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1. lpn-rn...same difference

   Berkeley replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

   No, now hold on a minute. The problems of professionalism don't include LPN issues. I don't mean to be rude, but whether or not LPNs are unified with RNs makes no difference to the profession of nursing at all. And it doesn't matter what anyone else ...

2. Why there is a debate re: ADN/BSN

   Berkeley replied to Berkeley's topic in General Nursing

   You know, you have something there, and I hadn't thought of it. The US government makes a distinction between the ADN and the BSN. It is very possible that if socialized medicine takes hold in the US, the ADN could be replaced by the BSN as an entry ...

3. Why there is a debate re: ADN/BSN

   Berkeley replied to Berkeley's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry, and I don't mean to be rude, but your reply sounds very much like what I came to know of nursing school instructors. The ones I had were very poor teachers, and they really lacked skill on the floor, as well. They hated their jobs and they...

4. Why there is a debate re: ADN/BSN

   Berkeley replied to Berkeley's topic in General Nursing

   Finally, someone actually reads the post and responds to it intelligently. Thanks for the words of advice. I currently have a BSc in Liberal Arts and will be starting an RN-BSN program next fall.

5. Why there is a debate re: ADN/BSN

   Berkeley replied to Berkeley's topic in General Nursing

6. Why there is a debate re: ADN/BSN

   Berkeley replied to Berkeley's topic in General Nursing

   Are you trying to say I'm gay? I'm not gay, but even if I were I don't think I would call people that. I don't think anything I have said warrants personal insults, so with all due respect, I'd rather you just left me alone. And I'm surprised that a ...

7. lpn-rn...same difference

   Berkeley replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

   In nursing you have all these assistive roles. LPN, CNA, PCA, MT, And same with physicians: NP, PA, Surgical techs (the ones that work in the clinics). The fact is it's expensive and time consuming for society to create a doctor or a nurse. Even when...

8. Why there is a debate re: ADN/BSN

   Berkeley replied to Berkeley's topic in General Nursing

9. Why there is a debate re: ADN/BSN

   Berkeley posted a topic in General Nursing

   The government (military and VA) differentiate between nurses with an ADN and those with a BSN. The ANA differentiates between them, but the civilian industry does not. If the civilian hospitals ever decided that there isn't a nursing shortage and on...

10. lpn-rn...same difference

    Berkeley replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of people in the medical field. There are two that are foundational: the physician and the registered nurse. These are the two that society includes within the "professions." One diagnoses and treats an illness, one provides care for ...

11. Can I still become a nurse?

    Berkeley replied to LongRoad's topic in General Nursing

    So, five years ago, you were in a mental hospital for substance abuse...hmm. You're best bet is to contact your state nursing board and lay it all on the line and get their input--annonymously if you can. And do it before you enter nursing school and...

12. I Don't Think So!

    Berkeley replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    That's nursing homes for you.