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    Is EPIC coming to your facility??....

    PMFB-RN replied to NYRN08's topic in Nursing Informatics

    *** The thing to remember about computerized charting is that it is desinged to make life easier for those who pull the data OUT. Little thought seems to have been given to those of us who have to...
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    I hate what's happening to nursing...

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

    *** I agree with you on the complaining. The ironic thing is that hospital ENCOURAGE job hoping by providing financial incentives to do so. In most hospitals a nurse who is hire with 5 years of...
  3. PMFB-RN

    I hate what's happening to nursing...

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

    it is hard to believe that you would only do something to benefit your patients only after a doctor does it too. *** there is no discussion on actions that benefit patients. we are discussing...
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    I hate what's happening to nursing...

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

    *** People in health care???????? Are you telling us that where you work the physicians have scrips too? Or do you mean nurses and other lowly functionaries? I will consider scripts AFTER I see...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    *** I don't know any of my classmates. It was a long time ago and I went to school in a different part of the state than where I work now and I was the only male in my class. I do work with a lot of...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    *** I know that the community college is the path the RN practice taken by the vast majority of men I know in nursing. You are right about the accelerated BSN programs. They do tend to bring in...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    *** No, we took the same path when we were LOOKING FOR AN EDUCATION. When that was what I was looking for I was picky about the school I attended. When I want to get my BSN I was just looking to get a...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    *** i didn't spend much time looking into rn to bsn programs. when i was looking for an education for my first bachelors degree i very carefully picked the school. i received both my bachelors...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    *** I am curious why you are seeking to prevent others from following the exact same path into RN practice you
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    The whole point of BSN only entry to practice for RNs is to exclude as many men and other non-traditional types of people from the field of nursing as possible as far as I can
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    *** We don't have a different approach to education. When I was looking for an education I was very careful about the school I picked. I attained an education at that school when I earned my first...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    *** I didn't go to the University of Phoenix or one of the for profit online schools. I went to a University of Wisconsin program that was most certainly not desined to require a little as possible....
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    you've often posted about how little you learned in your rn-bsn program. has it occurred to you, that if you chose another program instead of the "18months of easy, part time, online classes" you...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    aside from some of the senior nurses who would most likely be grandfathered in, anyone who recently entered the profession will require their bsn at some point, if they hope to advance. *** i would...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    *** At our local AACN meeting we were shown a soon to be published study that was done at Parkland in Texas. It shows that critical care patients had better outcomes when cared for my RNs with CCRN...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    I bet that an OT with a masters would be paid significantly more than an OT with a bachelors *** Uh, no they do not. The BS prepared OT's are the older ones with more years of service and experience...
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    New Grads at VA Hospital

    PMFB-RN replied to SeychelleRN's topic in Government, Military

    *** Veterans do get preference points. Either 5 or 10 depending on the nature of your service. Veterans years of service also counts towards retirement but you must "buy the time back". It's easy and...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    i think that although some nurses believe that there is not much more knowledge to gain in a bsn program than they can from nursing experience,. *** they believe that because it's true. i am in a...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    *** Travel nursing within the USA in particular could care less about BSN. I have done several travel contracts with a couple different companies as well as a lot of per diem and they never even ask...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    Then why does the US Healthcare system see the need to give incentives for 2 more years of school for OTs, PTs, Pharmacists, etc? Yes, they get paid more than we do, they control their profession, ***...
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    I hate what's happening to nursing...

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

    *** for me nursing is all those things. compared to my last two careers (army infantry medic then dairy farmer) nursing is _easy_. i enjoy it, i get to help people who need it the most, i have...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    "i could not agree with this." *** i was playing devil's advocate. "just because someone has a msn does not make them a better nurse." *** i respectfuly submit that i thought that was so obvious as...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    *** Ya, that's what I said. However I think there is PLENTY of money in the system. I am curious as to why BSN only would NOT increase wages to the point of becoming a burden to the system that you...
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    Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

    PMFB-RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    *** So should we. The entry for RN practice should be the direct entry masters. To go to nursing school a student should first have to obtain a relivent undergrad degree (imagine nurse managers who...