pmcgrady

I believe the mods will understand sarcasm...

omg you guys got me. Im baiting you guys into a debate and I stole my graduate research topic on something I didn't know...my topic, which isn't broad at all and totally deserving of a graduate level paper, is that nursing is understaffed because of corporate America. Nobel peace prize material.

My coworker and I were talking about that with regard to NP programs. Less theory, more gross anatomy and pharm

I'm sure if you looked at the state where I work you could figure it out

Definitely depends where you work. I'm CVICU and we have 1 to 1 or 2 to 1 assignments and a lot of autonomy

Please share!

This is the American dream. You worked your way out of poverty. The country song think about getting married right out of high school and divorced is a personal choice though unfortunately. Studies show the having BSN prepared students leads to better outcomes. Which is why my hospital system (in the top 5 in the country) requires a BSN within 5 years of employment

I don't think nurses are quite the modern equivalent of sweatshop workers. In what other profession can you make almost 30 dollars an hour from an associates degree. Oh and also with upward mobility through tuition reimbursement programs. I think it is a pretty good gig. Could be better, which is why I started this post.

To what extent are we pitting ourselves against each other? In psychology it has been studied that marginalized groups of people (and rats) when oppressed start infighting. I believe some, not all nurses, feel marginalized and oppressed which leads to lateral violence. The question is how do we rise above it?

haha I genuinely dont have a project. But I am hoping that discussion may facilitate change. And this is a fairly large platform for a discussion. I believe there is an entire generation of new nurses that are entitled and have been told they are special and that they deserve respect without earning it. Snowflakes.

Totally agree with the whining. People need thicker skin. Facts don't care about feelings

I love what you said about personal responsibility. So true. I see way too many noncompliant diabetic and HTN pts. It's no wonder they need cardiac surgery

Bill and Melinda gates may very well eradicate the big 5 communicable diseases plaguing the world. Wouldn't mind being adopted by them.

Now that is my original question. What conditions do you want to change? And how do we go about changing them. Let's be specific about which conditions need improved and then maybe we can find a solution

So do you think a true capitalist system is the way to go?

Totally agree with this. It seems like most administrators are more interested in saving money short term. I think solving some of the issues you mentioned would have long term cost savings. Might take a while though

I apologize if you thought I was being argumentative. But I was simply stating that I don't believe something can't change. Is nursing really a no-win scenario?

OK. Let me ask it differently then. Is there something that has personally bothered you in your 40 year career that you wish you could change and that you think has the ability to change?

Link to come. Says a moderator needs to approve the link. Search Rubin Report with Ben Shapiro and jordan peterson. It is pretty long. 1 hr 45 min. but definitely worth the time

It is a rather long podcast, on broader philosophical topics but that specific quote inspired me.

I am not shutting it down at all. Saying something can't and won't change is defeatist.

What if nurses were able to provide ways to cut cost and increase quality. This would show value and maybe we would be compensated for that. I think you are being a defeatist. Sounds anticapitalist and neomarxist.

What exactly is interesting. You tried to call me out for cheating on homework when I am trying to have a substantive conversation about advancing nursing as a profession. What exactly do you think I am trying to gain? The interesting part about you is with a doctorate and 40 years of experience you should at least be able to come up with one issue that you would like to see solved. But you'd rather troll my post and say that I have some nefarious agenda.

please elaborate on how this pertains to bedside nurses and managers.

I believe coaches do both?