Inspired By Silence

Thank you, everyone. You've been absolutely helpful. My mistake, though. The ad did in fact say "credential," not "certify."

I read a job description for a nurse practitioner to serve as a clinical instructor for a well known school of medicine. Towards the end of the add it read, "The nurse practitioner, upon hiring, will be certified by the [state board of medicine] and [school of medicine] to perform advanced procedures such as bone marrow aspirations, scopies, biopsies, and other procedures as needed by the department of pediatric hemo oncology. My question is this, why would a school of medicine and the state board of medicine certify a NP rather than hire a MD, DO, or even a PA? Why would the medical board certify a NURSE practitioner rather than the board of nursing? Just a bit confused, please clear this up for me. Thanks.

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Why do male nurses need to be "chaperoned" when performing intimate procedures on women patients. For God's sake, they're professionals who underwent rigorous academic training to get where they are. Do male gynecologists need to be chaperoned? NO! How about male obstetrician? Again, NO! To suggest male nurses need to be supervised to do what they do is an insult to their intelligence. I'm sick and tired of being looked down upon because of my genetic makeup. I am not a sexual predator, I would NEVER purposely hurt a patient under my care. I long to work with children in a neurosurgical ICU / step down unit, but if I'm going to be eyed suspiciously for merely doing my job, then it's not worth it. The nursing profession needs radical change NOW! This sexism must be stopped.

I had my chickpox vaccine when I was young. Pneumonia, too.

A nurse who did not want a swine flu vaccine, was fired after refusing to wear a mask. http://www.statesman.com/news/local/nurse-fired-over-refusal-to-get-flu-shot-168154.html What do you guys think? She seems a bit out of it, in my opinion. Just unwilling to comply with perfectly reasonable requests.

To my understanding, nurses are not yet REQUIRED to have the swine flu vaccine. The vaccines I know nurses need are as follow: Tuberculosis Flu Small pox Chicken pox Pneumonia This is an incomplete list, but are the vaccines I know nurses must have in order to practice with patients.

I'd love to get my dental needs there. I hate pain.

Notice, please, how I said dentists and podiatrists when referring to administering prescriptions. I did not imply optometrists could prescribe medication.

You're telling me management is compromising safety for vanity? I'm fairly certain there are laws that insist on grab bars in certain settings. I'd imagine a health care faculty's bathroom would be one of the settings.

Are you not allowed to work for dentists, optometrists, or podiatrists? Podiatry seems very similar to medicine, except that podiatrists treat patients directly rather through nurses. Can a nurse work for a podiatrist in surgery or in the clinic? Can a nurse pass meds a dentist or podiatrist has given orders to administer? Lot's of questions that I'd appreciate answers to.

Thank you.

Luckily, I don't mind buns.

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Your pity is unwanted so keep it to yourself. You are not God. You do not decide this young woman's abilities and disabilities. People like you are why her and I have to work twice as hard just to get by. You need to stop and think before you blurt out such disgusting garbage. I'm sorry for my rant, but your comment ignited my inner bomb.

Those that are wiser are the ones who never stop working their hardest. Thank you.

Discrimination is a horrible thing and this is coming from a male, Mexican American, Deaf pre nursing student. I've been discriminated on basis of gender, race, and disability all more than once. While it's cruel and unfair, in reality I feel it has made me a far stronger person and someday I hope it will make me a superior nurse. Think of it this way, if you can't strongly advocate for your own right, if you're not outspoken enough to speak up when need be, is nursing really the field for you? Don't get me wrong, I, in no way, am opposing the idea of you becoming a nurse. I'm hoping it will serve as an inspiration to know your rights and to speak up for yourself. Let the thought of being and incredible nurse inspire you as it does me. When you want something as much as I (and hopefully you) do, nothing short of world war 3 will stop you from getting it. Good luck and God bless.

Thank you kindly. It's very much a relief to finally be understood. I appreciate your input.

The stress of nursing. I'm only thankful I work best while under pressure.

