I noticed that a lot of jobs, especially in mental/ behavioral health settings require either a LCSW (licensed clinical social work) OR RN credential. Are RN's trained to provide psychotherapy as...
what are the differences between the two. I have tried to look online but the answers are all ambiguous. What are the educational differences between the two? Can Nurse specialist prescribe and open a...
It seems like it goes both ways. Some people seem to think nurses have this incredible immune system and rarely get sick and other like my self think they would get sick more often because they are...
Is there such thing as respiratory nursing? Why didn't they just make respiratory a specialty of nursing and instead created a whole new field for it with respiratory
It seems like so many people from so many different fields come into nursing as career changers (ie, social work, law, education, other health fields) because there so many opportunities and nursing...
Thanx for the reply, but I mean ONCE the mandate is already in place. If someone decides they don't want to go all the way to their doctorate and decide to just get an MSN. What will they be able to...
If they do end up making the educational requirements to be an APRN a DNP. Then what will happen with the MSN? In other words if an RN decides to advance and get an MSN, what will they be able to do...
If someone presents to the hospital with certain symptoms, since they (healthcare professionals) don't know right away until they run tests what it is, how do they know what kind of precautions to...
what precausionary measures do you take in case the person throwing up is infectious or if there is a chance that they might be? Do you have to wear gloves and mask since viral particles from vomit...
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Libby, it's not that it is problematic, I was just simply mentioning things that others have taught me. I mean sure no one actually "likes" bodily fluids lol, but I could handle it. The only one I may...
What are the pros and cons of each profession? I know in nursing there are far more opportunities but I have also heard that respiratory therapists have more autonomy and are treated better? What's...
What would you recommend? I have been leaning towards nursing because I really like doing behavior/mental health but I figured as a nurse (if I do psych nursing) I can be involved with both the...