I will be starting school this Fall and Im excited at a career in nursing;
I am impressed by how much knowledge nurses need to know for Boards, clinicals, and such. In the past though, while a patient at hospitals, it seems like the nurses I had didnt do much except take my blood pressure, weigh me, and ask me questions about my health (While I was pregnant and seeing the OB GYN). Thinking of that makes me a bit disappointed, cause I hope to do more procedures as a nurse and also hope to educate patients more. I dont just want to take blood pressure and weigh a patient! And these Nurses I am talking about were RN's at a major hospital.
Does it all depend on the specialty? Does anyone else feel this way?
it seems like the nurses I had didnt do much except take my blood pressure, weigh me, and ask me questions about my health (While I was pregnant and seeing the OB GYN).
Are you sure you saw actual nurses and not medical assistants? My OB/GYN doesn't have any nurses working for him but his assistants will let you believe that they are nurses. Just saying....
labcat01, BSN, RN
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Are you sure you saw actual nurses and not medical assistants? My OB/GYN doesn't have any nurses working for him but his assistants will let you believe that they are nurses. Just saying....