Nurses, HELP PLEASE!

[kha2]

Hello Nurses:nurse:!

I am currently a pre-nursing student and I am enrolled in a career class which requires me to do a little more in depth research on this field. I have already read tons of threads, blogs, and every little aspect that could relate to nursing, but I have an interviewing assignment in which I have to get a few questions answered by working nurses, and it'd be great it any of you could provide some personal input! Answering all or some of these questions would be really appreciated!

Questions:

How long have you been in this position?

How did you get started in Nursing?

Would you describe your present job responsibilities and duties?

How would you spend a typical day?

What type of training or education did you receive for this position?

What do you like most about your job? What do you like least?

What do you think are some important things that someone going into this field should know about?

What has contributed to your career success up to the present?

What are some of the problems you have encountered on your job? How have you resolved the,?

How did you choose your profession?

Did any of your past jobs prepare you for this one?

Thanks for your time!

[NrsNow]

How long have you been in this position?

About 3 months

How did you get started in Nursing?

Started as an EMT-B, decided to pursue nursing, was able to obtain a job as a patient care tech (other title for CNA), which led to me being admitted to a nursing program

Would you describe your present job responsibilities and duties?

Managing patient cares (incl. wound care, bladder and bowel management, increasing independence in ADLs, providing patient ed re: meds, conditions - i.e. insulin, diabetes, coumadin, lovenox, to name a few)

How would you spend a typical day?

Receive report from previous nurse, assess patients and get vitals, plan eve - med times, drsg times, etc., admin supper meds, perform drsg changes, bowel programs, eve meds, and squeeze in new admissions and whatever else may come up

What type of training or education did you receive for this position?

Bachelor's of Science in Nrsg

What do you like most about your job? What do you like least?

Patient care, making a difference; the stress, pressure, and the fact that no one is perfect and sometimes even nurses make mistakes

What do you think are some important things that someone going into this field should know about?

Time management is important - start working on it ASAP; learning that learning from mistakes is part of the job and yes you will mess up at some point, but to do everything you can to avoid errors that will harm your patient - if you make a mistake, fess up and don't try to cover it up because that would do more harm than good..

What has contributed to your career success up to the present?

Trying to learn and take it day by day

What are some of the problems you have encountered on your job? How have you resolved the,?

Trying to overcome being a new grad - to take every day one at a time and learn from the previous day

How did you choose your profession?

I just had a "calling" to it - I love people and I love helping people and making a difference in people's lives

Did any of your past jobs prepare you for this one?

As mentioned, I was an EMT-B for a short time and also worked as an aide which later transitioned to a nurse tech...which I recommend to anyone wanting to become a nurse

Thanks for your time!

[kha2]

thanks so much for your help! you definitely seem to be getting a good hang of the job!