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If you really want to be a nurse. Go into Drug and Alcohol rehab nursing. Not everyone that is a nurse likes the wiping butts and etc. I don't mind it. I figure my parents wiped my butt and cleaned up after me, so now it is my turn. I am a nursing instructor and have students like you and I encourage them to do D and A rehab nursing. Next best job would be in psych nursing. Good luck with whatever you decide to do. If you take care of the mental ill, then I will take of the people needing their butts wiped.:)

She figured it over 20 minutes???? What is the right answer? Let me know, I am curious. It just seems unrealistic to run in mannitol at 600cc/hr.

I don't agree with you. I had a nurse that does figuring like this all the time and she got 199/hr

I totallly agree with you. I would much rather have a student that cared about the pt and gave excellent compassionate care, who's hair touched their collar, than a student that had their hair up as neat as a pin and they gave crappy care. The care they give is more important to me as an instructor.

Well, being a clinical instructor, I think it all depends on the length of the hair. My director request no hair touches the collar. I personally think with some peoples hair that are shorter versions, when they put it up with so many different clasps and etc to keep it off the collar, it makes them look unprofessional. They would look better with their hair down with only a little bit touching the collar. My request for long hair is a ponytail secured so it won't touch in the pts faces.

I can reply to this from two different sides. This first being,when I first got out of RN school, my first job was being a charge nurse on a Peds floor. I was the only RN with either an LPN or Aide on the floor with me. This all depended on our census. Most pts were high acuity. I had anywhere from 6-10pts at a time. I graduated form a diploma RN school, in which I had alot of clinicals in all areas of nursing. Was I scared ? Yes, but I was more than ready to take on the challenge. Did I maintain a safe environment for my pts? Yes, I would never jeaporadize my pts or my new RN license. Now, coming from a Nursing Educator point of view. It all depends on the new grad. I have students right now that it would be very unsafe for them to be charge nurses right out of school. On the other hand, I have students that would do great and are definitely qualified to take over that position. As an instructor, I get reference check calls from employers regarding this matter. Employers will not put someone in that position, if they are not qualified, based on the reference check.

Take all the classes you can on-line. These classes are not as hard and time consuming as in-class classes. On-line classes do require self-discipline on getting your homework done. I am a nursing instructor and I took most of my pre-req on-line and loved it. I was able to concentrate on the class when it fit into my schedule. and sometimes that was a 10 at night or later. Do what you feel would help you the most. Some students need the teacher to be in person and not someone talking over the computer.

I am a nursing instructor and have never told someone that they are not nursing material. I have asked students in the past if this is really what they want to do for the rest of their life. I based that question on poor clinical evaluations and performances in the clinical settings. I think it is how us instructors approach you students that are not doing well and we suspect that your desire to become a nurse isn't really there ,is what the real issue is regarding this matter. I am sorry some of you feel that we are rude. My goal is that everyone enjoys nursing as much as I do and when it appears that a student seems disgusted when asked to perform basic nursing duties and etc., I do questioned whether she really wants to be a nurse. Remember there is always two sides to a story. You are only hearing one side. Please don't judge until you have heard both sides.

I just finished my BSN degree and that is all I did was write papers. I am not a better nurse or instructor because of my BSN classes. All it is, is busy work. There is research saying papers are not a good learning tool. Hang in there. Are you an LPN or RN becoming a ANP?? Your e-mail didn't disclose that. If the nursing school you are going to is mostly writing papers, then you are in the wrong school.

OOPs I didn't check my e-mail before I sent it. I was typing fast. I do know how to spell instructor

I am a intsructot and have never heard of that book. Where did you find it??