and bad nurses
during her visits to her uncle. She
decided she wanted to be one of the
oood nurses. Originally Ann worked
in Hospice but looked into Colfax
after some of her patients were
transfered to the facility. 

Outl iska physically and mentally taxing job. The demand for nurses
Jo Nursing
has increased and will continue to increase. Staff shortages are
15% present everywhere throughout the country because of easier jobs
offering salary similar to those of nurses.