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Hoolahan. Please note the word volunteers in the statement used by the Lutheran pastor. So again I ask you to show us all how much you are really committed to your "calling". In other words, put your money where your mouth is. Here are a couple of s...

Nurs4kids, I never stated I was an atheist. I take care of my own religious and spiritual needs in other ways, but not at work. I view my job in the same light as almost every other person employed in other careers in health care. Health care is a ...

At the time I decided to pursue nursing as a career, all of the data and the present, at that time, conditions were an incitement. I actually saw a future in nursing. It was a very creditable option for someone who wanted to make a career choice. ...

I can honestly say I did not get into nursing as a religious or spiritual calling. I did know that I would have to help people and that it was something that I could do. In fact I am very good at it, but I do not feel the need to suffer because my ...

Every time I hear this debate about how more education is going to lead to increased respect and professionalism, there are two relevant topics that come to mind. One is the african-american physician who was a pioneer in the field of hematology and ...

Hey give us the name and location of the hospital and maybe someone can find out how much the CEO has been bringing among other things. Every time I hear this kind of thing it is usually followed by a pay or benefit cut, but interesting enough the CE...

The ANA subject was something I did not want to tackle as well, but once it was implied as a regulatory body that has minimal professional support. That false hood had to be clarified. The state and individual hospital standards of care do take prec...

OK, lets get one thing straight off the bat. One million visits to or clicks on a to a web site does not actually mean one million separate people. Could be one hundred thousand people at ten visits a month or ten thousand people at one hundred vi...

You can also check out the sites of the California State Nurses Association, Maine Nurses Association, and Massachusetts State Nurses Association. All of these State associations have severed ties with the ANA. There is one more, but I can not reme...

"I think maybe part of our problem is that as women, many of us were broght up to be "nice" and not get angry and always put others needs before our own. So it's tough for some to switch gears and start looking out for ourselves instead of everyone e...

This is not a personal slam, but this is one of the basic problems in our profession. Too many nurses feel and act this way. So instead of taking matters into our own hands, we want to write the congress, the president, or some how enlist the genera...

Brandy, You did not step on my toes nor were my comment meant to be a personal attack. We do need to find a way to end the bickering about BSN vs ADN vs diploma RNs. It always seems to come down to 2 things. One is actual nursing knowledge and th...

Why not a second more intense N-CLEX exam that would test the knowledge base equivalent to a BSN nursing focused curriculum? This would allow those with BSNs to prove their superior knowledge base and would also allow those without a BSN the opportu...

OK, now this is getting way over board here. Now we have people saying that any of these non nursing focused classes makes a person a better nurse. Evidently, assessment and other nursing skills can be improved by taking "Astronomy 101, Music Appr...

I have to agree with the intention and the logic behind making a BSN a requirement, but I have to disagree based on reality. When and how is a liberal humanities class such as "Ancient Roman Architecture 101", and "Piano 101" actually going to uplift...

emergency, "I work in a fairly large ER, 44 beds, decent staffing ratios, usually 3-6 pts per RN," I can see why you are tired. How can you say that 6 patients to 1 RN is decent staffing in an ER setting? I know that it might have been what you hav...

SbRN2002 Please do not keep your mouth shut. This is an excellent learning opportunity for you as well as everyone else. I understand your reasons and meaning behind what you have said. Your intentions are very honorable. Now let us brake down some...

Ohbet, First of all there is nothing at all wrong with you. I would almost bet that like a lot of us you have not actually changed the way you have lived since you became a nurse. This includes personal and recreational routines. The only exceptio...

Thewhip, Ok, confess. you are one the ones who see nursing as a calling, right? You believe that in order to be a good nurse, you should make personal sacrifices and allow your self to suffer, right? In some way, you see nursing as a religious and/o...

N Smith_RN, I do not work on your floor, but I have worked in many areas of nursing like it. It does not matter how good of a nurse you are as long as someone has it out for you. Many times you do not have a clue as to who it is. If someone does no...

First of all, N_SmithRN there is nothing wrong with you or your attitude. You are so right in saying that we as a group and individually should be treated much better. Not only by our patients, their families, visitors, our bosses, and all the othe...

Rdhdnrs, I was not attacking you personally. I was responding to the statement which you made (the price we have to pay for our calling) and everything it implies. This is the statement you made. Unfortunately there are other nurses and others who ...

Kday, You are right in that it is a condition of employment which we agreed to when we took positions as staff nurses. It is not the price we pay for our calling. I never agreed to be treated like a dog when someone suddenly decided to change the r...

quote: the price we pay for our calling. > I do not think I misunderstood this statement or the intention behind it in your first post. You were quite clear in basically saying that nurses should not complain too much and should accept personal ...

Oh My God!!! It is people who have attitudes like yours that have helped to make, or should I say trapped, the nursing profession in the mid evil ages. This calling you refer and many others refer to is an excuse and a means which is used against us ...