After doing general nursing & midwifery (GNM), what is the best or the most suitable option to adopt and follow to go abroad?
Hi, after your GNM , you need to get registered in the nursing council of the state that you want to work in. Join a reputed hospital as a staff nurse. Preferably in an intensive care unit. Once you have a year's experience you can process your papers to any country. Middle east is a good choice ..if want to earn fast. Uk and Ireland are cheaper to process and the process is pretty straightforward. Good life style…but you wont be able to save much . companies like IITR, and RN India are conducting interviews and have no processing fee. USA. and Canada take a long time. Australia and Newzeland will cost you around 16 lakhs. For all of these countries there are a set of exams you need to clear and a variety of options. But no matter what country you intend to go…your clinical experience after registration is what matters . so do let me know what country are you looking at…i can give you the details. All the best .
Neonatal nurse practitioner vs certified nurse midwife?
I'd go with the neonatal nurse practitioner. They have more training, better qualifications. Of course, when it comes to birthing a baby, nothing beats an ob/gyn that knows you in a great hospital. So if you are looking for a profession, I'd go NP. If you are asking who should deliver your baby, I'd still choose the NP over the midwife (nothing against midwives, it's just that they are authorized to prescribe or give any medications and they don't have nearly as much knowledge or training as a regular nurse practitioner, much less a neonatal nurse). But the best choice for delivering your baby is an ob/gyn that knows you in a great hospital. If you are considering delivering at home you should know that most of the life threatening complications that can come up will kill you or your baby before you ever get to the hospital in an emergency situation. It might sound quaint and natural to deliver in your own home, but there is a reason mortality rate for mothers and babies was so high before hospitals. Plus there are certain medicines, vitamins, antibiotics, and vaccines that are administered when you have a hospital delivery, that a midwife is not allowed to give your baby. Also, you need to know that if you deliver at home you will have to take your child to a pediatrician almost immediately after delivery which will be hard on both of you. Please do what is best for you and your baby.
Mom wants me to wear diapers?
I am 12 years old and i wet the bed sometimes. My mom use to buy me goodnites but she lost her job and goodnites are to expensive for her to buy, so she bought me a package of tena youth diapers. I am fine wearing them at night because no one can see and it is not embarrassing. But me and my mom are going on a trip to florida to see her aunt but my mom mentioned that she wants me to wear one of my diapers to the airport and on the plane incase i fall asleep, i asked her if she would buy me goodnites but she still said they were to expensive. If any of you have worn a diaper i can tell you there is no way that people will not see it, it stands out a lot. Anything i can say to my mom to make her get me goodnites and not the tena.
Which is more difficult: becoming a doctor or a veterinarian?
It is more difficult to get into veterinary school than it is to get into medical school. I would expect the four year programs are similar in difficulty and intensity. Med students learn about more types of testing that are available for their patients and likely learn more diseases than a vet student learns about each species, but the total number of diseases they learn about is likely the same, the vet has to learn different ones for each species. I also suspect that the costs of attending university are about the same for both, but there may be more scholarships available for med students. After vet school a vet can opt to do an internship or residency and become board certified like a doctor can, but for vets its 1–3 years and its 3–5 years for a doctor I believe. The amount of sleep one gets depends on the type of practice the vet will do…zoo animal vets and vets working in practices that see emergencies don’t get much sleep either. Medical doctors get paid at least 2–3 times what vets do for the same level of education, same level of services provided and the exact same procedures sometimes. It is emotionally very hard on vets because many people do not value their animals lives as much as they would a family member, and because there is no universal health insurance that pet owners take out so a lot of them cannot pay for services that would easily correct an animal’s problem. Performing euthanasia is also extremely emotionally difficult. The guilt and sorrow can be overwhelming. Suicide rates are higher for veterinarians than for doctors. Vets will not euthanize animals just because their owners won’t pay their bills. They will only euthanize when there is no other way, and they agonize over it. Doctors agonize over the end stages of their patients too, and wish they would pass to end their suffering…but only someone who has never performed a euthanasia would consider it a relief. So, there really isn’t an answer hear. As a doctor you get more money and get insurance support. As a vet you develop closer bonds with your patients and have less legal hoops to jump through. Apples and oranges.
Pregnant, denied medicaid, how do I afford the birth?
