beth07

You could definitely have a cyst. I get a cyst almost every month, and it is always on my right side. I too have really bad bleeding. It sucks. :angryfire I know because I thought I was dying and went to the Dr. :chuckle They did ultrasounds at the time of worst pain each month for several months and I am getting hemorrhagic cysts each month. I got on the patch, and they went away. But yeah, they can be really painful, so I hope you get the help you need. As soon as I get married and have a child, I plan on getting my uterus and right ovary taken out. :) Good luck!

I think you really hit the nail on the head. I'm not attracted to every man I see, why would we assume that a homosexual/transgendered would be? As a woman, do you find it difficult to take care of men? I don't. There's men in a social context and men in a patient context. If your student can differentiate, I don't see the problem. I think a lot of times when things make us uncomfortable for whatever reason, we jump in and say "but this isn't good for the patients, my kids etc." In reality, it's not good for YOU, but it isn't PC to say so. If this individual is going to be a nurse, probably the most helpful thing you can do is talk to them, attempt to sort out your feelings and teach her in the best way possible. As a teacher, you may deal with students whose morals don't agree with yours on many levels. As a nurse we deal with the same thing. It's very important to be open minded in this profession, and you never know, she may be uniquely qualified to be an empathetic listener in a patient's life somewhere down the road. Good luck with your situation. :)

Let me just clarify what a bsn is exactly. It is just like any other 4 year professional degree. The first two years are undergrad classes like english, chem, anatomy & physiology, micro, statistics, algebra, history, electives etc.. The last two years are strictly nursing. You begin with foundations, med surg, health assessment etc. and then move on with classes in psych, pedi, ob, critical care, community health etc.. So the last two years each 16 week semester you have your classroom time and clinical time. My week goes like this (I am about to graduate) Monday: Critical care class all morning. Management class in the afternoon. Tuesday and Wednesday: Critical care clinical in a cardiac ICU all day. Thursday: Community clinical at CPS all day. Friday: a class that teaches on the nurse practice act. It is done by a lawyer and includes ways nurses make a difference in the law making process, ways to avoid malpractice etc. So instead of two years including all your math, english and nursing like with a two year degree, it is divided. It really is a lot more clinical hours and I feel like it's been very worthwhile. Just my two cents.

I agree with you, and I actually disagree with what is being proposed in NY. I do think a BSN should be the requirement, just my opinion if we want to be seen as professionals, however, I think going retroactive is counterproductive and unfair to those whose experience already equals a BSN. I much prefer the idea of "grandfathering" those nurses in.

Hi everyone, i'm a first time user here and I'd just like to give my opinion on this. I know this is a common misconception among a lot of individuals, and it really at times, gets on my nerves. We have one management class yes, but we also have a lot more clinical time required than other nursing degrees. Right now, I'm in my last semester and I have 24-32 hours of clinical a week and they have ranged from critical care to going along and doing medical assessments on CPS cases. A good BSN program is NOT lacking in hands on. We actually have more clinical hours than other programs. I'm not at all trying to put down people who have worked hard for their degree, but two more years is nothing to sneeze at. It is hard work. Glad to be here!:)