NurseMark25

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1. Nursing is pathetic...

   NurseMark25 replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

   "It is so sad to read that you think nursing is pathic. If nusing is so bad, get out. You aren't helping yourself or our profession. I have been in nursing in several different clinical areas and levels of administration. I love the diversity and opt...

2. Graduate degrees as entry-level for other healthcare professions

   NurseMark25 replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

   Okay. My turn. Education does not necessarily equal respect. I agree with Sharon MH31, it's not the education, it is the breaking away from being taskmasters to being a separate profession. But unlike PT/OT/RPh, nurses MUST work with physicians b...

3. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

   NurseMark25 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

   GlobalRN, Hallelujah! Someone else sees the light like I do, or at least sees it somewhat like I do. Thank you for your post. All good posts indeed. I like what the CRNA group has become and what they will become.... I think that nursing has head...

4. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

   NurseMark25 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

   llg, I have called you "Dr. llg" out of regard for your title. You have a doctorate, you deserve to be called "doctor". But I shall refer to you as simply "llg" if you so please. I have heard many good points once again. Thank you for being patie...

5. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

   NurseMark25 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

   I knew that I would receive some lashings for my opinion, and I appreciate them. Please allow me to re-iterate that nursing is not medicine. I don't think highly of those nurses who enter management or hospital administration and have nothing bette...

6. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

   NurseMark25 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

   Whoa! Dr. llg, I understand that you have a Ph.D. That's great. I pray that it is not in nursing, otherwise you have wasted your education. I am a clinical nurse. I do not theorize. I do not perform research. I do not want to be a manager. I ...

7. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

   NurseMark25 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

   Hooray for all you nurses that believe one can be a nurse without caring for a patient as if they were your mommies and daddies! Finally, it is so refreshing to see nurses that do not have that sentimental non-sense feeling about their jobs! I work...

8. Nursing is pathetic...

   NurseMark25 replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

   To the above: We are health care professionals. We carry a professional license. I am glad to see that everything is okay with you because you married a man that makes the bucks, but I believe you have missed the point. I am a MALE nurse. I prov...