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  1. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    marie-francoise replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    The VERY best of luck!

  2. There is no nursing shortage!

    marie-francoise replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    And all that plus the chronic, institutionalized understaffing... does it matter what kind of education one has? Diploma, ADN, BSN, MSN, etc.... Just seems as though one has to be human to feed the...

  3. Need some reassurances

    marie-francoise replied to lovemeformexox's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes - the nursing shortage is here, and deepening, because nurses are leaving the bedside. Understaffing is a huge issue, as are excessive requirements for charting and documentation, too-long shifts,...

  4. I failed my first clinical!

    marie-francoise replied to breakin_moon's topic in General Nursing

    Awful! All that energy expenditure, and to be dismissed out of hand by a clinical instructor on such measly grounds? To have taken all those pre-requisites, done all those homework assignments,...

  5. Need some reassurances

    marie-francoise replied to lovemeformexox's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Actually, the site's back up. I guess maybe I'm paranoid! Just that the timing was exquisite... Anyway, I would take all those negative comments with a grain of salt, because most people who use...

  6. Letter to Congress: ANA "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" campaign

    marie-francoise replied to marie-francoise's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't deny that this might be schlock gussied up as substance - BUT some aspects of it do ring true. More importantly, at least it will increase awareness of the problem of nursing understaffing...

  7. Letter to Congress: ANA "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" campaign

    marie-francoise replied to marie-francoise's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Although I personally would prefer more broadly applicable ratios, across SETTINGS as opposed to units, although I don't trust hospitals/units to staff adequately.... That said... This represents an...

  8. Letter to Congress: ANA "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" campaign

    marie-francoise replied to marie-francoise's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks. Although I'm a bit surprised that others on this board haven't responded. This affects all nurses, and all patients - all of us. This is such a simple way to try to make a difference in...

  9. Need some reassurances

    marie-francoise replied to lovemeformexox's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    P.S. Please don't ever, ever get depressed over other nurses saying they hate their jobs. Yes, there are deep problems in nursing working conditions today. BUT not all workplaces are horrible - many...

  10. Need some reassurances

    marie-francoise replied to lovemeformexox's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey - I found out just yesterday - March 20, 2008 - that the "About My Job" site you're mentioning is no longer accessible! Just one day after this post. I have always accessed the successfully...

  11. Letter to Congress: ANA "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" campaign

    marie-francoise replied to marie-francoise's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Anyone else? This offers some way to try to improve

  12. Letter to Congress: ANA "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" campaign

    marie-francoise replied to marie-francoise's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Has anyone else sent in this letter to ANA/Congress re: safe staffing, or is planning to?

  13. Letter to Congress: ANA "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" campaign

    marie-francoise replied to marie-francoise's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    P.S. Thanks for sending the

  14. Letter to Congress: ANA "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" campaign

    marie-francoise replied to marie-francoise's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You're welcome. But true thanks goes to BrokenRNheart for introducing this link to this

  15. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    marie-francoise replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Indeed it does. Moderators, can you make this ANA "Safe Staffing" link into a sticky? If others could respond to it saying they've submitted the message to the ANA, then we'd have an idea as to volume...

  16. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    marie-francoise replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I know... I must admit I'm kind of disappointed at the non-response, too. And many of those 40-something replies are from the same people. I mean, submitting the ANA letter is "solidarity lite". If...

  17. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    marie-francoise replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    If anyone has sent in their message to the ANA, please let us know via this thread - it would be nice to get an idea of the volume of messages being sent by ANA to

  18. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    marie-francoise replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    If others could please take a look at the pre-made message about safe nursing staffing at the LINK BELOW (you can modify the message as you like). The ANA will send the message for you to your...

  19. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    marie-francoise replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Just sent in my message, adding text to make it more emphatic as well as adding those caveats you were mentioning about the need to protect nurses who speak up for patient

  20. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    marie-francoise replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - I do see your point. I've sent the message, also adding text to make it more emphatic and adding the caveats about protecting nurses who speak up for patient

  21. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    marie-francoise replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    While I think this may be a first step, I don't know if I agree with the proposal to leave it up to specific units to determine staffing ratios, as what looks like is proposed by "Safe Staffing Saves...

  22. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    marie-francoise replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I've noticed the same thing in many articles/news shows about the nursing shortage: an almost determined failure to mention the REAL reason behind the shortage - i.e., few want to persist in the field...

  23. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    marie-francoise replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    True - and hospitals seem to spend so much money on "polishing the turd" - i.e., making things look pretty despite understaffing, hiring consultant groups to advise on how to increase "customer...

  24. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    marie-francoise replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    BrokenRNHeart, THANK YOU for telling the truth. I am not an R.N. or LPN; but I do beg the R.N.'s and LPN's out there to try to get together to fight "City Hall" - namely, our completely money-driven...

  25. Have Decided Against Nursing As A Career

    marie-francoise replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    My gut is telling me your quality of life will NOT be decreased by not going into nursing. So, please don't regret it too much. It seems bedside nursing especially is a stressful field, and that job...