Voices of the new generation: normalizing career choices outside academia

Nurses are responsible for caring for patients during birth, death, illness, and healing. Professional values guide the decisions and actions that nurses make in their careers. If nurses know the decisions and actions to take, providing patients with exceptional care is possible.
The values that are the foundation of the nursing profession are altruism, autonomy, human dignity, and social justice.
First, altruism refers to the concern for the welfare and well-being of others without personal...

According to Charles Cooley, we base our image on what we think other people see (Cooley 1902). We imagine how we must appear to others, then react to this speculation. We don certain clothes, prepare our hair in a particular manner, wear makeup, use cologne, and the like—all with the notion that our presentation of ourselves is going to affect how others perceive us. We expect a certain reaction, and, if lucky, we get the one we desire and feel good about it. But more than that, Cooley...

An interdisciplinary team includes many healthcare professionals working together and utilizing their skills, knowledge, and expertise to provide holistic and quality patient care. Here are a few more healthcare professionals.
Physical Therapist
A physical therapist (PT) aims to restore function or prevent additional impairment in a patient following an injury or disease. Massage, heat, cold, water, sonar waves, exercises, and electrical stimulation are some treatments used by PTs to treat...

Earth Science FieldworkFieldwork links classroom learning with real-world experiences, helping you develop essential skills such as observation, data collection, and teamwork. Engaging in fieldwork strengthens your ability to connect theoretical knowledge with practical applications, preparing you to tackle global environmental challenges with a scientific mindset.Science and Engineering Practices (SEP): Constructing Explanations and Designing SolutionsFieldwork enables you to explain natural...

Fields in the Life SciencesLife sciences focus on studying living organisms and their interactions with the environment. Scientists in this field explore everything from microscopic cells to vast ecosystems to understand how life functions, adapts, and evolves.Botany- The study of plants, including their growth, structure, and environmental interactions. Scientists in this field explore how plants produce food, respond to environmental changes, and support other living organisms.Zoology- The...

Mate choice—the decision about whom to mate with—is a type of natural selection, since animals must reproduce to pass down their genes. Mate choice is also called intersexual selection because the behavior occurs between the sexes.