Our hospital just applied for magnet,theyhope to have it by the end of this year or early 09. None of us can see what it will do for the floor nurse,it seems to be taken by most as a pat on the back for the corporation. None of the nurses are happy,if they interview me tomorrow I can guarantee they wont get it.My floor has 30 beds,gets 15-20 admits daily with 15 discharges, busiest floor in house by 10 to 1 margin. At night we have 9 or 10 patients each,all obs,all stat orders. Our ratings are awful simply because of the crappy staffing, when you have 10 people,usually 1 pca for the 30,how can you possibly do all that is needed to keep the people happy? Does magnet help things like this?
Good Hint. Well Good Luck!!! We need to get staffing-ratio laws in all states. Someone needs to do something to control the medical field. Someone is making a killing, while they cut back on nurses because of "the Budget" And the whole Magnet thing, wonder why that excites them so much. Most Patients/customers don't know what it is. I don't undestand why it is so important to hospital administration to get that
ADNs can't work in management. And alot of places pay more for BSN's . Some cities will only hire nurses with BSN. I think that was mean of you to say that it's a status symbol. Sorry Babe it's a higher degree. Oh and I am an ADN Nurse
?? She said getting a certification in a specialty, which affords people with more opportunity for jobs at a higher pay scale and also assures patients that the nurse has worked and formally been examined and certified in her knowelege base as a "status symbol" and "alphabet soup."
I asked her if she considered a BSN in the same way, as a BSN does what a certification does, afford more opportunity and a higher pay scale.
I would never say that EITHER is alphabet soup or a status symbol. Please, don't call me "babe" and please read the posts thoroughly before you take a swipe.
The only reason I got my BSN was to broaden the jobs that I could get.
I was refering to the certifications not education. certifications for med-surg critical care etc, you have to pay hundreds of dollars for it and what do you get for it?
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Where are you tirednursedude? Sounds like an awful place. Want a job in Miami?