How about respiratory therapy? Worse thing you'd have to deal with is mucous.
Basic care or " wiping people's bums" is more in the realm of the nurse aide. Yea, on occasion you'll have to deal with it.
Also, with any career, you have to learn not to attack the informed people who are trying to help you. They are just being honest. Do not retort negatively just because they are not telling you what you want to here.
A Nurse Practitioner IS a registered nurse. Neither are a career if you are looking for $$$.
Being an NP is an advance on being an RN, so, yes some years experience are necessary.
There are a few schools that don't require you to have any bedside experience before you start NP school. I believe Vanderbilt is one. I work in the ER, and we have 2 NP's who had no experience when they started NP school, went right through both. I think some experience is good to build critical thinking and to humble you. That way you don't take the nurses for granted.
I think that the reason people are reacting the way they is because of the way you come off it's kind of rude. It's not cool to come on a nursing site and talk down about bedside nursing when thats what most of the people on here do. I mean most people are taking it like you think all bedside nurses do is wipe butts all day.
You don't even know how to practice simple grammer and punctuation, yet you want the title of a NP? The way you communicate with others tells a lot about your knowledge, but by reading your responses I can tell you are immature and unable to hold an adult conversation.
Specializes in Family Practice, Urgent Care, Cardiac Ca.
mmmm, I think you are making some generalizations that would make enemies faster in the real world than online...whichever profession you go into, being this opinionated about any level on the ladder is going to make your life difficult. I too want to be an Adult NP, and just finished my BSN. The students who wanted to the just get the BSN over with and "cruise" onto "bigger and better" things were NOT well-liked by many in the program: they were put in their places within the first 2 weeks. The most opinionated seem to be the first to be humbled in ANY medical field.
But if NP is what you want, go for it. just respect those along the way.
so you can complain but others cannot display their displeasure for it
what don't you tell the importance of bedside nursing and the duties you perform in it
I've read somewhere a lot of it is passing pills, cleaning bedpans, wiping butts, putting in IVs, taking vitals
Is this accurate what else do they do?
and if not they seem like pretty basic things nothing where you learn a lot
The primary difference here is that you're 19 years old with not one day of nursing experience. Not even nursing school experience. Yet, you're telling posters (who happen to be nurses) that they are complaining? And you are questioning their experiences, based upon "I've read somewhere"?
Honey, you're young. You will grow eventually and learn to respect the opinions of those who have been or are where you want to be. In the meanwhile, you likely need to find a profession/career path that does not primarily consist of duties/responsibilities that you have no desire to perform. Hate to tell you, but judging from all of your posts, you're barking up the wrong tree. With your attitude, you will not likely qualify for an RN program, let alone a NP program.
You don't even know how to practice simple grammer and punctuation, yet you want the title of a NP? The way you communicate with others tells a lot about your knowledge, but by reading your responses I can tell you are immature and unable to hold an adult conversation.
I'm 19 so I'm still becoming an Adult. I wouldn't expect someone older to understand that. As for not speaking with proper grammar I'm in a rush and giving quick responses ... this by no standard is a reflection of my intelligence
no offense but a lot of the people here got so defensive
That gets me worried but me that just proves you guys are insecure
Secure, confident people about their jobs do not get defensive
The primary difference here is that you're 19 years old with not one day of nursing experience. Not even nursing school experience. Yet, you're telling posters (who happen to be nurses) that they are complaining? And you are questioning their experiences, based upon "I've read somewhere"?
Honey, you're young. You will grow eventually and learn to respect the opinions of those who have been or are where you want to be. In the meanwhile, you likely need to find a profession/career path that does not primarily consist of duties/responsibilities that you have no desire to perform. Hate to tell you, but judging from all of your posts, you're barking up the wrong tree. With your attitude, you will not likely qualify for an RN program, let alone a NP program.
That is a ridiculous claim. People write research paper by researching. You don't have to be a nurse to know something about it ... And "I've read somewhere"
REMEMBER those words are powerful reading is powerful tool. Much of our learning is done by reading. Moreover I've read somewhere ... It means it words from other people
So I'm talking about their experience
If RN is so you that's great! Two of my friends want to be RN but if it 's not for me why do people get defensive
mmmm, I think you are making some generalizations that would make enemies faster in the real world than online...whichever profession you go into, being this opinionated about any level on the ladder is going to make your life difficult. I too want to be an Adult NP, and just finished my BSN. The students who wanted to the just get the BSN over with and "cruise" onto "bigger and better" things were NOT well-liked by many in the program: they were put in their places within the first 2 weeks. The most opinionated seem to be the first to be humbled in ANY medical field.
But if NP is what you want, go for it. just respect those along the way.
I respect RN but I'm not sure if it's for me...
I think I'm leaning much more towards PAs if nurses are like this
You've got a long road ahead of you kid.
justchill, BSN, RN
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How about respiratory therapy? Worse thing you'd have to deal with is mucous.
Basic care or " wiping people's bums" is more in the realm of the nurse aide. Yea, on occasion you'll have to deal with it.
Also, with any career, you have to learn not to attack the informed people who are trying to help you. They are just being honest. Do not retort negatively just because they are not telling you what you want to here.
A Nurse Practitioner IS a registered nurse. Neither are a career if you are looking for $$$.
Being an NP is an advance on being an RN, so, yes some years experience are necessary.