Comments on: Burning questions? http://nursingzen.exobi.com This blog is about a writer's journey into nursing. First stop: UCSF's Master's Entry Program of Nursing (MEPN). Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:06:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Brandon http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-961 Brandon Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:26:09 +0000 http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-961 Does anyone have insight into job prospects for acute care nurse practitioners in the Bay Area? I will be graduating from MEPN in a few years and am very anxious about graduating and not being able to find a job, that I just devoted a lot of time and energy into, in the area I want to live in. Does anyone have insight into job prospects for acute care nurse practitioners in the Bay Area? I will be graduating from MEPN in a few years and am very anxious about graduating and not being able to find a job, that I just devoted a lot of time and energy into, in the area I want to live in.

]]> By: Anna http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-808 Anna Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:41:17 +0000 http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-808 Thank you for this blog! It has been wonderful to read, as I contemplate making direct-entry nursing my path as well. I'm also all about da Buddhism - actually, the Art of Living is what practice I follow - it is really great to hear your sometimes spiritually-infused perspectives on such an intense study experience. As someone who plans on applying to the 2010 mepn program, I have a couple unsettling issues. The one thing that sways my sureness about wanting to go into nursing (specifically midwifery) is that I don't know if it will be enough for me to help people one at a time. While I Totally value this path, I feel like working to change/influence policy, or social infrastructure would be better for me. Is it something central to one's personality - the desire to help one person at a time? or is this a common feeling? Also, ny experience with healthcare as a spiritual practitioner (and im just talking meditation) has often frustrated me, because I know that if many of the people being treated had learned to love themselves more / been introduced to meditation / etc., then their symptoms would not have developed. As someone who I think understands the effects of our lack of self-knowledge, do you have to reconcile these issues? how do you do it? i know these questions are unclear and a bit meddled. any comment would be appreciated!! Thanks very much!! Thank you for this blog!
It has been wonderful to read, as I contemplate making direct-entry nursing my path as well.
I’m also all about da Buddhism - actually, the Art of Living is what practice I follow - it is really great to hear your sometimes spiritually-infused perspectives on such an intense study experience.
As someone who plans on applying to the 2010 mepn program, I have a couple unsettling issues.
The one thing that sways my sureness about wanting to go into nursing (specifically midwifery) is that I don’t know if it will be enough for me to help people one at a time. While I Totally value this path, I feel like working to change/influence policy, or social infrastructure would be better for me. Is it something central to one’s personality - the desire to help one person at a time? or is this a common feeling?
Also, ny experience with healthcare as a spiritual practitioner (and im just talking meditation) has often frustrated me, because I know that if many of the people being treated had learned to love themselves more / been introduced to meditation / etc., then their symptoms would not have developed. As someone who I think understands the effects of our lack of self-knowledge, do you have to reconcile these issues? how do you do it?

i know these questions are unclear and a bit meddled. any comment would be appreciated!!

Thanks very much!!

]]> By: Nicole http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-572 Nicole Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:56:58 +0000 http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-572 Burning Question: For those of us preparing for MEPN interviews, what do you think they like to see in students? Obviously there is a wide range in your classmates, but for those of us who wish to join your ranks, what is a common factor to your peers? Or is there one? Curious. Burning Question:

For those of us preparing for MEPN interviews, what do you think they like to see in students? Obviously there is a wide range in your classmates, but for those of us who wish to join your ranks, what is a common factor to your peers? Or is there one?

Curious.

]]> By: elizabeth http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-518 elizabeth Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:54:01 +0000 http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-518 I also applied for summer 2008.....getting close to mid December and starting to get anxious. I also will say that if you live in the Bay Area, and have contact with the accelerated programs in the city --clinical placements, and fully available faculty members are across the board hard to come by. I am a community educator and get nursing students in my classes from USF's 18 month M.S.N. program for non-nurses all the time. Several of them have alluded to the sudden loss of clinical placements, shift in schedules, and inconsistency of instruction and application. I think nursing programs are doing the best they can with what they have. It is indeed a bit of a scramble. Good luck to everyone --be well, happy and peaceful. I also applied for summer 2008…..getting close to mid December and starting to get anxious. I also will say that if you live in the Bay Area, and have contact with the accelerated programs in the city –clinical placements, and fully available faculty members are across the board hard to come by. I am a community educator and get nursing students in my classes from USF’s 18 month M.S.N. program for non-nurses all the time. Several of them have alluded to the sudden loss of clinical placements, shift in schedules, and inconsistency of instruction and application. I think nursing programs are doing the best they can with what they have. It is indeed a bit of a scramble.
Good luck to everyone –be well, happy and peaceful.

]]> By: Notwen http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-512 Notwen Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:20:39 +0000 http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-512 If you could do this whole thing over, what would you do differently? If you could do this whole thing over, what would you do differently?

]]> By: Teeny http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-467 Teeny Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:23:44 +0000 http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-467 John, I applied for Summer '08 as well and haven't heard anything. I wasn't really expecting to until mid-December. Maybe they'll surprise us all but my impression of the confirmation e-mail was that they got slammed with applications and it would take a while to wade through them all, online or not. Good luck though. And thank you nurseSF for keeping us in the loop about what we may be in for next year. :) John, I applied for Summer ‘08 as well and haven’t heard anything. I wasn’t really expecting to until mid-December. Maybe they’ll surprise us all but my impression of the confirmation e-mail was that they got slammed with applications and it would take a while to wade through them all, online or not. Good luck though.