Does a solid GPA in my second language courses boost my value as a potential nurse? After completing my first quarter, my grades are as follow: American Sign Language = A Introduction to Psychology = C Writing 121 = C Math Refresher Course = F To be fair, my interpretor quit midway into my math course. I showed a lot of potential untill I was thrust back into oblivion. I managed to get two Cs and an A without any means of understanding my lecturers (aside from ASL). To think that I could do that well without an interpretor present in my classes, imagine how well I could do with one. Does that mean anything to the nursing school admission team? I struggle so hard trying to overcome the barriers of communication God placed upon me, I work twice as hard as most students, and yet I get what lazy people with no motivation whatsoever get. Is that fair? I don't think so. But I'm flattered God believes in me enough to challenge me at such lengths. I believe I'll make for an exceptional nurse. P.S. I think I'll take Spanish next year.

With all due respect, you're mistaken. That thread was meant to clear up confusion regarding a foreign nurse position that has no merit in the United States. The answer the question I'm asking has not been answered there nor here. Let me try again. Your friend has a headache, rather than suggestinghe take Tylenol, you give him a bottle of Tylenol to take from if he so chooses. You are not diagnosing, nor are you administering medication. You gave your friend a bottle to take from on his own will. You did not suggest he take Tylenol. You did not recommend he take Tylenol. He had a headache, you offered him a bottle of Tylenol. No words were exchanged. Did you just commit a wrong? If I'm still not being specific enough, let me know kindly.

It's been my understanding that nurses are not allowed to give medicines with active ingredients in them to patients without an order from a licensed prescriber. (MD, DO, NP, PA, CNS.) That's all fine and well, but does this rule also apply to off duty nurses? I've read stories where nurses get into trouble for giving their family, friends, and acquaintances OTC medicines as simple as Tylenol or Advil. Don't get me wrong, I don't want anything my doctor hasn't OK'd to the nurse administering it, but I'm referring to off duty nurses giving family and friends OTC medicines. The same medicines they, the laypeople, could get themselves without a doctor's order. Is a nurse really prohibited from giving medicines to friends, when laypeople, themselves, can do so as freely as they please? Thanks to all who help clear this up for me.

An 'A' is an 'A'. Don't sell yourself short. :)

All of the nursing programs in my state, ADN, BSN, and Diploma, are governed by a single credentialing agency. Basically, all of the prerequisites for every program are identical. Admission to a nursing program is awarded by a point system. It goes something like this: Points For Prior Degree: Prior associates degree = 1 point Prior bachelors degree = 2 points Prior masters degree = 3 points Points for A&P Grades (Entire Sequence GPA): C = 0 points B = 3 points A = 5 points 5 points will be awarded to applicants who have completed the prerequisites by the deadline. Prior Health Care Experience: Prior paid health care provider (LPN, CNA, EMT, etc) = 5 points Prior volunteer experience providing health care (hospice, LTC, pet thersapy, etc) = 3 points 1 point will be awarded to applicants reapplying from the prior year. 3 points will be awarded to applicants withing the school district. (I can get these) Up to 30 points will be awarded to outstanding proctored essays. (I'm confident I can get these too. Writing is my bag) The people with the most points, best grades in the science courses, and good GPAs will move on to being interviewed. I've got plenty of time before I apply in a year or two, but I'd like to know how I can get a paid health care job to boost my point total. Thanks.

To say I'm not good at math would be a compliment. The fact is, I suck. Yet I realize it is an important part of nursing. I'm not talented in analytical reasoning, I often fail to find the logic behind mathematical equations and solutions, I forget terms, I screw up steps, and polynominals give me a headache. This doesn't even scratch the surface of my situation. I'm currently taking (and most likely retaking) MTH20 at a community college. Granted, I've learned a bit, but what I haven't still overwhelms the morsel of what I have. I just don't know how to succeed in math and become what I so long to be, a registered nurse. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Just know I'm not trying to get out of it, I'm willing to face my weakness head on. I'm that determined. I just want a better war strategy.