MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

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I'm a new nurse that has worked in a private home setting that really shouldn't be called a nursing position for three years. I am 90% with my MSN program in Leadership and Management and would like to know what opportunities will be available with my lack of clinical experience? I'm trying to avoid doing floor nursing for a long period of time. Any suggestions?

Specializes in Hospice.

I think that is such a rarity that you won't hear from anyone..

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
I think that is such a rarity that you won't hear from anyone..
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But I'm afraid that it's going to be the wave of the future. So many new grads will tell you up front that they don't want anything to do with basic patient care.

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Specializes in ED, Telemetry,Hospice, ICU, Supervisor.
that's the role of a CNL after they have several years of experience. I've yet to work with one who *didn't* work in a regular bedside position. Every RN I've seen who does what you're describing has been a CNS.

We have had RNs on staff who specialized in quality control and case management, who became CNLs taking on the role of policy review/implementation specialists. Advancement of education is a good thing for our profession. We should not dissuade one another for wanting to go beyond an Associates or Bachelors degree. There are other, just as important, positions away from bedside care.

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But I'm afraid that it's going to be the wave of the future. So many new grads will tell you up front that they don't want anything to do with basic patient care.

My last NM had so much less experience than me it wasn't even funny.

She was going for her Masters. I don't begrudge HER, and I'm certainly not going back to school right now with my own kids' tuition hanging over me, but she was extremely CLUELESS.

Patient teaching? Please. She couldn't even place a PPD, or administer a TDap- and it was an OBGYN clinic. *facepalm*

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Home Health RN's are the "doctor's eyes in the home". Again, one needs to know what the job entails in order to manage other health providers doing the job.

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I agree entirely. Look at the pre-req's of PA courses & the requirements of the general cirrucculum. Compare to nursing. It's all about SCIENCE. Not the silly theories that Nursing PhD's churn out.

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There is also the barrier that new teachers w/MA degrees face. Places do not pay the premium wages for advanced degrees plus the cost of training a newbie who may not want to stay more than a year or so. Stay in nursing home work for a while, it can lead to other types of management. Check into nursing home administration, government work for certifying facilities such as nursing homes.

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There is also the barrier that new teachers w/MA degrees face. Places do not pay the premium wages for advanced degrees plus the cost of training a newbie who may not want to stay more than a year or so. Stay in nursing home work for a while, it can lead to other types of management. Check into nursing home administration, government work for certifying facilities such as nursing homes.

Hi, can you please use your quote feature so we know to whom you are replying? Thanks!

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We have had RNs on staff who specialized in quality control and case management, who became CNLs taking on the role of policy review/implementation specialists. Advancement of education is a good thing for our profession. We should not dissuade one another for wanting to go beyond an Associates or Bachelors degree. There are other, just as important, positions away from bedside care.

I was referring to direct entry CNLs - programs that are very popular now. What you're describing - an experienced nurse who goes back and becomes a CNL - makes sense and is how those programs should actually work for everyone.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
I was referring to direct entry CNLs - programs that are very popular now. What you're describing - an experienced nurse who goes back and becomes a CNL - makes sense and is how those programs should actually work for everyone.

Actually, I think this thread's theme is directed to those advanced practice nurses who have no experience.

What, if anything, is their role?

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I can just imagine 2 high schools talking about their college plans..

Emma: I want to go to school to become an ER nurse.

Olivia: Oh ugh, I don't want to do patient care, I want to be your manager.

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since you already do home health, you can probably do case management-- hooking up patients with home health stuff

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