And thank you nurseSF for keeping us in the loop about what we may be in for next year. :)

]]> By: John http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-446 John Sun, 25 Nov 2007 07:23:34 +0000 http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-446 Howdy all! Are there any other readers out there who applied for Summer 2008 admission? If so, has anyone heard anything about interview yet? I know we're a tad bit on the early side for finding out (the e-mail from admissions said to expect letters in early to mid-Dec) but I've been hoping that since the process was all online this year they might have made interview decisions a little earlier than in years past. nurseSF...I hope you're having a nice, relaxing Thanksgiving weekend! Howdy all! Are there any other readers out there who applied for Summer 2008 admission? If so, has anyone heard anything about interview yet? I know we’re a tad bit on the early side for finding out (the e-mail from admissions said to expect letters in early to mid-Dec) but I’ve been hoping that since the process was all online this year they might have made interview decisions a little earlier than in years past.

nurseSF…I hope you’re having a nice, relaxing Thanksgiving weekend!

]]> By: Jay http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-257 Jay Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:07:09 +0000 http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-257 two things- a) to Laura: the release of energy you've just described is what happens during matter-anti-matter interactions. since you can walk around without causing spontaneous combustion I doubt if any of the sort will happen upon your interacting with the OP. furthermore, if you think such an event were to happen then which one would you be? matter or anti-matter? watching too many jet-li movies can sometimes tint our perceptions of reality. b) the fact that they can't fire/replace nursing instructors despite his/her total lack of ability to teach is proof enough of the all-too-common staffing shortage(s) in the field of nursing. Expect more of the same once you actually get out in the real world. Then again, maybe it's a communication issue where this problem nurse-teacher is either not getting the fact that many of you students are unhappy with her teaching methods, or she simply communicates that way. if the latter is true then the only way any of you could ever get through to her is to communicate at the same level, which may require some stooping. nurses are just like everyone else where you run into all sorts and personality types. hang in there. two things-

a) to Laura: the release of energy you’ve just described is what happens during matter-anti-matter interactions. since you can walk around without causing spontaneous combustion I doubt if any of the sort will happen upon your interacting with the OP. furthermore, if you think such an event were to happen then which one would you be? matter or anti-matter? watching too many jet-li movies can sometimes tint our perceptions of reality.

b) the fact that they can’t fire/replace nursing instructors despite his/her total lack of ability to teach is proof enough of the all-too-common staffing shortage(s) in the field of nursing. Expect more of the same once you actually get out in the real world. Then again, maybe it’s a communication issue where this problem nurse-teacher is either not getting the fact that many of you students are unhappy with her teaching methods, or she simply communicates that way. if the latter is true then the only way any of you could ever get through to her is to communicate at the same level, which may require some stooping. nurses are just like everyone else where you run into all sorts and personality types. hang in there.

]]> By: Katrina http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-234 Katrina Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:34:58 +0000 http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-234 Hi, I really enjoy reading your blog. It is extremely informative for those of us planning to enter the nursing profession. I had a couple of questions though: How are the duties of a nurse practitioner different those of a registered nurse? I know that nurse practitioners have the capacity to prescribe medication but do they still have to do some of the more unpleasant tasks like helping patients to the commode, changing soiled sheets, etc? Thanks! Hi, I really enjoy reading your blog. It is extremely informative for those of us planning to enter the nursing profession. I had a couple of questions though:

How are the duties of a nurse practitioner different those of a registered nurse?
I know that nurse practitioners have the capacity to prescribe medication but do they still have to do some of the more unpleasant tasks like helping patients to the commode, changing soiled sheets, etc?

Thanks!

]]> By: Laura http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-49 Laura Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:17:10 +0000 http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-49 Hi, I think we have a lot in common! We might even be the SAME PERSON. I'm a writer, too, and I went through the accelerated program in Mizzou--now I'm a trauma nurse. I'm also a Zen Buddhist--do you think if we met each other we just like, explode? Like in that one movie they always show on cable where the guy keeps having to fight all his selves in the parallel universes--you know that one? Drop me a line. I'm a baby blogger--my kids had to explain it to me--sort of a luddite, me. We too had someone drop out--an older woman of color--interesting--only I knew her very well. She was my best friend in the program. You must be almost done. What are you interested in doing after? Hi, I think we have a lot in common! We might even be the SAME PERSON. I’m a writer, too, and I went through the accelerated program in Mizzou–now I’m a trauma nurse. I’m also a Zen Buddhist–do you think if we met each other we just like, explode? Like in that one movie they always show on cable where the guy keeps having to fight all his selves in the parallel universes–you know that one? Drop me a line. I’m a baby blogger–my kids had to explain it to me–sort of a luddite, me. We too had someone drop out–an older woman of color–interesting–only I knew her very well. She was my best friend in the program. You must be almost done. What are you interested in doing after?

]]> By: Jay http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-24 Jay Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:53:18 +0000 http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-24 what specialty did you choose? what specialty did you choose?

]]> By: John http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-18 John Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:09:32 +0000 http://nursingzen.exobi.com/faqs/#comment-18 Thanks for the answers. I appreciate your taking the time to share the info. Thanks for the answers. I appreciate your taking the time to share the info.

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