bollweevil

How much money is the life of your child worth?

\ nice thought but I doubt it will ever happen. I could be wrong, hopefully.

I see both sides of this. The DNP has earned the right to be called "doctor" but I think a lot of people would find this confusing. However, the public can be educated. I think she has every right to call herself by the legal title she has worked so hard to earn. Hopefully, she is paid enough, too.

I find it really hard to balance work and family life. However, millions of people do it and I'm sure you can too if you are committed. You have to enlist the aid of family, neighbors, paid help, whoever it takes to care for the kids and the house while you deal primarily with school. Sit the kids down if they are old enough and inform them of what you are thinking of doing and get their agreement to forego having you at all their events. Get them to sign on to picking up lots of household chores and caring for younger siblings so you can study, do your class and clinical work, and so on. Make it a team thing and, when you do graduate, give them all framed "diplomas" because they will have earned them. It is hard putting yourself first but maybe this is the right thing at the right time for you and your family. I wish you good luck. What type of Nursing are you thinking of doing?

anyone who has taken an np review course/test prep course: i am looking for a course before taking either the adult or fnp exam. i want a classroom course, not just an internet or other non-classroom course. i realize this might not be available in my town. any thoughts on what courses are available? how were the materials? the teachers? the cost? any other factors you want to mention. to explain: i am qualified to sit for the fnp exam but am thinking i might just take the adult test, as i think it will be easier to study for that alone, and just not test for women's and peds along with adult. thank you.

Nursing isn't a field that pays well. Why not consider being a doctor? To really get a sense of what nurses do in the Prenatal area, why not talk to and spend a few hours with nurses who do that in your town? Then you could see firsthand what they do and see if you might like to pursue it. BTW, nurses don't do the ultrasounds. Radiology technicians do it. They take courses to become expert/specialists in ultrasounds. Check this out locally, in person, with people who are doing ultrasounds. Ask them about educational requirements and salary. Good luck. BTW, I think it's great that you have a good idea of what you want to do. I had no idea when I was your age.

Your lack of clinical experience is not bad and should not inhibit you for this papaer. There are tons of topics. Perhaps a librarian or your instructor can help? Also, lots of ideas were given here. Here is another: take the case of an elderly person who is sort of going down hill. Lots of health issues, not able to do all that she used to do, still in her right mind and not wanting to move out of state to be near daughter (as dtr would like, so she can help her mom and they can enjoy their last years together). Ethics of that type of situation.

and you probably don't usually get bathroom or meal breaks, either, i'd guess.

He wants to be in America. Right?

assuming they told her the truth. i agree, the language skills are not 100% and the attitude toward new yorkers and adn's is not good.

Start screening your calls. I also hate double charting and avoid it at all costs. For instance, why must I chart on the Accucheck sheet what I did about a particular reading when I have already charted it on the MAR?

Is it charted on the MAR or TAR? Must you also chart it in the progress note?

Hygiene issues; how to talk to doctors by exchange and never go to ER while still breathing, not hemorrhaging, and not having compound fractures; realizing that teaching does not equal learning and that learning isn't really on me - people learn when they are ready, sometimes with my help, sometimes not. you can never please some people; no matter how nice people are to your face, they are probably laughing at you or badmouthing you behind your back; I have learned that are some truly nutty people out there and they might be dressed as doctors or administrators; Your job is only as secure as your last good day. Some managers should not be among the human race, let alone managing. What matters most is me. Not meant selfishly but I think you probably know what I mean. Excellence isn't always necessary; often, good enough is good enough.

Many moons ago, doctors did male caths where I trained. I think the answer is to write to the producer and let him or her know the truths of which you speak. Be a professional spokesperson for our profession, start a petition.

By all means! It seems that great preceptors are few and far between so let her know in a big way that you appreciate her hard work, caring, nurturing, etc.

I'm no lawyer but I am sure this is illegal. You all get together and whup these evil creatures into shape, i.e., UNIONIZE. And do call the state Labor Board. It cannot be legal to REQUIRE

Did you do it? I hope so.

It only gets harder, the longer you let it go on. Please try to master the problem now. I know it's tough but you can do it! Team up with your kids, schoolmates, somebody if that helps you. Walk steps instead of using elevators, you know, do all the stuff you know to do. Keep the faith.

It is sad that managers are only human. As such, they bring not only their strengths but all of their weaknesses with them to the job. The middle managers, such as Unit Managers, have to answer to their bosses, too, and they catch the flak not only from staff and families but also from above. And above, the only concern is for money and for maintaining the facility's good name. There is no concern for fairness to employees, it seems, beyond the most cursory. The manager has to either sign on to be ruthless and cutthroat or care about her staff. There seems to be no middle ground. In addition, some managers are just ugly people. They are unhappy, jealous, insecure, or vindictive. Plus they might be ill, PMS'ing, hot flashing, or going through divorce or some other horrible trauma. I'm not being sexist, as men can be awful managers, too. Im just listing some problems we might encounter in a manager. Some staff make a manager's life hell, too. Some staff can never be pleased, no matter how hard a manager tries. Such is life.

Just give them the dang washcloths. Save yourself the grief.

I hope I never need Coumadin. Seriously, why not lock the door when you are trying to draw blood? And set up a system for those waiting to take a number so they know how long they must wait. A sign saying that you are "sorry for the wait but you will receive the same courteous good care when it is their turn" might help. A note for tennis shoes? Another case of Nursing majoring on the minor. I hate that sort of immature stuff.

They come because they are scared and don't really want to die at that moment, I guess.

I know from experience how frustrating it is. I have no easy answers but do wish you well.

You know not to ask for med advice but you are asking. Listen, the doc went above and beyond for you. I do hope you appreciate that. If you think he's wrong or didn't do enough, you must go to your own doctor for a real appointment. It's good to research, BTW, and you should definitely keep doing that. Good luck.

I think a lot of your patients lack teaching. The mom who thought 98.6 was a fever, the post-extraction patient, for example. The latter should have called her dentist's exchange. Of course, a lot of doctors are guilty of sending people to the ER unnecessarily for liability reasons and for convenience for themselves - can't blame them, really.