javagirl

Well, that's a relief, me being plaid and all.

I think this would be a phenomenal area for NP's. Espec. since most docs won't touch the stuff. :chuckle In NYC there are 2 programs that offer a MA or M.A. subspeciality in holistic nursing.

You work in OR as a CNA. That rocks! What is the career path for new grad RN into the OR? med/surg first? something else? Or can it be done direct? Thanks in advance. :)

HI, I'm a newbie so bear with me, but the OP makes it sound like he was pitching a tent on purpose. It could've just happend and with both arms in casts how can he get rid of it?..... Anyway, OP handled the situation well.

Hi : I also posted this in the student nurses forum, but I'm putting it here too because the 3 programs I refer to are all in NYC: Columbia, Pace, NYU. There are a some of accelerated BSN-MSN programs. Two of them have the students transit to the MSN portion of the program after only a few months of hospital or clinical experience. This seems quite alarming to me. Any thoughts on this? Any students or graduates of such a program? Was the education thorough? It's like bedside nursing is a dirty word so they try to pass over that career phase as quickly as possible to grow a Nurse Practitioner. These programs are attractive and have a very polished sell when you visit them but I'm wondering about the value of such a program so I'd appreciate any input. Thanks. Javagirl, a coffee drinker, not a java programmer.

When I first got out of high school I went to nursing school. After the first clinical rotation I decided I did not have the emotional fortitude to be a nurse. Now, many many years later, 1 chronic illness later (that I actually recovered from), I'm in the process of visiting various nursing schools and I'll be taking the 2 pre-reqs I need over the summer, applying to schools in the fall 2004 and hopefully starting Spring 2005. Apparently my desire to be a nurse never left me. I know I have the emotional fortitude now that I once lacked and I feel very strongly about comforting people who are scared and in pain (I've SO been there!). Yet, there are aspects of the profession that terrify me. I look at it like this. Take windsurfing. Looks like a great idea. Then you get on the board, could fall, drown, land in a bed of sea urchins (this has happend to me ), fall and have the mast land on your head, get trapped under the sail, blah blah blah. All in all very hazardous. But when the wind is just right and the water's just right, there's no greater ride. I think of nursing is the same way... exposure to risk with some great reward. Maybe I'm naive.:stone Maybe I'm correct . Time will let me know. Javagirl (coffee drinker, not java programmer)

FWIW, the nursing shortage is worldwide so some countries that were sources of foreign nurses for the U.S. are not so eager to relinquish their workforce. And, point me to those grants and no-interest loans you mention!:balloons:

You can choose your schedule? Seems like it's all nights and weekends as a newbie..... :imbar

Texan, I live in NJ, work in NYC. YOu should check out Hoboken, NJ or Jersey City, NJ. Very easy commutes and Jersey City especially has lower rents. [

This forum rocks. I'm so glad to have found it. I'm very strongly considering a 2nd career transition to nursing. Ironically, when I first entered college eons ago it was nursing school, but at the time I did not think I had the emotional fortitude the profession requires. The desire to work in healthcare has never left me. I am in the process of getting geared up to finish nursing pre-reqs when I found this extremely informative forum that tells the good, the bad, the ugly. Sometimes I'm extremely exhilarated by my choice to go to nursing school, but after spending a few days here reading the posts I'm terrified! :uhoh21: I'm wondering why I feel so compelled to enter a profession where one is verbally abused, cleans up a constant stream of poop and is often in hazardous physical conditions and a state of anxiety or tears. :stone FYI: My areas of interest are palliative care and holistic nursing. I would also love to do L & D work, too. I started wanting to go into nursing again after from recovering from an "incurable" chronic pain condition. Basically I feel I'm being compelled into the profession by something larger than myself and sometimes I feel like I'm being dragged by the hair by something larger than myself. Did you experience this? Does it all work out in the end? Thanks much, Javagirl