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  1. Ratios

    marie-francoise replied to nursekatie22's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see what would stop money-minded hospitals from piling on too many patients on a nurse if we don't have madated ratios. I just don't trust that, in a situation where the bottom line rules,...

  2. Ratios

    marie-francoise replied to nursekatie22's topic in General Nursing

    I'm becoming increasingly cynical about how hospitals are run. In one hospital I was in, you could not comment about the silly public relations slogan posted everywhere because you could get hauled...

  3. Working while sick- what do you think?

    marie-francoise replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    The above point isn't really that relevant. The fact that you may be contagious is the only relevant thing. Yes, I do worry about the "what if I get sick" issue re: health care as a career choice....

  4. Working while sick- what do you think?

    marie-francoise replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    In my clinical, students are sent home when they're sick, esp if they have a fever or are just outright sick (e.g., flu or any other nsaty bug). I know that in the facility one of my family members, a...

  5. Is med/surg nursing tolerable?

    marie-francoise posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello - I have a question re: med/surg. Below are my question and background info as to why I'm posing it. MY QUESTION: Do you think I will burn out quickly in the med/surg environment? BACKGROUND: I...

  6. Is med/surg nursing tolerable?

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

    Thank you, everyone, for your replies. It's reassuring to know that oncology nursing would give me many med/surg skills as well. Perhaps this will be my new plan - to go into oncology nursing straight...

  7. I no longer do direct patient care

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

    As a "second career-er" nursing student, I can totally understand, even just based on my clinicals in nursing school! It's so easy for a nurse to make very simple, understandable mistakes yet get...

  8. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

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

    Is the general public just getting, well, dumber? The scientists insist we are getting smarter as a population - something calld the Flynn Effect; but I don't buy it. Although, every generation has...

  9. Where are all the happy nurses?

    marie-francoise replied to NPs4health's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if we changed the question to, "where are all the happy bedside nurses, particularly the med/surg floor nurses?", what kind of responses we would get. Med/surg is the area I would go into (I...

  10. Positive Aspects of Nursing?

    marie-francoise replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in General Nursing

    This is reassuring since, while I myself do want to try med/surg, it scares me! And ICU does seem a great place to hone skills for CRNA work. My own plan is to start in med/surg; but I have huge...

  11. Positive Aspects of Nursing?

    marie-francoise replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in General Nursing

    I also think the advice to start in med/surg is sound advice (maybe I'll change my mind later). You get exposed to the management of all types of diagnoses, and lay a good foundation of nursing...

  12. THE WORST Experience/night of my life!

    marie-francoise replied to emmie08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That "tsk-tsking" attitude on the part of other nurses just makes me think less of them. There are a lots of nice, supportive nurses out there; but the "tsk-tskers" are just old-biddy & annoying....

  13. If not Nursing, then what????

    marie-francoise replied to my3kids's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I asked a similar question a few months ago, although I did not ask about alternative careers. Here is the link to that thread, in case it's of help:...

  14. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    marie-francoise replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    I would cringe as well if I saw such a person on the schedule with me! I think it's that kind of biddy-ish, two-faced behavior that threatens to give nursing a low-class image. When people behave...

  15. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    marie-francoise replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    True - I agree with you on those points. But I do think dissatisfaction is a first step towards change for the good. On the other hand, dealing with disagreeable people all day I'm sure gets old....

  16. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    marie-francoise replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    It's the squeaky wheel that is heard, that changes things, that points out when things are awry. Continued, forced positivity in the face of problems will not promote change. Rather, it promotes...

  17. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    marie-francoise replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    Regarding the advice to "stop the negativity" and just "leave your job already" - if all the nurses who didn't like their jobs left, we'd be left with darned few nurses. Anyway, the nursing shortage...

  18. "Nursing shortage"...definitely a step in the right direction - Loan forgiveness bill

    marie-francoise replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder what the dynamic is between the following, as far as affecting the number of nursing instructors: Nurses hating working conditions and therefore becoming instructors. vs. Nurses hating...

  19. Do you carry liability insurance?

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

    Yes. I have to have it even as a student. It's not that expensive, particularly in context of the protection you'd be getting. I think lawyers can put anyone's name on a lawsuit, even student...

  20. First Year of Nursing is Hard Because...??

    marie-francoise replied to vaileheart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This might seem naive of me - but do you think ADN programs should be changed to 1 year of pure didactic (i.e., book learning with lab), followed by 1 year of full-scale immersion-learning in...

  21. Is Joint Commission more hindrance than help?

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

    Is some (maybe much) of the excess documentation also due to 1) fear of lawsuits and 2) having to prove to Medicare that something was

  22. Nurse Abuse? Need help!

    marie-francoise replied to Davis1989's topic in General Nursing

    And, hence, the nursing

  23. Nursing Shortage Update: A Conversation With Peter Buerhaus

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

    Not a mention of the words "ratio" (as in nurse-patient) or "working conditions" in this interview? To address the nursing shortage, we need to addresss working conditions, and especially staffing....

  24. Not sure I like this...long

    marie-francoise replied to sleepyjane's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In the following thread, post #107 (under page 11) lists some of the reasons behind the problems you mention: https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/would-you-recommend-nursing-your-daughter-213148.html...

  25. Do you ever leave the floor satisfied?

    marie-francoise replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    This article on a "worry gene" may interest you: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB120035992325490045-lMyQjAxMDI4MDIwMDMyNTA5Wj.html I've also read that women are much more prone to "ruminate"...