kstaffeil

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1. Nursing burn-out

   kstaffeil replied to Mandy LVN's topic in Home Health

   There are lots of positions that are not bedside nursing,

2. Union! yes/no

   kstaffeil replied to nurserynurse55's topic in General Nursing

   I believe union status reduces nurses from professionals to tradesmen. CHanges and standards need to come from within our own profession and individually

3. Are nurses professionals ?

   kstaffeil replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   Magnet status is no m ore than Hospital PR

4. Are nurses professionals ?

   kstaffeil replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   Don't know how I'm going to deal with this. In all my work I have been professional. I didn't go to school to be treated like a CNA. (No jab on CNA's, I was one and we couldn't do without them. I'm talking about Hospital management and administra...

5. Are nurses professionals ?

   kstaffeil replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   You are not on a limb. If nurses were treated as professionals and held to professional standards those who are not professional wouldn't cut it! P.S. I have a daughter and gandson in Ireland.

6. Are nurses professionals ?

   kstaffeil replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   Those of that take pride in our profession should have some recourse.

7. Are nurses professionals ?

   kstaffeil replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   and employers wonder why no one wants to work on the floor?!?!?

8. Are nurses professionals ?

   kstaffeil replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   I believe this relates well to my comments. Treated as professionals, perform as professionals or your job is in jeoprady

9. Are nurses professionals ?

   kstaffeil replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   Did we ever gain ground? Who is working on changing this so nurses stay in the profession? I have enough previous business experience to go into another aspect of HEalthcare but I did pay for all the schooling to become a nurse.

10. Why not manage nurses like professionals?

    kstaffeil replied to kstaffeil's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for getting back to me! I have another question.. If I would specialize in LTC, Rehab, geriatrics this early in my career how would I get the ACLS and additonal clinical experience I need?

11. Why not manage nurses like professionals?

    kstaffeil posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm 10 months into my second career as a registered nurse. In my previous career I managed departments of people for 20 years. If I had treated and managed my department co-workers as I've seen professional nurses treated I would have been doing the ...

12. Is this average class score in Patho normal?

    kstaffeil replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    We needed an 83 and were told there was an 85% fail rate. 50% dropped out to get a different instructor. Those of us who made it were surprised at our grades. Turned out that if we did all weekly papers, research papers, asked questions, he was gr...

13. Rio Salado online Pathophysiology tests

    kstaffeil replied to slaterd's topic in Arizona

    I feel for you and Pathophysiology but I can tell you the more you learn and retain in this course the easier future courses and clinicals will be. Our instructor was tough and we complained during the course but thanked him after we used his informa...

14. Kstaf

    kstaffeil posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi...I'm Kathy and I just graduated Dec. 06. I'm working Med Surg as a GN and will take NCLEX 2/14?!?!?!?!? I'm nervous but at 56 years of age I'm sure I've been through worse. Work is going well but I'm looking for input on time mgt. Does anyone u...