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I still like this article and IMO it is refresshing to see somr of us are awake to reality of society we choice to live in. Nursing like any other field has it pros and cons, Since I been a RN, I seen nursing change for the better or I would of left the field along time ago. I always remember the power of one individual thoughts,words,attitude and action can be powerful and make a positive differance and change for the betterment of all in a society/world.

Yes in community colleges I saw this happen even back when I was in a CC we started out with 214 and 222 had sign up for the Nursing program. Then only 77 graduated and 2 did not past the state boards the first time, One of the two never ending up passing. I know that RN Diploma school have been know to kick nurse out the last week failing clinical or some other reasons! Some people do not know how to use their critical thinking skills when it cones to making descision about a patients care and life. Some think they are above bedside nursing even when in college and want to try to avoid patient contact even on clinical, well obviously that does not work. How ever I think Diploma Nursing Programs have a very high average of graduates and now most come out with a AS and Diploma in Nursing. I wonder what the average age of a new AA or BSN nurse is now, Nursing needs more nurses but I think the AS degree should now be a three year program since there is a lot more to learn and the nursing student can then concentrate and study Nursing more.

I did not know that the Cardiology II. will be not be manufacture any more. I going to buy the Littman Cardiology II. I had about 5 of them in the past, some I worn out and some walk . I will buy one ASAP online amazon, I loved it, I am purchasing a new Littiman Light for $25 on Craiglist from a new graduate who recieve two of them as gifts as a back up.

I hope to be joining you in the Fall 2011

Also see Vicki RN a staff members Post they are excellant!

Maybe you should apply to DO college Also the VA Hospitals would hire you in research, just a Thought. If you really want to be a ARNP and work in NICU go for it. You have the proven your talents already. GB Go to the Degree area section Blog, there a Accelerated MSN Blog there that will help you!

No it not spam. Is this a blog or craiglist.org? just kidding I was interested on how you are paying for this BSN Degree? The info might be helpful to me or others.TK

Also look at the Degree tab for blogs for BS accelerated MSN program there is a lot of info posted there and simular questions from others with a BS degrees

No I am not, may I ask a personnel question How are you paying for this Education?

A lot of travelers RN do this to in CA also.

Barry Pactor, international director of global health care for consulting company HCL International, will he have a these nurses taking care of him and his Family 24/7?

You are wrong about that. Nursing is a very tranportable career in the military Family. So when the Spouse gets transfer the wife or husband RN can transfer to!:)

This was on CNN website Today HCA speaker What a Bunch of Crap! Nursing crisis looms as baby boomers age By Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.com staff writerDecember 23, 2009: 3:18 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- America could be facing a nursing shortage that will worsen exponentially as the population grows older. The problem: Baby boomers are getting older and will require more care than ever, taxing an already strained nursing system. Lab instructor Lisa Rubin leads a class at New York University's College of Nursing. America has had a nursing shortage for years, said Peter Buerhaus, workforce analyst at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tenn. But by 2025, the country will be facing a shortfall of 260,000 RNs, he said. "In a few short years, just under four out of 10 nurses will be over the age of 50," said Buerhaus. "They'll be retiring out in a decade. And we're not replacing these nurses even as the demand for them will be growing." That's because nursing schools are already maxed out. "We've got to find another portal to bring nurses into the profession," said Claire Zangerle, chief executive of the Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio and former chief nursing officer at the Cleveland Clinic. "We don't have enough nursing instructors, so therefore the capacity of nursing schools is very limited." The nursing profession has benefited from the recession, which hasprompted new nurses to sign up for school and older nurses to postpone retirement, Buerhaus said. Some 243,000 registered nurses entered or re-entered the profession during the recession that began in 2007, he said, including many who were forced out of retirement by financial difficulties. But as the economy improves that kind of growth is unlikely to continue. And experts stress that there will be a nursing shortage even if every nursing school is at capacity. 0:00 /1:26Robo-nurse to the rescue A lack of teaching staff is the biggest hurdle to minting new RNs, according to Cheryl Peterson, director of nursing practice and policy for the American Nurses Association "The problem on the supply side is that our current nursing education capacity is at its limit," she said. "[Nursing schools] are pumping out about as many as they can." Dr. Mary O'Neil Mundinger, the dean of Columbia University Nursing School in New York, said the number of applicants jumped 20% this year to about 400. She said the roster includes professionals seeking a career switch from Wall Street, law and even the opera. "Making choices between these extremely well qualified applicants is really daunting," she said, noting that the school has capacity for only half the applicants. Indeed, Claire Zangerle from the Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio said her niece spent two years on a waiting list before getting accepted into a nursing school. It's hard to recruit and retain nursing instructors when they can usually make more money working in a hospital. The average starting pay for an RN is about $56,000, according to the American Nurses Association. Mundinger said that the most ambitious graduates can earn as much as $90,000 if they're willing to work long hours, including weekends and night shifts, in busy metropolitan hospitals. "They need to pay nursing faculty a wage that is attractive enough," said Peterson of the ANA, "You have nurses working in hospital units who are making more than the nurses in education." Barry Pactor, international director of global health care for consulting company HCL International, agrees that more nurses should be trained within the U.S. system. But as a short term solution for this "huge shortage," he said the U.S. government should loosen immigration restrictions on foreign health care workers. "I don't see this as foreign nurses taking American jobs, because these are vacancies that already exist and cannot be [filled] by nurses currently in training," he said. "We'd be filling in the gaps until the training can catch up with the demand." [/url] Nursing: the recession-proof job market

Yes,I agree and I saw it already happening with UOP tuition prices in some areas of the country due to lower enrollment due to ITT,Remington College,Southern U,Kieser U, and many more State CC , State U and many more online Degrees offering these out rages fees to become a RN. AS or BSN or Accelerated BSN or MSN programs but still the main thing is supply and demand. If the jobs outlook is not there in the local area what is the point of having these programs in the first place.

So you knew all this before you were decided to go and pay $120,000.00 for a BSN program? Do you know your interest rate on your loans? Do you expect a employer to pay off most of your loans if you DO manage to get a position in a Hospital setting? Or do you plan Join the Armforces or work for a State or Federal Hospital..Americorp etc... Money is even getting scare for hospitals to pay even some reimbursement to their currents employees try to continue a RN to BSN program. I think the ANA needs to step in an address these over price Nursing Programs that are popping up left and right and the Jobs not out there; The Jobs do not equal the the Supply of new Graduates and the Demand for them in Areas. The ANA has been know to put money into passing Bills to Protect the RN Role/Positions and Jobs before.