outcomesfirst BSN, RN

Thirty years later, same sad story - but not every place is like this. You can do something about this. First - nurture yourself. When you are off work - be off. Go to the gym, read novels, fish, hike, swim, watch TV. Eat healthy. Have a variety of...

i urge you to continue looking hard in ca. i was a grad there and worked a few years before leaving - it really cemented who i am as a nurse today - and i do plan to return to ca. as a military spouse i have worked all over the states and out of the...

For the first time I noticed 14 people viewing "research" thread at the same time. Where are you and what's up?

I am also curious. My spouse is getting ready to retire from the army after 26 years. Our last child enters college next fall. I am 48 y/o, an RN MSN with (OMG) 28 years experience (with the army life, you name it, I have done it.) Certified CCRN, CE...

i would like to solicit some feedback. i am not sure if this blog has a polling feature, if it does please redirect me. what are the top three priorities for nursing researchers today? please use only one or two words. for example: recruitment, p...

Do you maintain membership in professional associations? I am disappointed in the bahavior of several nursing orgs (ANA, AACN, ENA - lack of leadership/policy/inability to move forward - actually I left AACN years ago after they started offering AID...

Consider strongly a MSN with a major in leadership. CNO roles are now being redefined. Magnet now requires DONs/CNOs to hold a masters in nursing. MBAs came up in the 80s-90s, when hospitals became profit driven - yes a MSN will get you what you need...

Thirty plus years and the rhetoric has not changed..........when will nursing get a grip on this? Innovate, redesign, think out of the box, and change this self destruct pattern.

Breathe. Be kind. Be quiet. Get a small journal and carry it with you - write notes to yourself about issues/problems/change. Identify the top 3 priorities of your leader and contemplate how you can influence them to the good for everyone. Identify y...

A 'Research Coordinator' may mean many things. Read the job description carefully and research those you will be working for. A physician? A Site Managment Organization (SMO)? A Hospital? Acadamia? Look at each institution - how long have they been...

I hate to be negative, but this is the reality. Your physical problems are probably an issue already...I would not discuss them with anyone...You need to examine your physical issues, but that is another discussion - no employer is going to want to ...

You must leave this position. You are in a no win situation. You have talked to the manager and HR - if they were going to help, they would have. Now you are a target, and let me stress this, by everyone. I'm sorry, this is how it is. Be happy, ...

Pure nursing research is very difficult to find. In my experience, nursing research - i.e: intervention testing/evaluation, efficacy measurement, outcomes, theory...etc. is conducted by academic nurses - professors etc. in addition to their teaching...

Also look at what references the author used in the article. Read those articles. Are they opinion leaders in the field? Has the work been validated? Is this a peer reviewed journal? Does the article answer questions or leave the reader wanting to...

I would encourage every student seeking clarification on how to write a research problem, understanding qualitative versus quantitative, or searching for a research topic to speak with their instructor. You are paying for an education and if you are ...

The SOCRA website has some practice questions. http://www.socra.org/ I would not buy the book, but when you register for the exam they will send it. The same material is also available on line at the FDA and ICH The FDA CDER web has easy access to...

I have worked in two union facilities and my conclusion is that union rules trump health care delivery. From the basics of who and when trash cans get emptied to the model of nursing care delivery and mandated overtime - unions (in my experience) hu...

Nursing offers a world of opportunity. The wonderful thing about our education and experience is that it provides us with a unique skill set. Instead of thinking what can I do outside of nursing, ask yourself "what can I do that will let me apply m...

Possible solutions: (From my personal perspective) 1. Respect is both given and earned from within. I would not work in an environment that did not provide a level of respect to me and those around me. If I found myself in such a situation I would...

It really depends what you want career wise, and where you want to work - 10, 20 years ago it was the MBA. It may still be MBA in rural areas. I think nursing leadership has developed into many skilled tasks (direct care, assessment, resource manag...

Duke has an excellent program. I disagree with the pos re: CCRC is the same education as a Masters in Clinical Research - the program teaches everything from drug discovery, regulatory and global affairs to business management and people skills. Th...

Actually, maybe the water in the river has a poison making the tree ill, or maybe there is a problem in the house or barn. My point was a sociological perspective considers factors outside of the obvious physical framework. I think seeking to unders...

Stumbled across this post. As valid today as before. After spending a few years conducting the type of research discussed here, I would share my conclusions (the data is published, but my not politically correct analysis is not) - High quality care =...

Life is about relationships. Nursing, Stock Brokers, Walmart, Fire Department, Teaching, Politics, husbands, wives, second cousins twice removed, and the homeless standing by the freeway. I would encourage everyone posting in this topic to think ab...

Think of the medical model as a tree with a trunk and many branches. Think of the sociological model as a tree, in a pasture with horses and sheep, with a river on one side and a house on the other, and a barn in a field, with a road.......