smartnurse1982

Pardon my ignorance,but I was on another thread and someone mentioned suctioning a trach was a task,rather than a nursing skill. I have never heard of that before. At my job,suctioning a trach is known as a skill,and I have placed that on my resume as skill. Another thing I would like to know... Is it possible for an experienced nurse to be behind on skill level? Let me give an example. Say an Rn has 10 years of experience but does not know how to start an IV infusion or push IV meds. Would he/she be considered lacking in skills if applying for acute care?

I found a program that costs 9,000 and will take 2 semesters. The downside? Its a Ban(Bachelor of Art in Nursing) I have written on this before(didnt get many responses,but as new members have joined Allnurses will ask again. Do hiring managers consider a Ban equal to a Bsn?

im an introvert who is having a hard time only recently. for some reason i know it is hurting me regarding jobs. is psych a good field to go into for an introvert? home care was ok but it seems instead of nurses the families were looking for friends or maids.