Mandatory cut-off age for being a bedside nurse?

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Say, you get to a certain age, and then a mandatory retirement from being a bedside nurse to other aspects of nursing.

Your opinions please:)

Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
Ativan, what about it actually became law?
Cute.

QUOTE=Moogie. . .Sorry, but this is an absurd thread and promotes divisiveness among younger and older nurses

And not terribly subtle at that. Or, maybe she has a genuine concern for public safety. An ancient nurse might accidently lose control of her med cart and mow down a bunch of innocent people in the hallway the way old people think they're pressing the brake of a car and instead press the accelerator. ===shudder===:uhoh21:

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How about a mandatory minimum age requirement to start with than?

I've worked with many *competent* nurses well past the age to collect SS. I've also worked with many *young* nurses with little common sense or life experience in general.

I can see where you're coming from and makes sense too.

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Many older Nurses are fully able to care for patients at the bedside. Older Nurses are often more sympathetic to the concerns of their patients, having experienced many of the same illness and loss.

I.

Hmmm, did you mean to say immune?

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Hmmm, did you mean to say immune?

:rolleyes:

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:rolleyes:

i didnt understand her comment, can you explain?

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
How about a mandatory minimum age requirement to start with than?

I've worked with many *competent* nurses well past the age to collect SS. I've also worked with many *young* nurses with little common sense or life experience in general.

How about a minumum competency requirement to graduate from nursing school no matter what their age? That would increase the quality of floor nurses no matter what their age.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

One would think that the ability to pass the rigors of nursing school and pass te NCLEX would show some level of competency..

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i didnt understand her comment, can you explain?

Sure...I sent you a PM.

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One would think that the ability to pass the rigors of nursing school and pass te NCLEX would show some level of competency..

this shows education competency, not psychologic competency

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.
One would think that the ability to pass the rigors of nursing school and pass te NCLEX would show some level of competency..

Sounds good on paper, doesn't it? I also would have thought that new grads, with their MSN no less, would at least be competent in drawing up and administering an IM injection...sadly that hasn't always been the case.

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I don't think it's an assignment. I think I have read posts along a similar line by this particular person in the past.

indeed.:cool:

i'm not sure about a minimum age requirement (as previously suggested), but i am all for an in-depth character assessment before being accepted into nsg school.

this would eliminate some of the arrogance and short-sightedness, often observed/experienced in the nsg environment...

no matter how and where that manifests itself.;)

leslie

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One would think that the ability to pass the rigors of nursing school and pass te NCLEX would show some level of competency..

unfortunately, not always. Some want to be 'rid' of these students so-off they go! Smart enough to pass the NCLEX with flying colors but on the floor..........:confused:

Doesn't impact their pass rates.

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