RegularNurse

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1. Standardization of NP Education

   RegularNurse replied to RN-dancer's topic in NP

   Think of it this way... NP training is market driven. There is a strong market for NPs, and a large pool of nurses who wish to be NPs. Schools compete based on the flexibility and ease of their programs. As long as a school maintains accreditation...

2. Raising minimum wage ..RN Salaries increase?

   RegularNurse replied to Dformola's topic in General Nursing

   You are being paid market value for your work. Compensation isn't about being nice or fair. Employers want to pay the least amount possible in the form of raw wages and benefits for labor. As a staff nurse, you have little bargaining power. Do you...

3. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

   RegularNurse replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

   I see OP's point, but if you are working with the general public, be prepared to be disrespected.

4. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

   RegularNurse replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

   Well Said.

5. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

   RegularNurse replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

   Obviously this is happening. New nurses know that all you need is some experience and few years of grad school to get a comfortable 9-5 job with no nights, holidays, and weekends. Most pay even better than bedside care. Only in nursing is there a cu...

6. I'm having doubts about nursing... :(

   RegularNurse replied to Texasstudent0's topic in General Students

   This is your time in the trenches. Bedside nursing is about getting work done. Its not about musing on the pathophysiology, or the right drug regimen. Bedside nurses need to be smart and hard working. Aides and RNs do the medical labor, they phys...

7. RN-BSN...Drexel or Millersville?

   RegularNurse replied to T.Eileen's topic in General Students

   It doesn't matter where you get your BSN. Graduate nursing school remains wide open. You will probably get accepted into every NP program you apply to. Best of Luck!

8. Time to remove the "nurse" in APN?

   RegularNurse replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

   This post captures the problem perfectly. Nursing school behavior will only be policed by market forces. If employers refuse to hire inexperienced NP graduates, they will tighten up their admission standards. Regarding vernacular, why bother droppin...

9. Refusing assignment/abandonment

   RegularNurse replied to Nurseof10years's topic in Safety

   You don't have to do anything. Just tell your employer that you won't work unless they have additional staff present.

10. New to med/surg

    RegularNurse replied to dallet66's topic in Med-Surg

    Insulin and pressure ulcer staging

11. MSW to ARNP

    RegularNurse replied to ajfeit_MSW's topic in Psychiatric

    A nurse practitioner is a clinical degree. Healthcare administrators typically have advanced degrees in business or healthcare administration, in addition to years of clinical experience. If you are not already a nurse, you will need to do a BSN th...

12. Help! What's next?

    RegularNurse replied to Justme0400's topic in Recovery

    I'm not looking up the specific rules in your state, but in my state, refusing to take a drug test does not constitute guilt. Your employer has the right to fire you over it, but your employer is not a police department, or the BON. You never HAVE t...

13. Night Shift Nurses Help!

    RegularNurse replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

    Try to only work nightshift or dayshift; work multiple shifts in a row; accept that the first shift will be brutal

14. How does Informatics look right now? Master's vs experience?

    RegularNurse replied to tpatel6112's topic in Informatics

    Opportunities for in-house nurse informaticists are lacking. A hospital doesn't need many informatics nurses to run. There are a lot of opportunities to work for consulting and on-boarding firms as EHR systems are implemented. However, these jobs t...

15. Nursing to Medical School

    RegularNurse replied to doctor2bM97's topic in General Nursing

    You have a goal and stick with it! Do not become a nurse. Every nurse I know who has ever wanted to become a doctor was miserable in the nursing role. Just keep on trucking. Honestly, consider paramedic school as a way to make cash on your journey...