Rose_RN,MSN

I found it when visiting another site...but am very glad to have found you!:thankya:

Here is my 2 Cents... I have been a nurse for 10 years and have my MSN. I have started questioning whether I want to become a NP, PA, or LNC...all three offer great posibilities. I think it depends in part what you LIKE doing...do you like being observed?/ do you need someone to bounce ideas off of?/ do you work better if the most responsibility rests on the MD? Then maybe PA...on the otherhand..If you like to work independently/ are self motivated/ and confident of your skills...then a NP might be for you... My latest idea/career idea..is legal nurse consulting...I've been a nurse for 10 years and have experienced many fields of nursing/medicine...the thing that bugs me to death...is documentation that is ...less than par...things like this pop out at me! I'm thinking this might be my best fit!! So, do what will make you happy because in the end that is what counts!!! There are too many people in the world with a job they hate...bee happy!!

:smiley_ab You know this is a HOT topic..with many battles brewing!!!! First of all, I do see nurses who "eat their own" but I also see new nurses who think they know it all!!! It goes both ways. Some people just have the mindset that "it is their way or the highway!" In my experiences, I've had more of the "can't teach an old dog new trick" thing...especially for a nurse that has always worked at the same facility or field. I've had both with new grads. My most disappointing experience has been older nurses who make derogatory statements about nursing students. I am a Instructor at the local school. We were in a facility just last week and the studnts overherd a nurse saying, "Why do we have to have those dumb nursing students here?" That sets an awful first impression...and it is quite discouraging to students. I guess in a nutshell...there are many on both sides...we just have to do our best to share education/new information with our co-workers...as well as, accept new ideas/ information from others as well. Without insinuating that the other nurse is wrong!!! This is one of the biggest reasons that nurses bulk at new information/ideas. They don't like to be told they are wrong or not doing something right. Also, prior to imparting new knowledge, we need to use some of the change theories/ methods to help increase the acceptance of the new ideas. ROSE

These are great suggestions...I, too, am in my first quarter as a clinical instructor in an ADN program...some students are great...and others????

Not Portsmouth...but not far from...I'm in Marietta!!

Where in Southeast Ohio do you live????

Hello. I am in Marietta...southeast Ohio, near West Virginia...I currently am a RN Coordinator/educator in a LTC/Skilled facility...and a Clinical Nursing Instructor at a local ADN program!!! I also just recently finished my MSN!!!