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1. Nurses Motivation

   CareerRN replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   Hoolahan. Please note the word volunteers in the statement used by the Lutheran pastor. So again I ask you to show us all how much you are really committed to your "calling". In other words, put your money where your mouth is. Here are a couple of s...

2. Nurses Motivation

   CareerRN replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   Nurs4kids, I never stated I was an atheist. I take care of my own religious and spiritual needs in other ways, but not at work. I view my job in the same light as almost every other person employed in other careers in health care. Health care is a ...

3. Nurses Motivation

   CareerRN replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   At the time I decided to pursue nursing as a career, all of the data and the present, at that time, conditions were an incitement. I actually saw a future in nursing. It was a very creditable option for someone who wanted to make a career choice. ...

4. Nurses Motivation

   CareerRN replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   I can honestly say I did not get into nursing as a religious or spiritual calling. I did know that I would have to help people and that it was something that I could do. In fact I am very good at it, but I do not feel the need to suffer because my ...

5. Professionalism and Credentials

   CareerRN replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

   Every time I hear this debate about how more education is going to lead to increased respect and professionalism, there are two relevant topics that come to mind. One is the african-american physician who was a pioneer in the field of hematology and ...

6. Lay Offfs

   CareerRN replied to Chuckie's topic in General Nursing

   Hey give us the name and location of the hospital and maybe someone can find out how much the CEO has been bringing among other things. Every time I hear this kind of thing it is usually followed by a pay or benefit cut, but interesting enough the CE...

7. Nursing Standards?

   CareerRN replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   The ANA subject was something I did not want to tackle as well, but once it was implied as a regulatory body that has minimal professional support. That false hood had to be clarified. The state and individual hospital standards of care do take prec...

8. Nursing Standards?

   CareerRN replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   OK, lets get one thing straight off the bat. One million visits to or clicks on a to a web site does not actually mean one million separate people. Could be one hundred thousand people at ten visits a month or ten thousand people at one hundred vi...

9. Nursing Standards?

   CareerRN replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

   You can also check out the sites of the California State Nurses Association, Maine Nurses Association, and Massachusetts State Nurses Association. All of these State associations have severed ties with the ANA. There is one more, but I can not reme...

10. feminism and nsg--whatcha think?

    CareerRN replied to seven's topic in General Nursing

    "I think maybe part of our problem is that as women, many of us were broght up to be "nice" and not get angry and always put others needs before our own. So it's tough for some to switch gears and start looking out for ourselves instead of everyone e...

11. feminism and nsg--whatcha think?

    CareerRN replied to seven's topic in General Nursing

    This is not a personal slam, but this is one of the basic problems in our profession. Too many nurses feel and act this way. So instead of taking matters into our own hands, we want to write the congress, the president, or some how enlist the genera...

12. Professionalism and Credentials

    CareerRN replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

    Brandy, You did not step on my toes nor were my comment meant to be a personal attack. We do need to find a way to end the bickering about BSN vs ADN vs diploma RNs. It always seems to come down to 2 things. One is actual nursing knowledge and th...

13. Professionalism and Credentials

    CareerRN replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

    Why not a second more intense N-CLEX exam that would test the knowledge base equivalent to a BSN nursing focused curriculum? This would allow those with BSNs to prove their superior knowledge base and would also allow those without a BSN the opportu...

14. Professionalism and Credentials

    CareerRN replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

    OK, now this is getting way over board here. Now we have people saying that any of these non nursing focused classes makes a person a better nurse. Evidently, assessment and other nursing skills can be improved by taking "Astronomy 101, Music Appr...

15. Professionalism and Credentials

    CareerRN replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with the intention and the logic behind making a BSN a requirement, but I have to disagree based on reality. When and how is a liberal humanities class such as "Ancient Roman Architecture 101", and "Piano 101" actually going to uplift...