If you could change NURSING what would you change?

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hello fellow nurses i have studied alot of these posts and i see a lot of pros/cons in our profession and i would like to know if you could change anything about nursing what would you change?

Specializes in generalMedical surgical; MICU/SICU/CVICU.

I agree with this statement, plus I would wish for the nurses with lots of experience to be friendlier to the newer nurses.

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Specializes in Case Manager, LTC,Staff Dev/NAT Instr.
I agree with this statement, plus I would wish for the nurses with lots of experience to be friendlier to the newer nurses.

Hi Katie

I agree you have some experience nurses that eat their young but that goes hand in hand sometimes the unexperienced new nurses intimidate the experience nurses feeling they are more knowledgeable......

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.
1. I would change to one entry level. I would also change the curriculum. One must debate on whether you want nurses to be able to function as experts the minute they graduate...most professions do not. If most of your "clinical" after graduation occurs in the hospital, and in the area you want to work, you will be earning money whereas if you are getting clinical experience in school, you are paying.

2. Drop nursing diagnosis

3. Make training/education a little more in line with the real world. This can't be done totally, nor should it.

4. The fee for service has been tried many years ago and probably will not work since nurses are not in charge of healthcare payers.

5. JACHO should definitely be dropped as they are an added burden and cost.

6. Increase nursing faculty salaries.

7. Vote for me for President.

YEP YEP YEP all except number 7 and you have it!

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