Break out the roses and chocolate, it’s Valentine’s Day and that means lots of sweetness for our best buddies…The Nurses! And as much as these hardworking gals and guys deserve our heartfelt thanks, there are a few bedpans full of reeking bureaucracy that ORGANIZED nursing needs to empty. Chiefs of staff and directors’ boards aside, there is no doubt that it is nurses who run hospitals. Any doctor who doubts this might do well to consider exactly who would be called upon for late night checks, meds, evaluations, and the rest (just think “residency”).
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I agree with this....especially on med/surg floors and in non specialty areas where new grads can start fairly easily. Just look at all the new nsg programs that are starting all over the place and many existing programs are increasing their admission numbers.
I predict in 5 years there will be no nursing shortage no matter what they say.
hope3456, ASN, RN
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I agree with this....especially on med/surg floors and in non specialty areas where new grads can start fairly easily. Just look at all the new nsg programs that are starting all over the place and many existing programs are increasing their admission numbers.