I don't think anyone here is trying to be "judge and jury", we are, however trained professionals who are working/ have worked in the field discussing and debating an egregious error made by a fellow...
And frightening! We are all people , with families and friends....knowing someone could continue to work as a nurse after such a life-altering episode of terrible clinical judgement is scary. There...
I am well aware of the fact that hospital administration do sometimes push for increased productivity, push for MORE MORE MORE FASTER FASTER FASTER from staff in order to keep patient satisfaction up...
catdevil27 replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing
Exactly, ADN's may not have as much classroom time as a BSN but nursing isn't just about book learning. Nursing, GOOD nusing is about critical thinking, common sense ( which is imho NOT all that...
catdevil27 replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing
ADN is here for the long haul. I'm an ADN in California, I have spent a good deal of my career supervising BSN'S in multiple settings. A specific degree doesn't make one nurse "better" than another....
catdevil27 replied to apnurserock's topic in Retired Nurses
You and me both! I remember when a surgeon who I worked with quite a bit told me while rounding with him,, that he was always happy to see one of "the old warhorses" was assigned to his patient. It...
catdevil27 replied to apnurserock's topic in Retired Nurses
I seriously doubt that the poster was using the term in a derogatory way considering she/he has 43 years of experience which is just a few years less than you list, leading me to believe this person...
catdevil27 replied to apnurserock's topic in Retired Nurses
Are you actually a nurse? Well, I certainly hope some of those "old school" nurses can find the time to help you with your grammar. It's a good thing (for some folks *ahem*) that grammar isn't...