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Below is my philosophy of nursing. I welcome any criticism or discussion. And maybe you could post your own philosophy of nursing. All nurses should have one, right? Monistic Nursing "The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they ...

In a former life, I was an education counselor, so from that perspective, let me set a few things straight about education and the RN. 1. Nurses, don't require a degree. For most of the time, nurses were taught in diploma schools and some still are....

Have you taken the NCLEX yet? You said you graduated on the 12th of December. Maybe you could concentrate on that. I can imagine this is really disappointing for you, but however slowly it passes, the time will pass. You're going to be able to be a n...

The dead body no longer requires respect, except out of respect for the family, who are living. Only the living require respect. I've seen nurses all in tears over a dead body that they wouldn't spend ten minutes with while the person was in this wo...

If you feel like you could make a difference, if that's really your reason for being a nurse, then don't worry about what you read in here. Most nurses I know are happy with their job. I couldn't imagine doing anything else. It consumes me. But I ne...

Good luck to you. I did the same thing. I worked at a nursing home during AP 1&2 and micro and then on Saturdays during level 1. I didn't work during level 2, but I did an externship during the summer between 2 and 3 in the PACU of our county hos...

I hate nursing school. Our school has a reputation for being one of the top 100 in the country (whatever that means), and in the area, it is known for being the toughest, but now in the last semester, I just hate it. I want to learn the subjects we a...

Did I not just say a few posts up that we need to drop the ADN BSN garbage? Oh, but why would reality stand in the way of you wagging a finger at me? After all, taking the opportunity to wag a finger at someone feels so much better than self control ...

I hear you. Why don't they focus on nursing? Most of the people in our class have never done, in real life, any of the tasks we checked off on.

Not that I would correct you on how I feel, but I pretty much hate nursing school. As I said, I love nursing, and I want to learn the remaining subjects that we are being taught. But I'm sick of the instructors, and I'm sick of the poorly managed cir...

save your apologies. what good are they edited for inappropriate language

Yes ma'am. I'm counting them with you. Thanks for the encouragement.

I've noticed that about advocates for the BSN. They always give the diploma people a pass. Evidently, the conflict between BSN and ADN has nothing to do with one's ability to be a nurse. The conflict must be about something else. Could it be as simpl...

Nice. By the way, I've always known that quitting was an option. But thanks for the priceless advice, anyway. I'll make sure to pass it along to the remaining members of my class.

A big WHATEVER to you. I'm glad to see that you've tried so hard to stay away from my posts and yet, bing!. Here you are. I am so sick of this. I exist; therefore I'm a troublemaker. Is it really me that makes your world so hard to live in?

I don't know. I don't know if one needs the other college coursework to be a good nurse or not. Personally, I don't think so. Nursing school is nursing school. But your experience of it and mine are 180 degrees out. So maybe a diploma program over 3 ...

RNs on the floor may not need business cards, but I will have some made up just for the times I am out and want to exchange email addresses with someone, or whatever. Or if I write articles or send out queries I may want to attach a business card. Th...

It's interesting to see that a lot of people feel the same way I do. I read a book once called "Intensive Care" by Echo Heron. She went to nursing school in the early 70s and her description sounds exactly like my experience. I suppose it's just the ...

I'd probably like it, too if I were in your school. Is a diploma program even college? Are you sure we're not comparing apples and oranges here?

How nice. He apologizes to Lydia and not me. Oh what am I griping about. If I haven't learned how people are in the world by now, I've got some real growing up to do.

Think about it: The bedside nurse (aka, the staff nurse, the direct caregiver), is what this whole thing called nursing is all about. All other aspects of nursing serve only one purpose: to support the bedside nurse, because he or she is the single m...

How we seek status. Get the LPN so that you're better than the CNA, get the CNA so that you're better than the housekeeper. Get the RN so that you're better than the LPN, CNA or houskeeper. Get the BSN so that you're better than the ADN, and get the ...

Excellent point. And I have changed my view. I now think that the entire healthcare system is, in theory, there to treat and care for the patient. Everyone is needed. But since I can't delete my original post. I suppose I'll just have to bow out of t...

Whatever. Let's see what the moderators have to say about your personal attacks. I'm out of this string.

Good points. Actually, I don't have a reply because your first paragraph confirms what I'm trying to say, and the examples you give are valid.