Masters in nursing from home.
I've had so much done to me medically, I know more medical terms and names of tests, and what all of those tests do, and had big huge surgeries, and know how all of them went step by step, that I know more than some of the doctors I've seen.
I've actually been in the ER and seen a few doctors who didn't even know that the things I've had done, could be done.
Since all of this stuff started, I've become rather interested in all of this medical stuff, mostly by need, because if a nurse or doctor didn't/doesn't know, I need to be able to explain it to them so they don't try and treat me the wrong way, do tests to me that I can't have done.
I think once you're in the medical profession, that you should constantly stay abreast on all of the latest medical advancements as you can, so that you can provide your patients with the best possible care.
At ST. Xavier's University, nurses can get their MS nursing degree, a masters of science in nursing, online.
In order to qualify, they must already have a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited college or university, for admission, but they can do this from home, on their time.
Nurses are very busy at their jobs, they probably see more patients than the doctors do, so they need to know a lot, but time to get an education and work at the same time is difficult.
That's why being able to do it online can help.
They can get their masters in nursing at their own pace, day or night, and then do one weekend of applied campus experience, and they will have their masters degree, make more money, and be able to help even more patients with their more advanced knowledge.
My surgeon's head nurse, Cindy, is currently getting her masters.
She works with him 5 days a week all day long, and then leaves at 3pm 3 days a week, to attend classes at USF right down the road from his offices.
She is doing this so that she is better prepared to handle all of his patients, be able to do more in the operating room, and take better care of the thousands of surgical patients they see every year.
I think it's pretty awesome that she is continuing her education like that, and if a college wasn't as close as it is, knowing that an online college is there to help her get her masters if she needed it, pretty cool.
I adore my surgeon and his whole team, so yeah, knowing that they are always on top of everything new in medicine and continuing to educate themselves, makes me feel a whole lot better when I have to get on that table again.
