jdakay

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1. Newbie RN, ? about Lopez valve

   jdakay replied to gospa's topic in General Nursing

   my vn students are now quite adept with this creature. ngt/gt/jt patients are my specialty in clinical rotation with my vocational nursing students. at first they were scared on how to deal with it because they don't know which tube is closed or ope...

2. Nurse educator? Nurse practitioner?.. help!!

   jdakay replied to bmward0807's topic in Career Support

   A lot of colleges and universities nowadays have their online bridge programs like bsn to msn. It is something you can do both at the same time getting the paid beside nursing experience. Clinical experience is needed to become a clinical or theory i...

3. Nurse educator? Nurse practitioner?.. help!!

   jdakay replied to bmward0807's topic in Career Support

   I totally agree with you Ms. Carrie that for a new grad, she has to get more clinical exposure first. From there, she can weigh in her options.

4. Nurse educator? Nurse practitioner?.. help!!

   jdakay replied to bmward0807's topic in Career Support

   if your focus in nursing is education then go to become a nurse educator but if your focus is specialized clinical practice then go for the nurse practioner with a specialty like geriatrics, med surge or what not. being a nurse educator, you can stil...