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  1. Concerns: Actions outside of scope of practice

    jjjoy replied to tigermonkey's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I agree. I can see the need for autonomous decision-making by the nurse. However, that being a need, it should be formally addressed and the nurse given the legal right to act as such as opposed to...

  2. How many evenings is a part-time BSN?

    jjjoy replied to ssheila's topic in General Nursing

    They didn't give you this information when you applied for the program and were accepted? Each program is different, so only they can tell you the

  3. National Health Care, Your Thoughts

    jjjoy replied to Medic15251's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Timothy, while I see your points about the drawbacks to a national health plan, I don't see your suggestions at how to create a better system. Removing ALL government interference isn't a realistic...

  4. Nurses who DON'T work in a hospital, what do you do?

    jjjoy replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    Sonoran, It sounds to me like you're more interested in things that are tangentially related to nursing, as opposed to nursing itself. The nursing degree qualifies you for entry level nursing...

  5. Need some advice from seasoned nurses

    jjjoy replied to can'twait2B1's topic in General Nursing

    In the big picture, six months isn't all that long. If there truly aren't any differences in responsibility between RNs and LPNs at your facility, perhaps that is something you can address during the...

  6. Nursing science vs. healthcare/caring science

    jjjoy replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I'd agree with that. That's why I found the initial article interesting. What it defined as "caring science" or "health care science" encompassed much of what is often considered in the realm of...

  7. Nursing science vs. healthcare/caring science

    jjjoy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I ran across an interesting article that questions the drive to carve out a unique field of "nursing science" as opposed to a more patient-centered "health care science" or "caring science." Any...

  8. New graduate nurse fired for not having experience after 30 days .....

    jjjoy replied to spiri1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think the facility is more at fault in this situation if the new grad didn't misrepresent her/himself. Newbies often don't feel truly ready for ANY position and have to have faith that the facility...

  9. No one's hiring LVN's these days

    jjjoy replied to sweetface's topic in LPN to RN

    There's also the issue of RNs who may have been explicitly taught in school that LPNs only have the most basic of training and aren't taught the why's of nursing tasks. RNs may have been explicitly...

  10. No one's hiring LVN's these days

    jjjoy replied to sweetface's topic in LPN to RN

    From an outsider view, "one year" of nursing education does sound rather minimal - no matter how intense it is. I realize that most schools have pre-reqs that may take a year to complete (assuming...

  11. National Health Care, Your Thoughts

    jjjoy replied to Medic15251's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree that there's no perfect solution. Just to keep an even perspective though, keep in mind how many nurses here prefer agency work because they don't want to deal with the day-to-day politics of...

  12. National Health Care, Your Thoughts

    jjjoy replied to Medic15251's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just to be clear, in many countries with single-payer systems the health care providers are not government employees. Instead they are reimbursed for services as they are with other health insurance...

  13. LPN = Life's Perfect Nurses

    jjjoy replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    For those who say LPNs aren't nurses - LPNs aren't RNs, that's true, but both are clearly nurses. And those who "flaunt" their degrees or spend time "looking cute" clearly shouldn't have their opinion...

  14. Does anyone really enjoy LTC?

    jjjoy replied to ihollie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's good to hear about places that support their new nurses and help them

  15. LPN = Life's Perfect Nurses

    jjjoy replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You put these concerns very well. I, too, see these issues as much of the cause of confusion and resentment between the different kinds of

  16. Does anyone really enjoy LTC?

    jjjoy replied to ihollie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good point. In my one experience with LTC as pretty much a newbie I got three days orientation and was a "float" meaning I had a different hallway of patients each shift. So not only was I trying to...

  17. Interested in ER but not quite ER material.......

    jjjoy replied to Neferet's topic in Emergency

    What setting is that? I must ask because the low-acuity settings tend to give more patients to the nurses (eg 30 patients in LTC) and thus the pace isn't really any slower and the nurses aren't any...

  18. Interested in ER but not quite ER material.......

    jjjoy replied to Neferet's topic in Emergency

    I understand the frustration with people always saying "you can't know everything." Of course not! But I can know SOMETHING... so teach me SOMETHING! In nursing school, I didn't feel like we learned...

  19. ??Is there a shortage: Nursing Supply and Demand

    jjjoy replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Or maybe it's that there aren't that many experienced OTs and PTs willing to work at those hospitals due to the conditions or pay. Perhaps experienced OTs and PTs have better options - such as working...

  20. BSN - 4-year Course Requirements?

    jjjoy replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most full-time nursing programs are at least 2 years from admission to graduation - no matter how much other coursework you've had. Nursing courses are generally in sequence (and have associated...

  21. LPN = Life's Perfect Nurses

    jjjoy replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    But without differentiating between the LPNs and RNs, how can you be specific about how LPNs impact nursing and patient care? I think it would be more clear to talk about the nursing role being...

  22. Does anyone really enjoy LTC?

    jjjoy replied to ihollie's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think I'd enjoy LTC except for the crazy ratios! Running around trying to administer meds to 30+ invalid patients in two hours is just

  23. just a little stressed

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

    I do think it can be useful to just jump on in. I never got much out of having only 1-2 patients to deal with. It does nothing for helping manage priorities. I personally would've done well to stick...

  24. BSN - 4-year Course Requirements?

    jjjoy replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You can also compare that to premed coursework. Here's one example: http://www.princetonreview.com/medical/research/articles/criteria/prereqs.asp A dilemma with preparing to apply to nursing school...

  25. ??Is there a shortage: Nursing Supply and Demand

    jjjoy replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In my opinion, bedside nursing and NP roles are so vastly different in nature that I sometimes have hard time grasping the relationship between the two! Bedside nursing is where the worst "shortage"...