AshleyAnn123

Thank you thats very encouraging :) yes, I am currently volunteering as an RN, but unfortunatly it is at a free clinic and its not full time so i'm not quite sure if that qualifies. but i do have just under a year of RN work expierience, so im almost there! I'm guessing that LPN expierience doesnt count? I'm really not in a big hurry, when I move there next fall it will only be for 9 months so it wont kill me to not be able to work as a nurse yet. I just want to know that the option to work in the UK will be available to me some day, as i will eventually move there permanently. does anyone know if getting my BSN online will affect the likelyhood of me getting accepted by the NMC? is there anything i can do to boost my chances while still early in the game? thank you all so much, you have been most helpful.

No, I have not done any of this yet, as I have not yet completed my BSN here. I am a bit nurvous about meeting the requirements. I know tht since the NMC rece somently made new guidlines alot of nurses from the US have had problems working in the UK because they do not fill the 2,400 clinical hour minimum.

Haha, thank you! that is truly genuine advice! I think that i'll probably end up in edinburgh, that is where my boyfriend is studying. I actually met him volunteering at a hospital in Romania. His best friend lives in glasgow and i definitly have to question about 50% of the words that come out of his mouth! the local slang is like a whole new language! thanks again for the tips....I'll be sure to turn down any whisky challenges while im there...

I am a Nurse From the US who will be moving to scotland next fall. can anyone explain to me some of the challenges or differences there are between nursing in the US and nursing in the UK? any random advice would be well appreciated as well. thanks alot!

Hello, I am a 2nd year nursing student who is doing a care plan that includes three priority nursing diagnoses, I love doing care plans, put this one has got me stumped! right now, my priorities are: 1. Ineffective breathing pattern (or impaired gas exchange?) 2. chronic pain (or acute pain?) 3. Risk for injury. I have 2 questions: 1st, which is a more suitable 2nd Dx for this pt. Acute pain, or Chronic pain? (I'm leaning towards chronic, but my instructor suggested acute, though we didn't get the chance to swap insight on the matter) 2nd, which is a more suitable Priority Dx for this pt. Ineffective breathing pattern or impaired gas exchange? (these seem to be 2 aspects of the same problem, Ineffective breathing pattern seems to be causing her impaired gas exchange, not having a lot of experience, this one is tough for me to differentiate in regards to my pt.) My date of care was just one day (9-28-10) here is a bit about my pt. MD hx: anemia (history of bleeding-anal, lady partsl) DM II (a1c 5.6%) morbid obesity-pickwickian appearance (409lbs) CAD (stent placement) conestive heart failure ( presumably diastolic with a relatively perserved normal systolic ejaculation fracture) sleep apnea (on bipap) hypothyroidism hemidiaphragm paralysis ® depression anxiety GERD osteoarthritis maniscal tear chronic low back pain migrane headaches vertigo RLS hypertension, hyperlipidemia menemetrorrhagia incontinent (urge) chronic constipation Diagnostic testing creatnine was high and rising 1.06 mg/dL RBC low and lowering 3.38 m/uL HGB low and lowering lymphocytes low and lowering arterial pco2 is high and rising, 53 along with many other variations anemia?? 47, F. presented to ER (via ambulance) on 9-25-10 c/o acute SOB, unable to speak r/t dyspnea; distressed with labored breathing. (no c/o pain documented) pt. was also admitted with a cold. she ended up on med-surg where I took care of her on 9-28. before discharge home on 9-29. her V/S were WNL, and her o2sat is 99% on Bipap, and O2 4L/mi her pain level was 9/10 reduced to 6/10 40 min. after admin. oxy. she complained of general, lower back, knee, lung, and chest pain that occurred with movement. she stated that it was constant, sharp, dull, stabbing and achey. unfortunately, i did not ask her what was new and what was old pain -lesson learned... patient expeiriences SOB immediately upon transfers or ambulation SOB when talking CMS WNL any suggestions on my priority nursing Dx? should I consider a new one entirely? thank you all for your help!

If I get an RN degree, and a bachelors level midwifery degree, is there a school that will offer me a way to mesh the 2 together to become a certified Nurse midwife? or would i have to take a completely seperate RN-CNM bridge course? I am absolutely possative that these are the two degrees that i want to pursue, but how can I mesh them to make a more sensable degree?

correction - i am almost an rn, but i want to become a midwife. what is the difference between the work that i would do with my bsm (bachelor of science in midwifery) and the work that i would do as a snm (certified nurse midwife) ? and how much schooling does it take on top of rn to become a snm? or if i chose to ignore my rn degree, what is the best flat out aprouch to becoming a midwife? my ultimate goal is to volenteer internationally, with the choice to practice in the states. thank you!

If I have My RN, and bachelors of science in midwifery. Is there a program out there that will allow me to advance to a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree, certified nurse-midwife (CNMs) or certified midwife (CMs)? being an RN and having a BSM degree, how long will it take to become a certified midwife or nurse-midwife at a masters degree level? is such an upgrade available? the midwifery school that I want to go only teaches up to a bachelor's level, is it possable to advance to a masters level in midwifery at another school? thank you!

I am almost an RN, But I want to become a midwife. What is the difference between the work that I would do with my BSM and the work that I would do as a SNM? and how much schooling does it take on top of RN to become a SNM? Or if I chose to ignore my RN degree, What is the best flat out aprouch to becoming a midwife? my ultimate goal is to volenteer internationally, with the choice to practice in the states.

I am almost an RN, But I want to become a midwife. What is the difference between the work I would do as a BSM and the work I would do as a SNM? and how much schooling does it take on top of RN to become a SNM? Or if I chose to ignore my RN degree completely, What is the best flat out aprouch to becoming a midwife? my ultimate goal is to volenteer internationally, with the choice to practice in the states.

What wound it take for someone with both degrees to become a CNM? thank you for your reply.

If I was a registered nurse (RN) and also a had my Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (BSM) would that make me a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)? If not, what does it take to be a CNM if I am already an RN? I have my heart set on a midwifery school that only offers Associate of Science in Midwifery (ASM) and Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (BSM). Thank you so very much!