I feel for you sweetie, you're in a tough situation. The thing about medicaid in the U.S. is that you gotta know how to work the system. During my first pregnancy I was pretty clueless about the whole thing and after 2 years I still have the bills to prove it. I'm in the process of filing for bankruptcy now. So what I suggest to you is to reapply and state that even though you live at your parents you are currently giving them money for rent and food therefore your status has changed. Since your jobless just say your babys daddy is giving you some money every month to pay for your living expenses even if he's out of the picture it doesn't matter. Let's say $300 to $400 a month and Tell them he gives you cash. That way technichlly your still supporting yourself and they can't include your parents income. Oh and if you say you live in there basement or attic it sounds like your more independent from your parents too. Even if your basement is the laundry room these people will never know they're never going to visit your house. This is whats worked for a lot of people, I know it sucks but you gotta do what you gotta do. Good luck and best wishes.
Do Registered Nurses make a six figure salary?
You can absolutely make six figures as a nurse. It all depends on what you do, and what education level you have. I have been a nurse for 10 years and make a bit over 100K as a clinical nurse specialist (Advanced Practice Nurse). APRNs (Advanced Practice Nurses) all push six figures in many locations, it just depends on how smart they are at negotiating salary. An advanced practice nurse must have a Master's or Doctoral degree, and carry a board certification in one of four fields: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Midwifery, Nurse Practitioner, and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Some APRN's agree to take salaries lower than what they deserve because they want to stay in the same hospital, town, etc.. If you are willing to go where the good pay is then there are few limits, especially in private practice. APRNs all have prescriptive authority in most states, so they are extremely valuable to hospitals because they don't have to pay the enormous salaries that most physicians require. APRNs are not the only game in town. Even with a BSN or even an associate's degree RN, if you are smart and willing to work a lot, you can easily approach six figures. A CCRN (critical care nurse) with 3 to 4 years experience makes about $50 an hour in many states. If you do the math, you can easily see the numbers add up. Bottom line: It all depends on how motivated you are, and how truly interested in nursing you are. If you are a push over, the hospitals will take advantage of you and pay you rock bottom. If you know how to maintain a "poker face" and literally laugh at the HR person when they try and low ball you at the initial interview, you will come out better. Most nurses will simply accept the low ball offer, and let the hospital walk all over them. They just don't understand how much power they have in this nursing shortage.
What's the salary for a nurse in Germany?
Edit: Question was moved from “What’s the salary for a nurse in Germany?” to this more general one. Hence, the added note: This answer is for the situation in Germany.A2A, and answering because Michael’s answer is from 2014.Big salary comparison website gives a pretty wide range of €1,715-€3,534 gross / month (self-reported data, so take it with a grain of salt).Source: Das Gehalt als KrankenschwesterThe standard entry-level salary seems to be €2,000-€2,300 gross / month. Source: Krankenschwester /-pfleger - Gehalt & VerdienstThe same source also states that this mostly counts for the public hospitals. Private hospitals might have their own ranges (probably not too different).During training (3 years), you get €950 gross / month in year one and €1,150 gross / month in year 3.Of course, there will be typical geographical differences, correlating with cost of living. I.e. Munich cost of living and salary will be higher than rural Mecklenburg Vorpommern.Also, there’s likely to be different ranges for different types of nurses, and of course different levels of experience and qualifications.
Why do pregnant teens keep their babies? Why can't they just abort or put it up for adoption?
Because although it may surprise you, not ALL teens are the same. If I were to say "why do.Americans keep their babies? They're all obese, selfish and self-obsessed" I'd be accused of being racist and prejudice, because not all Americans are the same, it's just stereotyping. Some teens are very mature emotionally and are capable of the emotional and psychological aspects of raising a child. Some get jobs and work hard to financially support their baby. I fell pregnant at 15 years old. I kept my son because I couldn't go through with a termination and I felt I was able to be a good parent. I wasn't irresponsible, the contraception failed. I had been.with my boyfriend for a year. I carried on going to school until I was 8 months pregnant and returned when he was 4 months old. Having my son motivated me and my boyfriend to work hard to provide him with the life he deserves. I got all my GCSEs at As and Bs, I now go to college and will be starting uni in 2014 to become a midwife. My boyfriend works full time to support our family and is an amazing daddy. I don't resent my son for "robbing me of my youth". What do most girls do in their teens/early 20s? They go out, the drink, do drugs, go clubbing, sleep around and sponge off of their parents to fund their lifestyle. I'd rather live the life I have, spending my time working hard to get my career on track and raising my beautiful little boy than ending up waking up in some guys bed with a pounding head. Some teens should abort their babies, but so should some 20/30/40 year old people who are sh!t parents. It's extremely ignorant to assume that all teen mums are the same and will raise their children in the same way. My son is the best thing that ever happened to me and I love him more than anything else. Me and his father provide for him, not you. We are NOT terrible parents, and our child does NOT suffer. Stop thinking you know everything because of what is portrayed in the media, because it's purely there for entertainment.