SueBee RN-BSN

SueBee RN-BSN

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  1. Budget Cuts & Nursing Education

    We have a war to pay for, a nation to build, and it's not our own. Not to worry, immigrant nurses will fill the American nurses jobs, at a much lower wage. America is not the progressive country it...
  2. Do drs really look down on nurses?

    I agree with your statement. It has gotten to point that hospitals & doctors view nurses as all the same. No nurse stands out in his/her own right as being well educated, no matter how hard they...
  3. Do drs really look down on nurses?

    Many doctors don't like their work, or their life. Many, too many, doctors went to med school to become big shots, only to find themselves in thankless work, as they see it. As a result these docs...
  4. Nurses are not "allowed"

    Why do you put up with this? I would really like to
  5. Nurses are not "allowed"

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  6. Navy versus civilian nursing- pros and cons

    Go Navy! Stay Navy! Iv'e been in the navy for 15 years. Ten years full time active duty, and 5 reserves. While I enjoy the reserves, I find civilan nursing not up to the high standards of the navy....
  7. Nurses are not "allowed"

    If you all let this treatment of nurses go on, well, you get what you deserve. We teach people how to treat
  8. Nurses are not "allowed"

    I spent 10 years in the navy, and never was I required to act this way around a doctor. Military nurses are respected, and they demand it, as well as earn it. Not so outside of the
  9. RN to MD

    Community college is not the way to go for premed. Medical schoold will not accept this education, and it does not prepare the student for the MCAT. You can't take the easy way to med school, and...
  10. Lost Job because of background!!

    This was 5 years ago, have you done anything wrong after the 2001 incident? My guess is no- We have done stupid things in our demon seed years, and 20 is still the demon seed years. Be honest with...
  11. Primary Function of a Nurse

    The function of the nurse is to prevent further illness/injury to the patient. We are the eyes and ears for the NP, CNM, CRNA, and doctor. We prevent illness/injury by using the nursing process to...
  12. RN to MD

    Get your BSN, or some other 4 year degree. Find a university that has pre- professional programs, like law & medicine. If you are accepted into a pre- professional program, and you GPA &...
  13. How do you deal with lazy nurses??

    One way to deal with this problem is to comfront the nurse head on. Do your other co-workers feel this way? If so you all should get together, and address the issue with said nurse. After all this...
  14. Barnes-Jewish ASN eve and weekend program

    Their NCLEX-RN pass rate is 86%. Thats a lot of $$$ the pay for a not so good nursing education. Source: The Missouri State Board of
  15. In Missouri the PA's are in danger, and the CNM can't fully practice any longer. Even the CRNA in limited. What I find to be bigeat shame of all is that nurses give their power to these
  16. And if you see an influx of MD's, know that happy times will be over for NP's. NP's would be taking $$$ from the MD
  17. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    I'm also from the South. Have you ever ate possum? I had a patient ask me that once. I told her yes, today for lunch. Folks from the South are some of the best folks in this
  18. AANA members

    All of this makes me not want to stay in nursing. I know the AANA is strong. It's hard to be a part of a profession like nursing when another profession (medicine) is trying to stunt the growth of...
  19. Greetings Missourians/lets get to know each other

    Hi everyone! I live close to STL area. I've been a RN for 15 years. Here's what's going on- I moved here from California, after getting out of the navy- My navy experience was very positive, and I...
  20. Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

    This is wonderful
  21. We all know what it would take for better hospitals, that could keep nurses. Money is always the excuse for not moving forward.
  22. Significance of CO2 in BMP/CMP

    Now this is nursing! I know the issues nurses face are of great importance. I love it when nurses show their
  23. Do docs really even care about their patients anymore?

    If money is everything, have the family put a lawyer on the
  24. Why are others nurses rude to agency nurses?

    Frankly, many nurses have low self esteem, and just look for a reason to be nasty to anyone. They want to make themselves better than others, but it never works out for people like that. Just smile,...
  25. Do docs really even care about their patients anymore?

    I would have sent her to the ER, and put a stop to the