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Add CNN, CNBC and msnbc to that list. They're all ridiculous, esp Beck and O'Donnell.

Well there is a cure for that. Come Nov 2, if they have the word incumbent beside their name vote for the other candidate. I suspect that if enough lose their cushy government jobs with government insurance some changes will be made:yeah:.

Craft-I like that and you're right-sometimes it does feel like magic. I think that's why I've always viewed nursing as a calling. It's where you're supposed to be and you couldn't be anything else. Some of the most miserable(emotional and skills) nurses I know are the ones who 'settled' for nursing. And yes I just :redbeathe my job.

I guess my first response is Why is a nursing student giving meds to 17 patients at all? This is almost impossible under the best of circumstances with a experienced nurse. Why are we trying to run nurses out of nursing before they're even out of school?

I'm will be starting in a CNL program next year. From what I'm reading here the CNL is being used as entry into nursing were you're at. Here you have to be an experienced RN to get accepted. The CNLs are supposed to be coordinating care laterally for a select group of patients needing either extensive aftercare or having complex care needs as an inpatient. Patient loads should be between 15-20 patients because you are not the patients primary care nurse. The idea is to make sure their care is coordinated so they get the care they when they need it, inpatient and outpatient. They are also suppose to help meet CMS protocols, assist with Magnet status and incorporate EBN to name a few The CNL is not management. This position is help RNs that want to stay at bedside stay there. The VA is using them in this way and are reportedly very pleased with the results, as are the patients. There is a CNL association website at http://www.cnlassociation.org/index.php It doesn't have a lot of info, but its a start. You might also try http://www.aacn.nche.edu/CNLHome.htm for more info. Hope this helps.

You might try looking at the VA. They have committed to using CNL in their hospitals and you should be able to get some kind of salary information.