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At this point I am not sure what I will find but know that it has a positive effect on nurses in general. I will share what my results are when I am done. Thank you for asking,

Thank you for asking. I am looking at the long-term effects of international nursing experiences during baccalaureate education. The experiences could have been with your school or with an organization that you had nursing experiences. These international experiences provide a lot of insight when caring for clients from a different culture. If you meet the inclusion criteria, please click on the link in the original post to participate in the study. Thank you.

I am wondering if said nurse had a bad experience in the past with precepting and refuses to because of it. The thought of "nurses eat their young" is something I am reminded of here. This is such a sad thing in nursing. I have always wanted to work with new nurses and let them learn and I have learned from them. Teaching nurses is just not this person's best quality.

Take it one day, one minute at a time. Work toward knowing what you need for that moment but use it to increase your knowledge for future situations. Everyone has to take it slow from the beginning. Work to understand the concepts that you can use in many situations. If you can get a tutor from the university/college that might be of help. All the best.

This is a tough question. My thought would be to identify how much support you have with extended family or others. I would start as soon as you can related to time factor, as your children get older it will be harder with all the school and extra curricular activities that they will want to do. You might want to also look into a schools online, since you already have your Associate's degree. Last thought, I would see if there are other nurses who have children that are currently in the program and how it has been for them.

Most progressive care units are considered med/surg areas. I think it would depend on the hospital. However, overall it would be considered med/surg.

Since you already have a baccalaureate degree, there are many schools who offer post baccalaureate programs and most are fast track either 12-24 months. I would suggest that you look into a program near you or possibly online that would work. You might need to take a science course or two. The programs can be very rigorous. Check them out and see what is available.

I would suggest that you do the ADN or if you can get scholarships or loans for a BSN program. Either would be good. Talk to the financial aid of any school that you would be interested in going. Check out two or three and see what you can get. I highly recommend doing the RN route, either ADN and then BSN or directly BSN. All the best

Good for you. Some people clearly need to understand no means no. Money speaks. I worked for someone on Christmas morning when I was off, because she had very young children and I could spend time with my family in the afternoon. I was happy I could do it for a nurse that I enjoyed working with and who was a great team member.

Movement could have caused pulling of the catheter. The biggest concern would be, to identify if there are other things happening to cause the bleeding. If the urine was more than tinged, he could be having other problems. When this happens, assess for signs and symptoms of hemorrhage or other complications. Assessing the vital signs would be able to help with identifying hemorrhage e.g. blood pressure decreasing and pulse increasing and continuous monitoring of amount of blood in the urine. It sound like you have done the procedure correctly.

I think the ability to shadow a nurse would help you to know if the position is something that you want to do. Relax as much as possible, even though it is hard. Show interest with appropriate questions. Also show knowledge of basic nursing skills and activities in the specific area you are interested in working. Be sure to address your goals for your career, if it corresponds with the position.

One thing that I remember, I might be a crusty old bat, when nurse/ patient ratios were much larger. I can remember having 12 to 15 patients plus other assessments to complete. I think the Nursing Profession has worked really hard to provide a realistic nurse/patient ratio, at least in the acute care settings. Way to go nursing. Waste is another situation all together. Everything now days is disposable including scissors; however, I hope it has decreased the amount of infection caused by healthcare. Some kits have so many different things that only half of the content or one item is used and the other items are wasted. One option is to save the unused items and donate to an organization that provides unused supplies to organizations who do not have basic healthcare supplies. Some hospitals have a store room that these items can be placed and the organizations come and pick up at different times. See if your hospital has this available.

I agree with others previously. My suggestion is to take online courses to go toward increasing your knowledge in med/surg content, even if your med/surg knowledge is good. It shows the employer that you are working at being proficient in the new position.

I like to know if there is something that I should be aware of that could affect my patient or that could affect those who care for the patient. I do try my best to be more cautious of that patient but to also look for what can be done to decrease the attitude or complication

It is never too late to start something different in nursing or to go to school. we are always learning. My suggestion about teaching and your concern, look into teaching as an adjunct for one semester or one year to see if it is something for you. Most nursing schools are looking for adjunct faculty for clinical. You are definitely not too old.