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  1. These classes are nonsense

    jjjoy replied to HumptyDumpty's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Germ theory, gate control theory of pain, pharmacologic receptor theory, thermal wound theory, Virchow's triad of thrombus

  2. priority question about MI patient

    jjjoy replied to anon456's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I can't say for the NCLEX, but in class, sometimes it seemed that questions like that were primarily as evidence of how difficult nursing school was since even the best students could get that kind of...

  3. Anyone going into nursing because of an interest in science?

    jjjoy replied to Skips's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Many nursing positions will keep you up and running. So that part would be a good fit! Personally, as a science junkie, I found some of the nursing coursework frustratingly cursory. You've got a very...

  4. Caring for the Chart or the Patient?

    jjjoy replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I like that example!

  5. To the accelerated (A-BSN) students: Any regrets?

    jjjoy replied to xInspiredx's topic in General Students

    If you're really concerned about what your experience in the program will be, instead of worrying accelerated 1 yr BSN versus traditional junior-year acceptance 2-yr BSN program, just find out about...

  6. How do you let a friend know a nursing position isn't what she thinks it is?

    jjjoy replied to LRyder's topic in General Students

    What angers me about programs such as the one your friend signed up for is the incredibly high prices and the encouragement of taking on big loans in addition to making sometimes very misleading...

  7. Time to call a duck a duck?

    jjjoy replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I still tend to see it as that a nurse manager is a nurse who is practicing management of nurses and the provision of nursing care... not practicing nursing per se. Similarly, school principals are...

  8. Wondering if I should change to nursing

    jjjoy replied to faint.perfection's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maybe consider getting pre-reqs for an accelerated 2nd bachelor's BSN program while finishing up a bachelor's? If grades are your main concern, I would expect 2nd bach programs to take into...

  9. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    jjjoy replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just for the record, I'm not making the argument that I posed... though those Miami Dade program pre-reqs didn't look very rigorous compared to other PA programs I'm more familiar with. I'm sure that...

  10. Does Having CNA Exp Help so Much in Nursing School?

    jjjoy replied to proudmommy's topic in General Students

    Absolutely necessary? No. Benefitial for many? Yes. Benefitial for you? Maybe. Best option for you? Let me check my crystal ball... (wish I had a crystal ball for myself, too!!) For myself, in...

  11. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    jjjoy replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I suppose it does make a difference what exact programs one attends. Some nursing programs include more than 2 years of clinical. Some nursing programs don't. Some nursing programs allow students to...

  12. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    jjjoy replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The fact that some PA programs appear to have fairly minimal requirements for physician assistant school and just two years of training could be used to argue that some PA programs are too skimpy in...

  13. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    jjjoy replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree. My point was simply that it *is* possible to complete all RN clinical hours and nursing content in one

  14. Time to call a duck a duck?

    jjjoy replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Zippy - I think the debate over thinking of nursings as a "profession" vs a "trade" is a seperate issue from the quality of nursing education in the US. Heck, training for nursing as a trade would...

  15. Should I quit nursing school...?

    jjjoy replied to jfisher23's topic in General Nursing

    While the market for new nurses is not great right now, the odds still are pretty good overall. It's not like any other majors out there offer any better assurances in the short term to land a decent...

  16. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    jjjoy replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    PA education is three years dedicated specifically to PA education. Bio majors, in addition to their biology coursework, also have taken gen ed, bio pre-reqs, related upper division coursework and any...

  17. Time to call a duck a duck?

    jjjoy replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The following is cut and paste from another related thread.... https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/i-dont-want-192019-page16.html Originally Posted by eriksoln Yep, that's how I tend...

  18. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

    jjjoy replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, that's how I tend to see it as well. Similarly, a nurse manager is a nurse who in their role as a manager is practicing management, not nursing. A nurse researcher is not practicing nursing when...

  19. Time to call a duck a duck?

    jjjoy replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Good points. As I continue to think on this... it would seem that practitioners of the venerated "true professions" precisely are (at least in idealized imagingings) NOT required to do all the grunt...

  20. Time to call a duck a duck?

    jjjoy replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The irony is appreicated! Maybe they were on the right track but didn't quite nail it. To me it seems that the desire to be considered a "true profession" tripped up nursing leaders as the profession...

  21. Time to call a duck a duck?

    jjjoy replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    But why do schools even feel that the need to present these arguments to "prove" that nursing is a profession? I know my school very explicitly and deliberately taught this exact argument. But why?...

  22. New Grads Today v. New Grads From Years Ago

    jjjoy replied to sj73201's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And yet... being 100% prepared before taking a patient can also contribute to education-practice gap, no? Nurses *do* have to able to provide safe care without knowing every last thing about a patient...

  23. I tested positive for benzo and i do not take benzo help

    jjjoy replied to kendel's topic in General Nursing

    Take a deep breath. It sounds like perhaps they are running a confirmation that may test out negative. And if it does show positive, the company may still be okay with a re-test. If the confirmation...

  24. Pros and Cons

    jjjoy replied to FutureRN618's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just curious... why not pursue a PhD in

  25. Pros and Cons

    jjjoy replied to FutureRN618's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm curious if your main passion is criminology and corrections nursing sounds good mostly for the job security, good pay and benefits aspect. If so, I'd suggest spending the next few years trying to...