In my state, it used to be that Nursing Schools has strict admission policies and limited enrollment. For example, 3.5 GPA, 90+ percentile on the NLN Admission exam, not in college for 15-20 years without a degree due to bad grades. Now it seems tons of Nursing programs have popped up that require very little- no exam, low grades, etc. Now we have a ton of RN grads looking for work.
My concern is, many grads are to me a jeopardy to patient safety. For example, I know someone who has been a career Hooker with Meth addiction and Meth brain damaged with an RN degree. Someon else who has been convicted on Felony Drug Dealing with an RN degree. Many known long term meth addicts with degrees, career psychiatric patients often with criminal backgrounds with RN degrees, someone I know who was caught but not convicted of Credit Card Fraud with an RN degree. It seems WAY too easy to get an RN degree nowadays. Most of these people I know took 15-25 years to finally get a degree because they couldn't pass the classes, went to other schools who would accept them, online schools, etc.
My question to the "old school" nurses: Do you feel that this is a potential safety issue to patients, their care, their belongings (which can be stolen)? For me, I would NEVER hire anyone like that. For me, you need to have strong judgment, strong science/math skills and sound charcter. You're calculating microdrips, making judgment calls, storing patients' belongings, etc.
