Hi-- I'm a nursing professor with 40 years of nursing experience. I teach pharmacology, fundamentals, med-surg, and psychiatric nursing. I'm not sure why any RN would state they don't need chemistry...
melissamabd replied to Shannon Dull Dunlevy's topic in General Students
Hi-- my research is about medication errors. I am not convinced this was an error; and actually, nursing needs to change its culture. We are not perfect, never will be, just as we're not perfect in...
This question speaks to the very basic one: what do you want to do in life? If you want to be a physician, you want to diagnose and treat illness on a tertiary preventive basis. Nursing, on the...
Pathology is the study of sickness; kind of a general concept. I am guessing they're asking you for pathological consequences of this disorder; in other words, what could happen? how serious is...
OK... But think of the possible consequences. Were anything to go wrong, the first question from an adversarial attorney would be what was assessed and known prior to acting. I hear your real-time...
It's true... there are a few ways to fail. Is it theory, skills validations, clinical time? If it's theory, there are a few things that may help. You need to do more than master what the book,...
It's time to use these two episodes as learning experiences. You need to go back to nursing fundamentals and the rules of proper medication administration, and there are many. To give medications...
Yes, it's an unparalleled experience and whatever you do afterward, your experience (or the lack thereof) will always be evident to those of us who have done this. I know several APRNs with little to...
I think this is akin to marrying someone because he/she is an honest person with a job who doesn't hit you. It will become very difficult to negotiate the waters if you have no passion for this...
melissamabd replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing
As a community health nurse of 31 years, I have to disagree with the idea that home care is a great last resort for new grads without experience. How can you make critical decisions alone in a house...
I think you would do well to ask yourself additional questions here. This is far more than blue collar training for a "job". It's a profession, which is nearly the opposite. Will you be furthering...
I think you need to reflect on why you have a 2.98, because nursing school is completely different and more difficult than the average prerequisite course. Many nursing students drop a grade or two...
I'm going to ask you to critically think about your questioning your educator. Does he/she have credentials such as a master's degree, R.N. licensure, and experience? What would enable you to reason...
I'm sorry you're having a hard time. As a nursing instructor, I do expect students to show the ability to read and learn accordingly, because that's a requirement for ongoing competency in the...