What brings non-nurses to allnurses?

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Just curious. I have seen many people from many non-nurse disciplines on allnurses. What is the draw? I think it is great because "visiting" with others with similar goals (healthcare) is always eye opening and a learning experience.

Having been a psych nurse and part of an interdisciplinary treatment team I really learned to appreciate how many different parts of the group (we had psychiatrist, psychologist, SW, LAD, RN, LPN, psych tech, OT and minister) could see a situation and a possible outcome from a different perspective.

So just curious, if you are a non-nurse what are you and what brought you to allnurses?

I know LPN id Licensed Practical Nurse. Thank you for making me look dumb. I was simply listing many people who work in the medical field.

thank you for sharing this story. how is your sister, now?:yeah::up::heartbeat

your welcome! she's doing well now, thank you for asking. her hair is growing back now. she wants to be an oncology nurse. she said she thinks she would do well as one, since she's been through it herself. for now she's working at a ltc facility. she's being over worked, of course, but i think it bothers me more than it does her.....:rolleyes: i try to help her out, you know. i take snacks and cold beverages to her and the other nurses, so at least i know she's had some kind of break during her shifts! (an idea i got after coming here and reading about what your days are like) :wink2:

I like that...:yeah::up:

Just curious, though, what made you feel that you had to defend PAs? I also think that they rock. Many times, they are more current in trends and are great to work with.

Look over some of the NP & PA sticky threads in the NP forum from 2-3 years ago.

David Carpenter, PA-C

Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
I have to agree with Fiona...LPNs are nurses as well. Forgive us for being a bit sensitive, however, it bothers me when I hear people say 'nurses and LPN/LVNs'. We are both nurses, but with different scopes of practice.

I know LPN id Licensed Practical Nurse. Thank you for making me look dumb. I was simply listing many people who work in the medical field.

I didn't say this to make you appear to be dumb, to belittle or to insult you. In fact, I also said to forgive us for being a bit sensitive. What I am saying is that RNs and LPNs are both nurses. Different responsibilities, different scopes of practice, but both nurses. Many times, LPNs are taken out of the equation as with descriptions such as that, because it seems to imply that the RN is the nurse and the LPN is something other than. Wasn't personal at all.

I'm not sure exactly how I wound up here, but there are no pharmacist message boards that I know of that have more than a few dozen posts, and I can get more lively dialogue by coming here.

Hats off to all of you; there are many reasons why I am a pharmacist, and one of them is that I could never do your job.

I am 'justavolunteer' on a pt. unit. I have an interest in some issues raised here, such as cranky pts., screaming families, etc. I run into the same thing sometimes as a volunteer, although not nearly as much as a nurse would. I see how much nurses need to know to be a nurse too. The TV shows may show only doctors, but if you are a patient, the person you will see the most is your nurse (speaking from experience). The things I have seen where I volunteer, as well as what I read here sometimes, have only served to increase my admiration for anyone who is a nurse. I know I sure couldn't do their job!

Specializes in ER, ICU,.

Well, I have to speak up for the Respiratory Therapist!! I noticed No one else mentioned them. I have been off work on sick leave, bored. I was looking for a RT forum and found this one. I feel like we are a team...RT, RN, LPN, CNA...etc. Most people NOT in the health field have never heard of Respiratory Therapist. I get called the 'respiratory nurse" all the time!

Hope you don't mind me visiting!:loveya:

I am not a nurse either, but, I have heard of respiratory therapist. My sister is one and they are great!

I work with residents, particularly with IMGs, trying to help them navigate the complexity of cross-cultural communication. This includes patients who come from mainstream American culture and those from US minority cultures and from overseas.

It's really important for them to have the nurses' perspective on patient care, so I'm gleaning from your wisdom and experience. This forum really allows people to communicate openly--and often humorously! Thanks, everybody, for your candor.

I also think that the more we understand about another culture--in this case, nursing culture--the better we can communicate with them.

Specializes in EMS, ER, GI, PCU/Telemetry.

i will be a nurse come october of this year :)

im a paramedic, been in the medical field since i was old enough to work, grew up with a nurse for a mom and am also about to marry a male nurse.... i love nurses and nursing, my goal is to end up in the ER, get enough experience to go into flight nursing and eventually go back to school to become a CRNA, and then when im sick of the bedside, teach future nurses.... i love coming here to learn, vent and meet others, the nursing student forum here is totally awesome.

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