marick_RN
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When did nursing become the answer to the bottom line? When it comes time for budget crunching, why is it acceptable to downsize positions in housekeeping, dietary, unit clerks, pharmacy techs etc. and assume nursing will just take over their duties? Why is it that nursing can do everyone's job but there is no one else to do a nurse's job except another nurse? Why are we, as nurses, allowing this to happen? Don't get me wrong, I am never above helping out another department. The problem is when nursing takes on non nursing duties it is the patient who suffers. Haven't we as nurses given up enough patient time? Where does it end?
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As one chapstick addict (and I believe it is a true affiliction ..lol) to another I can sympathize with you. I never heard of rubbing the chapstick down the Scantron test. How was I out of that loop? lol. Just asked my daughter who graduated this year...she knows about it and says people are still doing it.
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Thank you Tiffy_RN. I was just about to post regarding how my fear of writing papers is keeping me from pursuing my BSN. I was the frazzled college student sitting @ my desk @ 3am a paper due the next day and a ream of crumpled paper and empty coffee cups surrounding her. ( Yeah...I am from the typewriter era..lol) I way over think the whole process and then get totally overwhelmed. And procrastination...that is my first name!! My plan after I graduated from a ASN nursing program was to work for a year and then go back to school. Bad plan!! Life got in the way and here I am 27 years later contemplating going back to school to get my BSN . I missed the boat 25 years ago when a group of nurses I was working with did an 18 month BSN program. Being a new mom at the time I didn't think I could swing it. Boy, do I regret that decision now.