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  1. readers digest? nursing shortage!!!

    ainz replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    Good points made so far in this thread. Even more reason to aggressively attack the core issues driving nurses out of nursing. Many nurses already feel and behave like downtrodden victims and we...

  2. Male Nurses Discrimination

    ainz replied to Boomer Sooner's topic in General Nursing

    I am male and have been an RN since 1985. I have openly been made fun of by patients because I was doing "women's work," accused of being gay, and I firmly believe I was passed over for some...

  3. Come On!!

    ainz posted a topic in General Nursing

    Said it so much lately I'll just make it a thread. The attitude that we are poor, downtrodden, and helpless victims of the evil and all powerful administration is OLD, TIRED, AND PATHETIC!!! We are...

  4. Non-nursing B.S. what's my move B.S.N or ADN??

    ainz replied to lulu4's topic in General Nursing

    I get flamed alot for my view on this. Here is a question in response to your comment that you already have a BS and is a BSN necessary to become a nurse. If you already had a doctoral degree and...

  5. Come On!!

    ainz replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors practice medicine, thus the American Medical Association (AMA), Nurses practice nursing, thus the American Nursing Association (ANA). Put it all together and it is healthcare, not just medical...

  6. Nurses caps!

    ainz replied to FERTMYRTOBRN's topic in General Nursing

    First I am a guy and I don't think I have ever seen a nurses' cap made for men!! Second, just for me, it symbolizes the "old school" when nurses mopped floors, did windows, etc. (some of us may still...

  7. Newbie

    ainz replied to manda_0323's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations and welcome to nursing and the

  8. Health carrers I can obtain in less than a year?

    ainz replied to jgg765's topic in General Nursing

    Why in less than a year? What is your goal in

  9. Cursing Ourselves

    ainz posted a topic in General Nursing

    The problems with nurses' working conditions and the shortage are complex. Not simplifying but focusing on one element here. However, I will simplify to some extent to illustrate my point. The...

  10. Come On!!

    ainz replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    BINGO!!!!!!!!!

  11. PRN vs Independent Contract

    ainz replied to AnneRn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    State law varies regarding workers comp and benefits etc. If you are an independent contractor then you should have a contract that describes the relationship you have with the company or office....

  12. Whats happening to the nursing profession?

    ainz replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    And in the 2000's we are subjected to both in addition to the OIG. And still, none of helped anything. Again, economics and greed drive the problems. Everyone wants more money, including nurses so we...

  13. Come On!!

    ainz replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that unions and staffing ratios are necessary for the shorter term but my experiences have been that nurses usually stop there. Just so you know, I am not one to just talk, ask, complain, and...

  14. Come On!!

    ainz replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    Is nursing really heading in the right direction? How so? Back in the 1950s the ANA had a membership of approximately 55% of the nurses in this country. Why did they lose that support? I am not railng...

  15. Come On!!

    ainz replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    Excellet point Todd. Again, my concerns with the ANA are 1) Why is nursing in the shape it is in today if the ANA ha been our advocate? 2) Why are only 6% of the 2 million or so nurses members? This...

  16. Cursing Ourselves

    ainz replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    In the eyes of administrations, corporate leadership, believe me, we are. Unfortunately, these guys currently have the power. I received criticism lately that I advocate that a positive attitude is...

  17. Nursing Shortage

    ainz replied to kyccunurse's topic in General Nursing

    How about this as food for thought. There really is not a shortage of nurses!! The shortage is getting the nurses to work in the hospital as employees of the hosptal. Currently there is an adequate...

  18. Come On!!

    ainz replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your interest and posts!! Yes I advocate ALL nurses joining a nursing association that is nationwide and focuses on general issues that affect all nurses regardless of area of practice and...

  19. Come On!!

    ainz replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    I think the membership in ANA makes a huge statement. On the one hand it could mean that ANA is very ineffective and nurses do not support it. I kind of doubt this given that several other...

  20. Nursing Shortage

    ainz replied to kyccunurse's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the BB. There are literally thousands of threads on this subject. Makes for some interesting and informative reading.Take a look at some. Again, welcome and hope you will be active in...

  21. Beginning to hate home health

    ainz replied to lyv33's topic in Home Health

    As a matter of fact we already have an association in place but no one is a member. It is the ANA. Of the 2 + million nurses in the USA only 6% are members. They have been very ineffective in...

  22. Come On!!

    ainz replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the responses!! An yes cannoli, I am in administration, and your point is . . . . .? First, I am a RN and a die hard advocate for nursing and advancing the profession, that is why I am in...

  23. Beginning to hate home health

    ainz replied to lyv33's topic in Home Health

    Balanced Buget Act has done a number on healthcare period. Feds are spending too much money on healthcare and are forcing reimbursement reductions to hospitals and other providers like home health. So...

  24. Whats happening to the nursing profession?

    ainz replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes we must learn to speak the language. The attitude of being downtrodden victims is tired and pathetic. We are better than that and have more power than that. COME ON

  25. Whats happening to the nursing profession?

    ainz replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be rude but what a negative, pessimistic, and hopeless attitude. Attitudes like this perpetuate the issues and will ALWAYS work to keep nursing as it is. Come