General questions from a student

[gemini901d]

Hi All,

This is my first post so PLEASE forgive me if it's in the wrong place or any for any other reason inappropiate:

I need some help with the following questions for my class (Nursing Issues) . We need to get some opinions from an actual nurse/some nurses about the following:

1. Have you ever met the ideal nurse? What characteristics do they have?

2. How do you define nursing? What activities are important for you to carry out?

3. What are the 3 main issues facing nursing?

4. Do you care if nursing is a profession? Will it affect the way you practice?

5. How would you change the current educational process for RN's?

6. Have you ever been to an N.P. for care? How would you rate your experience? If not, would you consider going to one?

7. Should unlicensed nursing staff be used to reduce health care costs?

8. How would you feel if a lawsuit was brought against you?

9. What traits did the best leader that you've known have?

10. What traits did the worst leader that you've known have?

11. What qualities do good/bad delegators have?

12. How do you perceive unions?

13. Do you use computerized records? How do you like them?

Thanx soooooo much for ANY and ALL help that anyone could come up with to add about any of the topics above. I really appreciate you're taking the time to read and add anything you could to help me.

[TrudyRN]

OK. Glad you asked, Gemini and I wish you well in school.

Good delegators know the rules about what the person being delegated to can and cannot legally do. They know the limitations and skills of the other party. They make the delegation then they back off and let the other person work.

Bad delegators do the opposite.

Nursing is a profession, believe it or not. We just need to keep doing battle so that the public and everyone else recognizes it and so that we come to actually internalize and own our tremendous knowledge, heritage, and power.

2 big issues we face:

nurses not recognizing how vital we are and how much power we have, as a GROUP; nurses being to LAZY or AFRAID to band together and demanding what we need (adequate pay, adequate staffing, no mandatory overtime);

administrators and nursing bosses who don't stand up for their staff or who don't discipline problem employees, thereby causing the victims of these problem people to vote with their feet and resign;

I hope this helps. I'll come back later and answer more.

Yes, NP's do great work, generally speaking, from my experience with them as pt and as nurse.:welcome: