ADN2DNP

I was a new grad in the ED, and it's definitely hard. I think that a huge factor which contributes to whether or not you sink or swim in the ED is your orientation. Somewhat like yourself, my orientation really didn't have a huge emphasis on acutely sick patients and more of an urgent care population. While I was great at managing these patients, I oftentimes found myself shying away from more acute patients; I think that this was due to my orientation. Of course, who you work with is also a big factor. I ended up forcing myself into helping out with critical patients until I became more comfortable, however in doing so I found that the ED wasn't really my calling. I would say that if the ED is really what you want to do, apply elsewhere and simply express in your interview that you felt as if your orientation was lacking and the staff weren't the most supportive. Of course your going to feel discouraged if you don't have the support which you need to thrive, this isn't a reflection on your abilities. Hopefully this helps!

Interestingly, I haven't had these experiences where I felt bullied by my instructors however I have experienced other nursing students get bullied by instructors. I think that because I'm a male this had something to do with it, as my female classmates reported bullying from professors a lot. What I have noticed, however, is that some of these professors have no business in teaching as they are way behind the times in terms of practice or just simply do not understand a topic they are covering. I think that this is why I want to become a nursing professor, I just simply want to provide students a better education then I had obtained. You do have to be the change you want to see in your profession.

I think that a big problem that nursing students have is really not touching upon the basics that really help you understand the nursing material. For example, I had classmates really struggle in our cardiac lectures in nursing school simply because they had a superficial knowledge of cardiac A&P; hopefully that example provided some clarity of what I'm trying to say. For the family problems, we all experience this and no doubt they can be compounded due to the fact that we are in the midst of a pandemic. If this is a really big factor which is hindering you from success in your studies, I suggest taking a LOA like others have mentioned. If you feel like you can still go on and your grades are salvageable, go back to the basics and check yourself to see if you truly understand the material then go further into the more complex stuff. Youtube has great resources if you're not a textbook kind of student (I wasn't). A tutor would also be a great idea if your finances can afford it, just make sure you find one that you mesh with.

Hey guys, I'm currently a second year DNP student. I've posted on here before, and got some pretty good advice regarding how to go about a DNP project from the time of acceptance to the program. Currently, I'm in somewhat of a situation as my project site contacted me pretty late into the game and told me that there was too much administrative issues to continue doing the project there. Of course, with our current pandemic in mind, it's somewhat difficult to find a site at the moment. I'm moreso looking for advice on how to find a DNP project site when you've exhausted a good amount of options. I have tried my workplace and friends with healthcare contacts. Of course my program is helping, however it seems as if the brunt of the work in terms of finding a project site is on the student. I'll certainly direct message anybody on here if needed. Just throwing out a "wide net" so to speak. Thanks!

Just wanted to run an idea by individuals whom are in the same field as opposed to family members or friends. I'm currently in a DNP program, and started actually quite recently as I'm not even a semester into it yet. One factor that had particularly drew me to my program was the fact that it includes a graduate certificate in post-secondary education. With this being said, along with being a clinician I would really like to teach at the undergraduate level in the future for a variety of reasons which could make it's own post. Thus, this brings me to my question: Would it be silly to ask local colleges to volunteer as a TA in the classroom? In my undergraduate nursing program, along with a professor there was a TA in the lab portion which helped students with understanding lecture materials as well as actual nursing skills. This is what I would like to be doing for a few reasons. One being that I genuinely like to teach, however another would be gaining experience which could perhaps translate to increased teaching opportunities and connections. But, essentially I'm just a bachelor's prepared nurse at the moment and I don't know if I'd really be qualified if that makes sense? Also, the argument of time constraints with graduate school is there as well. Just wondering what other people in the field think about this. Thanks for reading everything, I know it's a lot.

Just got accepted for Fall 2018, would love to hear about the program from current students/graduates.