focusedone

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1. Im having trouble finding work

   focusedone replied to beans526's topic in New York

   My response to you is work the night shift like the rest of us did. Many hospitals in NYC were so frustrated with the nursing shortage, that they started to hire nurses from the Philippines and other foreign countries. These nurses are actually spec...

2. Incredible CNA/NNOC Loss In California!

   focusedone replied to Sherwood's topic in Union

   NASA 4 I agree. We had talk of unions at our hospital about 15 years ago and just the idea divided the place. We are much better off not having a union. I think it is funny that people believe that a union voice is better than professionals coming...

3. Unite nurses, don't divide us

   focusedone replied to klbackus's topic in Union

   i will tell you what i have told other antiunion advocates on this listserve- you have delusions of grandeur if you think that you can speak for, and protect your license, without an organization that has more power than your self to speak for you. ...

4. NP's calling themselves MD's

   focusedone replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

   It is not just about the education we receive. I am currently obtaining my DNP and it is not the same amount of education that a PhD (10 years) or MD (11-16 years) receives. The nursing profession has just deemed it a doctorate since it is more ed...

5. NP's calling themselves MD's

   focusedone replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

   DNP's and physicians are different. Why do we want to be them? If you want to be a medical doctor then go to medical school. This is no different than CNA's acting and responding like registered nurses. A DNP IS NOT a PhD. DNP are clinicians with adv...

6. Unite nurses, don't divide us

   focusedone replied to klbackus's topic in Union

   I believe that unions dumb down professions. I live in a state where we have a very small percentage of unions, in fact, I do not know any nurses in a union setting. We have very few problems with staffing, most of the hospitals in my large city are...