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1. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

   markdanurse replied to szccdw's topic in ADN/BSN

   Hello all! I just wanted to put in my 2 cents here regarding this mandatory BSN issue. There are many other fields that accept an associate's degree to perform the job successfully in healthcare (i.e. respiratory therapists, radiology technician, r...

2. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

   markdanurse replied to szccdw's topic in ADN/BSN

   Okay, Uhhh, $75,000 a year in Florida for a master's prepared social worker? That does not sound right. I know of no entities that pay that much for an MSW. A psychologist holds a PhD of PsyD in the field, not a master's degree. And you would be ha...

3. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   markdanurse replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

   Someone mentioned the ADN vs BSN motto gain. They were right...we can't seem to get nursing to agree on one academic entry level. But now we have the AACN deciding the DNP must be the minimal entry level requirement for APN's. But have any of you he...

4. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   markdanurse replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

   I agree that a 4 year Doctorate of Nursing anything should not be considered a "quick'n'dirty" doctoral degree. But a DNSc, DNP, ND, DNS, etc. is not anything close to a PhD. A PhD is a research based degree and requires a dissertation. A dissertatio...

5. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   markdanurse replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

   David, This is what I like about the PA profession versus the NP profession. Your profession does not knock the educational levels of the members of your profession and is not demanding a single entry level requirement to practice. I like the fact th...

6. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

   markdanurse replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

   Hello again. I just thought I'd point out something. Being that we are in the world of "evidence based practice", what empirical evidence did the AACN provide in the position paper it sponsored regarding the need for a Doctorate of Nursing Practice...

7. Nurses are Pathetic!!

   markdanurse replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

   Let's not attack the original poster of "nurses are pathetic" message. Let's be honest, we are. We do take abuse. We are mistreated. We are underpaid. I joke with people and tell them I had to go to college to be treated like dirt. I used to wor...

8. Is their really a nursing shortage?

   markdanurse replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Nursing

   Do BSN's think that nursing education is any easier for the ADN nurse? Yes, there are less useless prerequisite courses for the ADN. Yes, ADN's do not take Community Health Nursing, Statistics, or Research in Nursing. ADN's do take many exams, att...

9. Why nursing is going downhill fast...

   markdanurse posted a topic in ADN/BSN

   Hello fellow nursing colleagues! I thought I'd discuss some nursing issues that frankly, I find quite disturbing. Some of what I'm about to say may be inflammatory, but do not think for a second that I'm singling anyone out or a particular group out...

10. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    markdanurse replied to Brian's topic in ADN/BSN

    All right my fellow professionals. Are we getting caught up in the whole "more education means more respect and more professionalism" thing all over again? I have worked side by side with physicians for years...11 to be exact. And I have yet to ha...

11. Protect your profession...

    markdanurse posted a topic in ADN/BSN

    Hello fellow professionals, May I have your attention please. An allnurses.com user by the name of nursebrandie made a valid point in the emergency nursing subforum that I would like to discuss with all of you. We were discussing the use of paramedic...

12. paramedics in the ER

    markdanurse replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    Well said Nurse Brandie! Okay fellow professionals. Listen up, as what Brandie said makes a valid point. We must not give give up our career roles to other specialties. Any of you that do not believe this is an issue, please consider the following...

13. paramedics in the ER

    markdanurse replied to blufoxtrot's topic in Emergency

    Whoa! Hold on now Medic 173. Medics replacing a physician assistant and a nurse practitioner? I think not. Almost all PA's and NP's have master"s degrees, are trained in advanced pharmacology, advanced anatomy and physiology, differential diagnosis...

14. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    markdanurse replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral

    Hello all! I'm back with even more opinion than ever before. I am in a master's distance education program to become an FNP. I have barely started and I am going part time, which will take me 3 years. I already have professors urging me to go to C...

15. Specializing with FNP

    markdanurse replied to Chopper's topic in NP

    Siri, I want to be an FNP but work in the ER. My background is in ICU/ER nursing. But where I live, PA's are the provider of choice in the ER's. Furthermore, the BON in my state sought to clarify the NP role further by stating NP's cannot work in sp...