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PyschRNnj it sounds like these are questions for school? Contacting a Psyche NP directly would be a better way to get these questions answered. Just a conversation on the phone will give you much more insight than on here. When I was in high school I wanted to be a social worker. I didn't have a lot of guts then and my dad made the phone call for me and then I spoke to the social worker. When in college to be a RN I called several nurses that I didn't know at local facilities as that was part of the assignment. I can't answer them as I'm looking to enroll myself. I hope to be in your shoes in 1 year being in grad school. Best of luck.

I'd love to go to Marquette, but I need online. I plan to go to St. Francis in Joliet, Illonois and have also applied. I'm waiting for my letter of recommendation to be received. Marquette, also does not have the specialty I want as I'd like to pursue pyschiatric. I can't go to Alverno as I'm a RN with a bachelor's in another field which they do not accept. Sorry to jump on this thread. It was nice to see some people close to home on here. I live 1 hour north of Milwaukee.

Hi. I'm a ADN degree RN and graduated 14 years ago. Five years ago I decided to get my bachelors in healthcare management and graduate in December. I got a new job a few months early in management and now think NP is for me. I'm going to apply to St. Francis University in Joliet, Illonois. I've already spoken to their admissions advisors and feel good about this school. They do have a RN-BS to MSN program. BS meaning a bachelor of science in another field. They require 3 bridge classes, but I actually already completed one of them with my healthcare management degree. I spent one day just looking up schools and calling around until I found my school. I wanted a pysche NP program, so I was a bit more limited. When looking at colleges make sure that the state you are in is accepted for the NP program at that college and ask how many times you need to come to the campus as I know I have to 1x per semester for a day or two each time. I threw out my list, but I do recall Wilke University had a NP program without having any bachelor's and required a RN only. Loyola University in New Orleans also has a bridge program like St. Francis requiring RN and bachelor in another field. They don't have the pysche NP available online so that is why I didn't choose them. Maybe try searching RN to MSN bridge option. I found St. Francis out of pure luck of using same search option I told you and adding the state for my search as I decided I needed a surrounding state. Best of luck. I hope to start fall of 2018 if it all works out for me. I already applied to financial aide as now it opens in October.

I should have specified that the foam dressings I was using were mwpilex. Doesn't matter if they are water proof if stool is gunked under and on them. Off to the wound clinic this patient goes. I asked the doc office for this referral as I have nowhere else to go. Thanks for your reply.

I'm usually pretty good about healing wounds but urinary and fecal incontinence are making it difficult with this wheel chair bound patient. We tried foam dressings but constantly falling off due to incontinence and went to a tegaderm hydrocolloid tegasorb that peeled off skin when took off dressing. Now we are using aquaphor 3x day. Seems better at first then worse. He refuses to lie down more. Constantly soiled with urine and stool. Help. My only other thought is Baza antifungal.

You did do something. You refused to give the med. You said something. That is awesome and exactly what you should have done. Imagine how you would feel if you didn't do those things and the baby died later. I know it was the same result, but you did try.

I made 2 med errors and both were as a nursing student. I have never made a med error as a RN of 10 years, but I know it is possible. My first mistake was crushing protonix and giving it in a G-tube. I gave it exactly as ordered, but as you know you can't crush it. My co-student did the crushing. After I discovered my mistake me co-student said. Oh that is why I had such a hard time crushing it. It should have been ordered IV or a liquid version. My 2nd med error was giving a patient Zofran for nausea. I was 1 page away from the correct MAR and accidentally flipped to the wrong page. I thought it was strange the Zofran wasn't in the drawer. I discovered the error in report and the nurse said you gave so and so Zofran. I was like no I gave it to someone else. That someone else never had Zofran ordered. I was a student so my error was reported by the charge nurse. The doc didn't care and said write that patient an order for Zofran. So if it doesn't sound write, it might not be write. And let me tell you I have prevented many errors.

I hated med-surg. I hated my mean co-workers. I quit. And I've been working happily in home health for 10 years. And I love my co-workers and the work I do. You just need to find what you love. Luckily in nursing there are so many avenues. You got this. Go after it and don't let anyone hold you back.

A lot of colleges now require RN students to be CNA. It weeds out people that end up not being meant for the medical field. CNA would be a quicker way to get into the health field. If you are looking to get into the ER then maybe EMT would be the way to go. But, you could always become a CNA and then work in a ER. I'm thinking over all CNA is the best bet. I was a caregiver in CBRF. I was kind of a CNA, but never had the training of a CNA. I took care of 3 people in a group home by taking care of all their activities of daily living plus giving them their meds. Now I'm a RN in home care.

