Help me - pls tell me these aspects of rn job?

jlcole45 · Oct 14, 2008

I am about to join a nursing course in few months and i am bit apprehensive about the types of duties i shall have to do.As told to me by some people, i want to be specific and ask if female nurses have to bathe patients ,clean or dress male private parts? Please reply me i am so confused about it and i do want to reconsider these aspects of the job..pls helo me!!!

I'm a bit confused about your question. But what I think you're asking is if you have to bath or dress a patient. The answer is yes.

My question to you is what do you think a nurse does?

My second question is why are you going into a profession that you don't understand?

prospectivestu · Oct 15, 2008

Thankyou so much for the reply..As far as i know, and what people told me registered nurses are not the ones who have to bathe patients. Its nursing aides or assistants who do it. Pls clarify this?

prospectivestu · Oct 15, 2008

My answer to your second question is..I am basically a pharmacist and I am going in for a Masters in nursing because i do not have enough funds to support myself with a masters in pharmacy. With masters in nursing i look forward to earn some money in near future and get back to pharmacology based research. Pls suggest.

jlcole45 · Oct 18, 2008

In the US there is a huge need for both Masters degreed RNs and Pharmacists (esp Pharm D).

Now with a MSN you will have to first earn your RN - talk to the school about how you can do this because in some programs it can be incorporated with the Masters in Nursing for those. But I will warn you. It will take you several years to complete it as almost none of your prior education will apply to a Masters in Nursing.

As a MSN you won't work as a floor nurse (except when you are doing your training for your RN). People who go for their MSN want to be advanced practice nurses such as Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Educators or work in nursing administration. So you have to ask your self why you think you want this degree.

In my opinion, it is critical that all MSNs

have a solid foundation and understanding of what it is to be a RN. There is nothing worse then having a boss or a teacher who has NO understanding of what it takes to be and do the work of an RN at the bedside.

My recommendations to you (based on the information provided) is go back to school for your Pharm D. The Masters in nursing I don't think will meet your needs and to be honest we need nurses with their Masters but only the ones who really want to be a nurse. Do you understand what I am getting at? Don't go for the MSN because you think it will pay better because in most cases it won't.

PharmDs have good job prospects and make more money the a nurse with her Masters.

prospectivestu · Oct 18, 2008

Thank

prospectivestu · Oct 18, 2008

Thank you so much for your reply ma'am ...i highly appreciate and thank you for giving me your suggestions :) .

LovePurple · Oct 19, 2008

hey, just curious.. what type of schooling is it to be a pharmd? What is the difference between that and a pharmacist?

prospectivestu · Oct 19, 2008

In some countries such as USA Pharmd means doctor of pharmacy which prepares students to continue pharmacy practice as well as enter into academics, while in some countries such as India Pharmad or D.pharm is a 2 year diploma course which is the minimum qualification to get a registration of a pharmacist.

prospectivestu · Oct 19, 2008

Both Phamacist and Pharm.d is one of the same things ..if its a diploma course it just gives u the basic knowledge while to become a complete Pharmacist u need to get a bachelour in Pharmacy and if required a masters degree.

prospectivestu · Oct 19, 2008

to be a pharmad u need to have a science background i.e physics, chemistry, biology / Mathematics.

elkpark · Oct 19, 2008

To respond to your original question, yes, RNs do bathe and perform other intimate care on clients of both genders. Even though an MSN would most likely lead to a position where you would not be performing direct, hands-on nursing care, you would certainly be performing complete bed baths, catheterizations, dressing changes, etc., on clients of both genders in school as part of your basic nursing education. It is true that, in many settings, nurses' aides do the majority of the bathing and personal care, but it is still the RN's responsibility if there is not an aide available and care is needed. In other settings, there are few or no aides and that sort of care is within the RN's daily routine duties.