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    B.S. with major in nursing versus B.S.N.

    PMFB-RN replied to Jo'squestions's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Don't forget the BAN, Bachelors of Arts in
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    RN-BSN SCAM

    PMFB-RN replied to elpnla's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Wait until your CHF patient on a sodium restriction complains about you as the RN and the whole hospital for refusing to provide them with potato chips. Or when your post op patient is angry with his...
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    RN-BSN SCAM

    PMFB-RN replied to elpnla's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Outcomes? Why would we care to study outcomes? We know that patient satisfaction is what really counts, regardless of outcomes. Its patient satisfaction that determines level of reimbursement so that...
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    RN-BSN SCAM

    PMFB-RN replied to elpnla's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It may indicate that nurses are lifetime learners and in the long run make better nurses. But you seem to be the only ones who sees it that way. Mostly I see people concluding that we need BSN as...
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    RN-BSN SCAM

    PMFB-RN replied to elpnla's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The Akin study didn't separate those RNs who entered nursing with an associates or diploma and then went back for a degree later from those who entered nursing with a BSN or higher. So I don't...
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Of course it does! That is exactly the point and THE reason behind the "BSN only"
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    How long does it take a well qualified, hard working high school graduate to earn the
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I work in both Minnesota and Wisconsin and all the hospitals I work in (one full time, 3 casual) hire ADNs for staff nursing positions. Two of the 4 have "BSN preferred" on their job listings, but it...
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Staff nurse's compensation doesn't justify the investment in an MSN. It's already questionable for the BSN. Still a lot of nurses who start at $20 and hour or less. I would also add that few of...
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    I am 24 days into WGU's RN-MSN program and I love it,

    PMFB-RN replied to skoolrn's topic in Western Governors University

    Well nobody has yet said it was a problem so not sure what you are talking about. My question was one of labeling really. The RN to MSN programs I have looked at (I define that as not including a...
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Wait, wait, NOBODY said less education requirements allow us to relate to our patients. I'm wondering how much reading comprehension you learned in that university degree. There is NO discussion...
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That's not how we are going about it here in the USA, hence why there is so much opposition to BSN as entry to practice. If BSN as entry to practice was REALLY about patient safety then nursing...
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Nobody is advocating for less education to work in nursing. Nobody is saying we should come up with a new path to RN that requires less education than currently allowed, it's the opposite. Certain...
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Maybe, but it certainly goes directly against my person experience and that of my RN friends who went on to get BSNs. I found the BSN (RN to BSN) to be absurdly easy, not informative, and the...
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It doesn't take anywhere near 16 months to take a person of the street and turn them into a newly minted RN. There are a number of 12 month BSN programs in my region for people who already have a...
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Must be a local glut of nurses in your area. None of my ADN students have had a problem getting an acute care hospital job after graduation. They usually have several to choose from in
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    Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

    PMFB-RN replied to shermainenevels's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Agree the smart thing to do is to go ahead and get the degree. I do see the irony of Magnet hospitals supposedly requiring BSNs (not in my area). The worst work environments for nurses and employers...
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    What to do after an ADN. Completing BSN. Need your advice

    PMFB-RN replied to artha's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My advice is not to get a BSN. I suggest skipping it and doing RN to MSN. It can be done in 2 years or so, so it longer than a BSN, but shorter than RN to BSN to
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    I am 24 days into WGU's RN-MSN program and I love it,

    PMFB-RN replied to skoolrn's topic in Western Governors University

    If you have to get a BSN along the way, how is it an RN to MSN program? Other RN to MSN programs o have looked do not involve getting a BSN between ADN and
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    What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    PMFB-RN replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    I miss the days of hand written orders in a paper chart. Most of them were hard to read. I didn't mind, that gave me the opportunity to read it as it SHOULD HAVE been
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    Have you encountered useless residents?

    PMFB-RN replied to seks's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If don't happen to have your "doctor's stethoscope " handy you can also (and i can hear the resident gasp in horror about now), you know, TOUCH your patient and detect an irregular heart beat by...
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    Have you encountered useless residents?

    PMFB-RN replied to seks's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I assume these patients just came in off the street? Our RRT team has higher success finding PE, but we are dealing with patients already in the
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    Have you encountered useless residents?

    PMFB-RN replied to seks's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been a full time RRT RN for 5 years now. I know a PE when I see it. Obviously CT is in order to confirm. Our RRT RNS can order a STAT chest CT to R/O PE on our own per protocol. We don't need a...
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    What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    PMFB-RN replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    This breaks my heart. Its like factory workers saying they don't want decent and safe working conditions that the unions fought for back in the day. I started my nursing career wearing all white....
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    What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    PMFB-RN replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    We have a VERY old photo album in our SICU from the 80's. Lots of pictures of Surgeons smoking ON THE UNIT! Also about have of the staff wore white and the other half scrubs. Only about 1/3 of the ICU...