Do you still need answers to these questions? I'm a RN in home care and will answer if still needed. I'm also a student in health care management. I understand how hard it is to get someone to give you the time of day to help you out. I struggle with that too.

And before you all hate on me for answering these questions. I did it because I care. Yes you guys care by pointing her in the right direction. Well, I had the time to answer the questions. And no harm done. Judge me. But I don't judge you. Oh and yes I have posted interview questions. And if I get 0 responses that is ok. This is a way to get a diverse response.

What do you like most about your job? I'm a RN in home health. What I love most about my job empowering patients to take care of themselves. What do you like least about your job? I hate paperwork. I wish I had my own personal secretary. What kinds of hours can I expect to work as a nurse? I think a lot of jobs vary, but mostly 8 hour shifts. I work 0830 to 1630 in home care typically. However, I'm also on-call and have to see patients possibly in the middle of the night after I worked all day. How hard is it to get a job as a nurse with little or no experience? When I graduated from nursing school 10 years ago I could have any job I want. Now I'm much more limited with even having experience. I think it has a lot to do with demand. Your best bet is to get your foot in the door with an externship. If you don't it will be difficult to get a job with no experience with home many RNs there are now. What are the physical and mental demands of the job? Sometimes I think so hard my head hurts and I even think I burn more calories thinking than running sometimes. I'm constantly thinking. Physically I don't do too much heavy lifting. I do feel bad for the CNAs that do more of that. Majority of home care patients are able to ambulate and position themselves in bed. What types of work do you do on a daily basis? On a daily basis I see approximately 6 patients per day. I travel up to 30 miles per patient. I assess and teach patients various things. Today I put in a urinary foley catheter. Yesterday I applied a wound vac. But a lot of what I do is critical thinking and teaching. Are there any downsides to being a nurse? The downside of being a nurse is sometimes not feeling like you can help someone. Some patients just don't belong at home. Also, another downside is having noncompliant patients. It is impossible to helps someone lower their blood sugars when they won't take the correct insulin or eat the proper diet. What aspects of your career are the most challenging? As above non-compliant patients are the most challenging. What did you find most challenging about nursing school? The most challenging part of nursing school was one semester with a not so nice nurse teacher. She made my life hell. But I got thru it and it was easy after that. Don't let anyone scare you. What is the advancement potential of being a nurse? There are so many opportunities. I'm in school myself for healthcare management. A BSN is getting to be what you need. However I have a Associate degree in nursing and decided to get my bachelors in health care management. A bachelors and RN degree are desired for moving up. What personal attributes are essential for success as a nurse? Honesty and respect What was the first step you took after you received your degree to get where you are now? I was a med-surg extern for 1 year and have been a home health RN for 10 years. I have done other jobs here and there, but have always remained where my heart took me. If you could start over and choose a different career path, would you? Nursing wasn't my career of choice. I wanted to be a social worker, but couldn't go to a 4 year college at the time. So, I chose nursing for the money to be honest. But, it's not the money that has kept me where I am. It is my love for my patients. Why or why not? I would start over and get my 4 year degree in social work. Not because I don't love what I do. But I feel like I cheated myself. I feel like I'm more than a 2 year degree. Also, there is more to it than that. My career path had everything to do with personal situations at the time and not with what I wanted to do. Do you have any advice for me? Don't be afraid. And no one knows everything. You just need to know where to look to find it. I used to be so afraid of not being an expert. Really you should be afraid of thinking you know it all. The scary nurse never asks questions and does things without knowing.

I get your point, but how can someone answer my interview questions without doing it for me? I cannot answer my own interview questions. I did by the way come up with the questions. Does that give me any points? I'm not asking for someone to write my paper. I thought maybe I'd get anywhere from 0 to 1 responses. So, really I'm on the right path so far. And yes I understand the best approach would be to physically meet with someone. My boss is in meetings all day. I rarely see her face. I'd love for my manager to sit down with me. So maybe I'll get some diverse responses on here and maybe not. But either way it was another outlet to maybe get 1 response.

Nursing is taking care of a patient mind and body. Nursing is not just about skills. Administering IV antibiotics or performing a wound vac dressing is the easiest part of my job. In fact I can teach a patient to do these things. Nursing is critical thinking and seeing the patient as a whole. Nursing is being a voice for the patient. Not only being their voice, but teaching them to advocate for themselves. Nursing is giving a patient great care and respect by empowering them.

Also, don't get caught up on your dilution. You know your adding the drug to the dilution, so you leave that out. You will add the 6ml of drug to your 500ml of D5W.