Student RN needing help!

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I'm a first semester RN student and I need to interview a currently working RN to write a paper for class. I need a complete story of an ethical issue you've encountered (relating directly to patient care), the steps you took to resolve it, and the final outcome. It must be an issue you've faced as a nurse, not the doctor's issue. Thank you for your help, I appreciate it! :D

dancinglamb, Yes, I am willing to send you my email. How do it do it without posting here? (Don't want the hate mail to start rolling in...lol)

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dancinglamb, Yes, I am willing to send you my email. How do it do it without posting here? (Don't want the hate mail to start rolling in...lol)

No hate :)

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xtxrn, It's hard not to take it personal, especially as stressed as I am, and when it seems some are meaning it in a direct and personal way. I really am a hard worker and wouldn't expect anyone else to do my work for me. I would love to face-to-face interview. Time is an issue for me, and I have other issues that I would never post that make it impossible for me at this point in time, so I'll leave it at that. I PROMISE I will not be one of those that can't interact in person :0

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Specializes in High Risk Antepartum.
dancinglamb, Yes, I am willing to send you my email. How do it do it without posting here? (Don't want the hate mail to start rolling in...lol)

Gah! Apparently you (we?) need a minimum of 15 posts before being able to send private messages/emails. I guess this is the reward I get for all those years of procrastination lurking instead of studying. :rolleyes:

Hmmm. Gotta figure this one out....

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Wow, I'm a little overwhelmed here. I didn't realize my post would cause such a stir. I'm actually really upset. I didn't mean to offend anyone, I understand that I'm not a RN, and I'm not trying to convey that I am one. I know that I have to put in the work and pass the boards before I can have that title. This was my first post ever, and I caught my mistake, but couldn't fix it, so I'm sorry to those of you that have a problem. Secondly, I'm not LAZY to those of you that implied that I am looking for my paper to be handed to me on a silver platter and that I'll be a "desk nurse"...I work very, very hard. I've worked very hard to get to where I am, so please don't assume you know my work habits simply because I asked for help on a forum. I have 3 young children, I work, and I go to school. Once I get the ethical dilemma from an RN, then it is my responsibility to research articles regarding the issue, and write an analysis/synthesis. The interview is just a starting point. And yes, my instructor did encourage us to come to these forums for help, so that's what I did. I agree, that face-to-face interview is the best, and I am certainly not afraid of interviewing anybody. Spare time is not something I have a lot of at this moment. I debated even responding here, considering my time crunch, but I feel like I do need to stick up for myself, since some of you so easily beat me down. I won't be looking for anymore responses here, so if you feel the need to belittle me some more, don't waste your own time. Thank you very, very much to those of you that offered support and help. I truly appreciate it!

:hug:We all know what it is like to go to school, work and have children. Nursing is all about time management. When you are at work having to juggle multiple critical decisions, deal with the mundane and get out of work on time....spear time is something you have none of and even finding time to go to the bathroom a luxury. I genuinely feel that the schools are failing the new nurses in this aspect of nursing. We deal with people and moment to moment decisions and never enough time to do it all and that is the hard reality of what nurses do. I have found the new nurses entering the field overwhelmed at the interaction/analysis/intervention with patients and the daily face to face confrontations/interviews/analysis/action of the events that occur and need to be interpreted and acted upon.

I really feel the professors/instructors are ethically responsible for this serious gap in the new nurses education. It's not all about books,pathophysiology and community health. I don't understand how a nurse can go to school for 4 years and never insert a foley or NGT or someother common nursing function......... let alone NOT know interview techniques to obtain information the patient is not willing to give. Ethically....speaking only for myself....can't participate in the electronic application to homework that involves an interview. How long would it take to stop by the "Minute Clinic" in CVS and ask if you can ask them a quick question?

I'm sorry you were offended but I feel really strongly about this and I help students here ALL the time......best wishes on your journey into nursing. Peace;)

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The assignment was to interview a current nurse. Since she is a nursing STUDENT she can't very well draw on her own experience. Sheesh!

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

Moderator's note: This entire thread has now been transferred to the Nursing Student ASSISTANCE Forum. This means that if you have nothing helpful to say to this inquirer - if you cannot be of assistance - then kindly do not post in this forum at all. All unhelpful posts and off topic snarky posts have been and will be removed from this thread.

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

To the OP, I have sent you a private message. You can receive private messages, but up until you have 15 posts you can't reply to them.

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if you are unable to find help here, can you ask friends or other classmates if they have a relative that is a nurse? Maybe you can get your interview that way. So sorry that you had a tough time here.... it happens i see lol. Good luck in your studies :)

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