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If anyone could share their answers I would really appreciate I'm looking to decide if I want to go the managerial / administrative route in my career and while these questions were for an assignment I've completed I would love to hear others responses

She's on vacation, hence why I talked to my Clinical Leader. My assignment is already done and turned in but I thought I would get others answers on here to further my own knowledge.

Hi, one of my assignments for my class is to interview a nurse manager and my manager is on vacation for the week and I feel emailing her these questions would be an incovenience. I'm going to ask my Clinical Leader to help me answer these questions but I figured I would be proactive and ask on here also! If anyone is willing to help and answer some of these questions I would be grateful! Thank you to all who take the time to look over my post and especially to those who respond! 1. What positions are directly responsible to you? 2. Who are you directly responsible to? 3. How well does the organizational structure support the outcomes desired? 4. What is the budget process for the area you are responsible for? 5. What are the business goals of your organization? 6. How do you measure success?

Hi, one of my assignments for my class is to interview a nurse manager and my manager is on vacation for the week and I feel emailing her these questions would be an incovenience. I'm going to ask my Clinical Leader to help me answer these questions but I figured I would be proactive and ask on here also! If anyone is willing to help and answer some of these questions I would be grateful! Thank you to all who take the time to look over my post and especially to those who respond! 1. What positions are directly responsible to you? 2. Who are you directly responsible to? 3. How well does the organizational structure support the outcomes desired? 4. What is the budget process for the area you are responsible for? 5. What are the business goals of your organization? 6. How do you measure success?

I'm currently a new RN working in Michigan, full time days. I love what I do, I love my patients, my coworkers the whole environment. But in my heart I know I can't do floor nursing forever, I have always planned to go back and to school and being out for only several months I'm starting to get bored and plan with meeting an advisor this winter to take any classes that may help me with grad school. I'm truly torn between the decision of going to PA school or NP school, for my research it seems that in the state of Michigan is more of a "PA" state, as of now. I work with both wonderful NP's and PA's and have been encouraged by both to go to PA school and not take the NP route as they state Michigan is not necessarily NP friendly. Dose anyone have any advice on this topic, I would greatly appreciate it!! Also I know that for PA school I believe I would have a couple more classes to apply, and I would happily do that I seriously miss being in school! (Yes I'm a total nerd). Also just incase anyone wonders I graduated from one of the top nursing schools with Michigan with a nursing and overall gpa of 3.7 and with multiple honors. I have worked in the hospital environment all throughout nursing school and I truly don't planning on applying to either program until I have 2 years of experience under my belt. I know I have so much more to learn and while some may see me as naive I know in my heart there is so much more out there that I want to do with my life! Thanks in advice!

That's every nursing school. Things become disorganized, messy ect. I'm not sure what you're asking the community for here? A "pep talk" of not giving up? That's for you to decide. You have several options here and you have to make the decision, you can't ask the community to point you in the right direction. You can A. tough it out and finish nursing school or B. Start over in another nursing program or C. Leave nursing school and find a different career. Both are acceptable options. But I just want to point out, nursing school can be done. I worked full time, graduated the youngest in my class, graduated with top honors and at the top of my graduating class and have already accepted a full time position not even two weeks past graduation. This can be done, but you have to decide if this is what you want.

Wow, well sorry everyone I just realized I needed to look at the situation myself and in the end didn't need help. So this thread can be closed! Thanks

I agree that everyone needs to have "thick skin" but a lot of these comments were rude. OP you can't worry about another girl failing you need to worry about yourself and do what's best for you, when you worry about others that is when you fall behind.

Sorry I know everyone's trying to help but that isn't the direction my paper is going, but no worries I figured it out

I'm really disappointed with the posters on this site. The majority of you have offered hostile, back handed advice to OP. I agree with many of the points made throughout this discussion but there is no need to be so rude. OP if you want to go to CRNA school well than try no one here knows the future so you might as well give it your all. I think many of the posters on this forum should take a long look at their comments! I'm a young nurse with dreams of becoming a CRNA and I plan on working in ICU 2+ years and if you think I'm "burning" the nurses in that unit well so be it. I will accomplish my dreams and I will try to establish as many connections as possible but if you don't wish to support me in my dreams well so be it. How someone else feels about me shouldn't effect my goals! OP do your best you have a tough road ahead of you and try to find positive advice in the negative, and also be realistic like many said several months in ICU won't make most nurses confident in critical care so keep an open mind to the future.

Thank you for all of your advice, but I'm afraid that doesn't help me I'm not writing a care plan I'm looking to write a chronic illness paper.

Pt: Hx.: diabetes mellitus, hypertension, gout, dvt (right upper arm), recent hx. of seizures, peripheral neuropathy, stage I ulcer and left side of body is very weak Now I need a primary nursing dx based upon the patient's chronic conditions so I'm a little stuck do I do: "Decreased cardiac output related to increased peripheral vascular resistance secondary to hypertension as evidence by BP of 193/84." or do something along the lines of ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion? I guess I'm just unsure of how to focus on my nursing dx :/ some guidance would greatly be appreciated.

Well without a bachelors you are going to have a little bit of a tough time finding a position in michigan. That is just what I have seen as I am going to school for my bsn and my friends went for their associates. Many of my friends have ended up working at nursing homes and other long term facilities. You may want to focus on those facilities also . Good luck!

To be 100% honest with you on paper you are not competitive. Your overall GPA is at best average, your BSN and science gpa's are below average for CRNA candidates (from what I have seen). Your best bet is to wait and take some graduate classes maybe a biochem or orgo II? With only 1 year of experience in ICU and a below average gpa you are going to have a tough time just getting an interview. If you get an interview great job! I don't mean to be harsh but CRNA is a difficult program and I believe it's best if others are honest with you so you can put your best foot forward when you're truly ready to apply.

To be completely honest you need to take a second and collect yourself. TO be completely honest if you don't prepare yourself for school and stay calm you are going to fail again. Nursing school is hard but not impossible. Join a study group, see if there is tutoring be pro active, don't just complain and worry about failing again. You need to use the resources available to you to succeed. Teachers may not give you 100% the material you need so you should read the book, ask to meet with the teacher, ask other students ect! I can't emphasize enough if you want to succeed you can't sit and worry you need to be pro active.