Michael_Espelin MSN, APRN

If you "really want" to work inpatient, than work inpatient! From my NP colleagues that work inpatient, they say it definitely is more fast-paced and allowed them to have the steepest learning curve with the greatest amount of support around them. Pe...

Hello all: I was curious, anyone here interested in the Universe? Humans have longed for the chance to go to space, build space hotels, live on the moon, mars, and other planets, but also to travel in space. All that stuff fascinates me. And it was r...

Hello all, Just wondering if anyone is currently in or soon to be starting the PMHNP program at Saint Joseph University in West Hartford, CT. I just recently submitted all my documents and could potentially be starting as soon as January 2016. It wou...

What hours were you working that shift? And how was the order written for the furosemide?

I must admit, I am relatively surprised by some of the posts here! First of all, I need to get something off my chest. I have a hard time imagining a nurse being "bored" at any capacity of work they are doing. So much of nursing is what you make of i...

As many else have shared, I had a similar wave of absolute dread and the thought of "Why did I choose this field?" loomed in my head every time I went to work. I endured that for nearly 2 years as a LPN on long-term care unit. At the time I was bitte...

Definitely worth it! But it did take me a while to realize the awesomeness of being a nurse. I started out as a LPN working in a SNF in long term care and, to be quite honest, I was miserable. Many times I felt like throwing in the towel. Luckily, I ...

Oh wow, 3 classes huh? Think I am sticking to 2 a semester, but we will see. Excited to start school again???

I just registered for 500 and 519. Cool to see another person at USJ on here!

Not sure if this pramipexole prescription is working out for me doc...

The only way to know for sure is to try it. I know that's very fundamental advice, but oh so true. You seem confident in succeeding in psych, which is a huge part of trying a particular area in nursing. Also, you seem to have a genuine interest in ps...

I didn't get any questions specifically asking about meds either. The key questions I was asked were: Tell me about yourself Why nursing? Why Psych? Why NOT social work? Talk about any previous experience in psych What would you do to prevent a probl...

1. I have a college degree and LPN license. I really want to get my RN but honestly fearful on if I should attempt this endeavor after being out of school for some time. Go for it! Trying to choose which track (ADN, BSN & accelerated programs) Al...

Especially since psych nursing is all about anticipating what is going to happen or how the patient is going behave. You have to be able to pick up subtle cues and recognize what they mean and how to prevent something bad happening. Yeah the med pass...

Got my LPN when I was 25-26, should have my RN/BSN next year when I'm 29. Only recently got into psych in nursing, but always appreciated psychology as a subject. Hope to go all the way and enter a PMHNP program after a little RN experience in a Psyc...

Yes, very long time indeed. But to me, now would be the best time to start thinking about it--before it becomes a reality. Generating a good research and theoretical background is always a good idea well in advance. Especially with fields like aerosp...

Yes I am aware of private companies like SpaceX and Mars One, but I don't believe they will be the first to be involved with human expansion into space. It's too risky for private companies to take on new projects like that. NASA is the only way in m...

A lot of places are now requiring and looking more for nurses to have a BSN, especially hospitals. Also, if you ever want to become an advanced practice nurse, you will definitely need to go the BSN route. So basically, a BSN sets you up for a better...

You bring up a great point about other possible fields in nursing that are geared towards science & technology. But I can't help and think that we will need more medical people trained in the effects of space, primarily weightlessness and radiati...

Okay look, I'm not going to try to convince you that Obama DIDN'T "kill" the space program. No one did really. I think our nation forgot how to dream about tomorrow. And I hope through my "Space Nursing" interest, that can be one conduit to help spar...

Actually I highly disagree with that. He didn't. Bush did. Bush ended the space shuttle program. There's no policy like that that would take effect so quick. That is politics my friend. There is always lag time. So in other words, decisions that Bush...

I mean, there are a few associations and organizations that recognize "space nursing" and some closely relate it to flight/aerospace nursing. There's the Space Nursing Society and also the Aerospace Medical Association that has a Space Nursing group,...

Back in the 60's and early 70's we were actively going to the moon and had a HUGE presence in space, so it doesn't surprise me that this question was asked back then.

We actually have a "decent" understanding of the physiological effects of space travel, just short term mainly. The general bone and muscle atrophy, radiation, motion sickness, fluid redistribution...and so on. We know that some are mainly temporary ...

Hello to all the students out there! I am wondering if there are any students starting the LPN program at Lincoln Tech in CT this Monday?