Some questions for a nurse

[Anonymous]

I currently attend highschool in flint michigan. A class i have requires me to ask questions from someone in a Courier your intrested in. If a nurse could answer these questions it would greatly help me out.

Job title:

Name of bussiness:

What is your typical day like?

Of all the things you did to prepare for this job, what helped you the most?

What two skills help you the most in doing your job?

How did you learn these skills?

What kind of education did you need for this job?

What kind of courses in highschool should i take to prepare me for this job?

what kind of education will i need after highschool?

what do you like most about this career?

whats the hardest part of your job?

what do you think the future looks like for this kind of career?

what kind of salary can i expect?

if you had a chance to do things over again would you change?

what motivates you with your job

what makes you feel real excited about it?

what kind of personality does well in a career like this?

Is there a question you think i should have asked to better understand the career?

Any other advice you'd give me?



If someone could answer some or all of these i would love you lol =D

[Anonymous]

I'll bite...

RN
Psychiatric Hospital
Typical day- I work nightshift in the adolescent and childrens units. I check medication and other orders from the previous day, flow charts, pour and pass meds in the am, assess for side effects of medications and to see if the medications are helping, Vital signs, Use a lot of therapeutic communications when patients are having problems w/ anxiety, depression, hallucinations, etc., break up fights, make rounds w/ the docs in the am, and a whole bunch of other fun stuff!

Having family members w/ mental illness gave me the experience and insight to help the mentally ill.

Skills that are important- I would say therapeutic communication and listening skills.

I learned to use these skills in nursing school and on the job.

I have an associates degree which took 2 years to obtain. Before that I was an LPN (diploma) which took 15 months.

Taking Biology, Algebra, Chemistry and Health would be very helpful in high school.

You will need to obtain a minimum of an associates degree for this position. (2 years)

I like to listen to people's problems. It makes me feel good to know that I am there to listen, when the patients may not have anyone in their life who cares about them.

The hardest part about the job is leaving it at the door. I tend to feel bad for the kids who don't really have anyone to love them. It's also difficult to deal w/ the behaviors that the kids have, related to the abuse that they suffered in the past.

I believe that jobs like this are slowly being phased out due to the fact that the government is decreasing funding for the mentally ill. Most of the mentally ill don't have their own insurance or jobs.

I make $14.00/hr plus $0.75 shift differential. This is in PA.

I wouldn't change anything. I love my job.

What motivates me is when I can help a patient to get better and see them leave the hospital.

I get excited when there is a fight, but not a good kind of excited. It's more like an adrenaline rush when you are scared.

It takes a very flexible and accepting personality to work in psychiatric nursing. If you are very ridgid or judgemental, the patients will not open up to you.

other comments-
It is required to work weekends and holidays. that may be a determining factor for you.

I hope that this helps!

[Anonymous]

thank you so much

[mercynurse]

Title: Director of Nursing
Name: Oak Park Pain Management Center
Typical day:
1. Open unit and prepare for patient arrival. This includes checking crash cart, accucu-check machine, refrigerator and heater logs, adn doing a narcotic count.
2. Begin patient care, pre-operative care, staging adn post-operative care as needed.
3. Fill out patient logs; make call backs to check patient progress for the patients who had been seen the day before.
4. Narcotic count for end of day.
5. Restock pre-op, post-op and procedure areas for next day.
6. Check supplies in stock room and order accordingly.
7. Lock down all medications, supplies and areas.

Helped most: experience (learning from 27 years of working as a nurse), obtaining my critical care certification

2 skills used most: assessment and critical thinking skills

Learned: experience and continuing education

Education: RN license and BSN

Highschool ed needed: preferably academic courses with an emphasis on human sciences

Post highschool ed: Accredited nursing school (may be a 2 or 4 year program), must then sit for nursign boards and pass them. Annual continuing education credits required by the state of licensure to renew license.

Like most: Flexibliity and being able to help people

Most difficult: must work holidays, weekends and various times of the day; taking care of families as well as the patient

Future: Excellent if new nurses are willing to work their feet to the bones, for lousy working conditions and decent pay!!

Salary: Beginning $15-17/hr at top of scale $25-30/hr that's for full-time with benifits

Change?: No way, after 27 years, lots of lousy hours and the same pay scale for the past 15 years....I love being a nurse!!

Motivates: Being able to make a difference (hopefully positive) in a persons life

Excited: contact with the various people I have contact with each day

Personality: strong, independent,

If there is anything else I can help with please feel free to contact me, good luck with your paper!

[Anonymous]

I am a new graduate nurse I am interested in Psychiatric Nursing how do I get started? This is the specialty that I am gravitating twards.

[Anonymous]

i am a kid at a school are tecaher has us doing a prtject about when we grow up so have some qusetion to ask you :
1. whta is your typical day at your job?
2. what is your skills needed to be a midwife?
3. what are your three advantage of your jod?
4. what is your pay scale?
5. waht length of education and age start working at?
can you please asnwer my qusetion ask soon as possbile
thank you very much here is my e-mail adress
triciaislas2003@yhaoo.com

[Anonymous]

hey i need help i need to know what kind of education i need