Susan9608

All those "tech" that you mentioned that are only required to have an associates degree are just that - "techs". They generally have a limited job description and limited responsibility. And I don't say that to minimize what they do in any way, for...

I don't really know enough about accelerated BSN programs to have an educated opinion on them. I suppose, like anything else, it would depend on the quality of the program being offered. I think one of the most wonderful things that could happen, th...

I think that if other fields can manage, with the same sorts of issues, than so can nursing. We will need more BSN programs, if we mandate that the entry point into nursing is a BSN. But, I imagine what will happen is that universities - 4 year - wi...

I would not go so far as to say that a nurse with an ADN should be a nursing assistant. That, in my opinion, is ridiculous. Nor do I think LVNs should be shoved into a nursing assistant role. What I think would be far more beneficial to nursing as...

Perhaps in some ways this is an excellent idea - if the ADN's bachelor's degree is in something that would correspond or be useful in nursing. But if the ADN's bachelor's degree was in ... quantum physics or 19th century French poetry or something l...

I don't think this is a powerful argument against requiring a BSN as the entry point for nursing. In my area, at least, to get hired on as nursing faculty, you have to have a Masters, even for the ADN programs. If you want to be hired on for LVN fa...

What does this mean? It seems to me that if the original poster has some kind of contract keeping him in the employ of this facility, that they giving him sufficient grounds to break it by not allowing him to fulfill his hours and make a sufficient l...

It seems like you have legitimate grounds to break your contract. Perhaps you should get some legal advice on doing so, so you can get out without penalty and find a better job, rather than just being a martyr and getting a second job to supplement ...

Something doesn't sound right about this situation. Maybe it's because we are getting limited information here, or maybe it's because I can't imagine some conspiracy involving *everyone* from the other nurses to the manager to HR - that goes way be...

Sorry - decided I described an incident with too much detail and that my question is more appropriate to ask a supervisor/manager.

"My problem? You want to know what my problem is? It's funny you should ask. My problem, amazingly enough, is you ... you ******. Your problem, funnily enough, is also you. Because you're ****** crazy. And they really don't pay me enough to come in h...

Really? I had a professor in nursing school (pediatrics) who said she kept all her jot sheets for 18 years (since parents can sue until the child is 18, generally speaking) because if she was ever sued, she wanted to have something of her own to jog...

Last week, my supervisor asked me to attend a coaching class. I've alway resisted coaching brand-new grads, and she thought this would make me more comfortable. She promised the class wasn't very long and told me I'd get CEUs for going. I said oka...

I know I have to have CEUs for my license - that's not the issue. My issue is that had I realized this class was going to be 9 hours long, I would not have chosen to attend on that particular day, no matter how many CEUs were offered. When my super...

But how do I do that? If my manager won't talk to me, what do I do? Do I confront her at work and force her to talk to me about it? I hate to do something like that. Or should I go to HR since she's ignored my phone calls for 2 days now?

I understand the original poster's point of view - I really do. And I agree that no nurse should suffer verbal abuse from anyone, not a patient, not a visitor, not a doctor, not another nurse, no one. And I do agree that a supervisor should back up...

It's interesting that you said this. There was a blurb in the most recent time magazine about how some colleges (4 year universities, not community colleges) are starting to fore go or consider fore going SAT/ACT scores as part of the admission requ...

Some hospitals, like mine, have higher starting rates for their new BSN grads than they do for their experienced nurses. In the past several years, my hospital has gone through several market value increase raises just because of this. Even with th...

I suppose that's true. But I think that if it's made mandatory for all nurses to have a BSN as an entry level, perhaps steps can be taken to ease the burden of obtaining a BSN. For example, (and these are just off the top of my head, so I haven't p...

My thoughts about why a BSN is a good thing for nursing are these. Almost every other medical professional, with the exception of RTs, I believe, require that their professionals have at least a bachelors - if not more, to enter into the profession....

I went to Baylor, which has it's nursing campus in Dallas. It has a decent enough nursing program. Lots of clinical time. Good choice for a BSN program. Of course, very $$$.

Really? Then why all of this? Obviously there's *some* value to a BSN program or a) BSNs wouldn't get paid even a dime more (and I get paid $1.50/hour more than ADN nurses - and that goes up per year that I'm employed there), b) BSNs wouldn't ...

My BSN program did have a specific class on geriatrics and a specific class on community and culture, where we addressed immigration and cultural nursing. My BSN program also had significantly more clinical hours than the ADN programs in my area. I d...

I love having students! If I could tell them anything, I'd say choose my patients when choosing your patient assignment. I like to have the company and the help during the day. I love to talk about nursing, and I'll talk my students' ears off dur...

I want to be an FBI agent. I also want to work full time for PETA. That's my real dream job.