jingy

I went to an RN program that wouldn't even qualify as a bad lvn program. No kidding.

I wonder how many amongst the non-nursing public will know what most of those initialisms stand for when they see it on a badge and no matter what order they're in.

How about a pair of very plain, inexpensive stud earrings? Maybe you could find some in the shape of a caduceus. In any case, they would be reminiscent of the "cap tacs" used in the days of yore.

***Thank you, psychomachia!!*** That's all I heard in my BSN program, and most importantly at the expense of learning how to do important procedures. I left nursing to get a masters in library science, and haven't heard the words "unitary", "biopsychosocial", and "conceptualization" since.

I went attended a BSN program in the '70s so my reply might not be that relevant, but I would like to vent regarding this matter. The program I attended had an attrition rate of 75%. Starting in the sophomore year we were assigned to varying clinical settings, but were instructed to interviewing technique and process recordings in all of them *at the expense of training in actual procedures*. I was on the dean's list but but because I had no practice in doing many procedures I was quite nervous about doing them and was told to take a year off and work as an LPN and then return to the BSN program. (I sat for the LPN boards when I became eligible.) Well, since I felt this program hadn't adequately prepared me to do LPN procedures even after three years, I decided to leave nursing altogether and went on to get my masters in library science. During my experience in this BSN program I always felt I was being prepared to be a social worker and not a nurse. I respect social work but that is not what I wanted to be. I still think about nursing a lot and wonder whether more clinical practice would have given me more confidence. The program I was in literally gave lip service to procedures, had us interview, interview, interview and then sprung us on the floor and said "Be a nurse!" Not only did I feel cheated, but it was not a safe approach to nursing education. I also felt this particular program did everything in its power to discourage people from becoming nurses. I think the more clinical practice you have the better.

I sympathize with your being unhappy with your class pin. I have a collection of about forty-six pins, which I collected over a lifetime from vintage jewelry dealers, e-bay, and flea markets. These pins vary greatly in the quality of design, but the nicest I think is a very old one from Albany Hospital Training School for Nurses. It was made by Tiffany, and has the lamp of knowledge on a shield which is superimposed on a very naturalistic-looking rose. The name of the school is in gold in an orange enamel circle around the periphery of the pin. I never got a pin from the BSN program I attended since I was obliged to leave in the third year. I did pass the LPN boards, however, and went on to get a Masters in Library Science. The journal "RN" once published a calendar with photos of hundreds of pins from all over the country. The most intriguing are those that one can't even tell are nursing school pins. Some are very beautiful - but not all. Pins don't seem to be very important any more, but I think a nurse deserves a beautiful pin to symbolize all the hard work she went through.

I am a former US nurse turned reference librarian (MLS), and am very interested in nursing traditions. In photos I see nurses wearing "butterfly" caps or caps with fan folds in the back. Can someone kindly provide detailed information on how these were made and fastened together? Thanks

Why is it that where there used to be problems there are now issues? You never hear the word "problem" anymore. When I called the customer support line of the manufacturer of my printer they asked me "Are you having *issues* with your printer?" And I said no, the d__n thing doesn't work - that's not at issue at all." Is the word "issue" more PC? Does it sound nicer to say you have an issue rather than a problem? Does it mean something different to say one has weight issues rather than a weight problem? When your car doesn't start, do you have an issue with it? When would you use the word "issue" and not the word "problem"? Thanks.

Wait a minute! I'm still trying to conceptualize the unitary biopsychosocial aspects of sciencing when I operationalize thematic abstractions of interpersonal phenomena! Nursinglish is great!

Wait a minute! I'm still trying to conceptualize the unitary biopsychosocial aspects of sciencing when I operationalize thematic abstractions of interpersonal phenomena! Nursinglish is great!