Mijourney

Mijourney

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  1. Please help me choose my new job title!

    Mijourney replied to Stargazer's topic in General Nursing

    Hi stargazer. When I worked for a hospital a long time ago, the title given to nurses who performed multiple activities was nurse clinician. This helped reduce the confusion with those who had...

  2. Whining nurses

    Mijourney replied to goldilocksrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi goldilocks. Did these nurses say why they did not advocate for themselves? It's becoming more apparent to me that we as nurses are not using the power available to us. We have over two million...

  3. Nurse aids and Education

    Mijourney replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

    Chili2641. The status of nursing in general would improve if there were more cohesiveness within nursing. Chili, I think some of the problem with advancing nursing has to do with comfort levels,...

  4. MSN

    Mijourney replied to girlnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi girlnurse. There are a number of graduate nurses that post on this bb. Hopefully, when they get a chance, they will answer you. I have been looking into some MSN programs as well. I have found that...

  5. Nursing Student says hello!

    Mijourney replied to RobertJ's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Robert. Welcome. Yes, you will stand out in nursing because of your gender. You will encounter challenges in your practice as many of us do based on things such as appearance, political viewpoint,...

  6. I made an important revelation!

    Mijourney replied to ApackSPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi ApackSPN. I responded to your last post. How do you want to help others? Do you want to perform the same functions as a nurse or aide? If you want a helping profession besides nursing, would law,...

  7. Nurse aids and Education

    Mijourney replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

    Hi chili. Thank you for your service in the versatile field of nursing. My opinion on the issue of titles is that it is a big deal in nursing because we are the most diverse of all the health and...

  8. Nursing Crisis

    Mijourney replied to dfwnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi dfwnurse. As a boomer, I share your concern. One of the problems that I see over and over again is that employers address staff shortages with the same tired old methods-bonuses and special frills...

  9. I'm scared!

    Mijourney replied to bumblebee's topic in General Nursing

    Hi bumblebee. Breathe, relax. Nursing is a challenging and stressful profession in school and out. If you are committed as one poster suggested, it will get easier for you as you become more and more...

  10. Nurse aids and Education

    Mijourney replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

    Hi chili. You made some valid comments but what is your

  11. Part-time Nursing school

    Mijourney replied to Yavonda's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Yavonda. I'm glad you're interested in nursing. It is a challenging, tough but versatile profession. I would suggest that you hold on to your knowledge from the software business. There are some...

  12. confused...

    Mijourney replied to daie2x's topic in General Nursing

    Hi daie2x. I'm not sure if I read you correctly. If you've not had any experience working in patient care, then I would suggest getting actual hands on experience before taking boards. Once you take...

  13. Survey: Are your staff meetings productive?

    Mijourney replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Brian. Let me write the shortest answer I've written so far on this forum. The answer is

  14. Recruitment and retention

    Mijourney replied to buffy the vampire nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. Ditto, fergus! And contract is the operative word. Also, I would like to have some hospital ownership which means I can directly participate in deciding who gets appointed in administrative...

  15. nursing shortage on CNN today

    Mijourney replied to Lulu_camel's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, laugh, for the link. So, does this mean that the nursing shortage is official, and I can wear a T-shirt that says the nursing shortage is a public health threat? Or, do we have to wait until...

  16. Need help with nursing school question

    Mijourney replied to eventsnyc's topic in General Nursing

    Hi eventsync. You've gotten some good advice on how to proceed from both sides of the issue of ADN vs BSN. I started out with a diploma and went back for my BSN. I surely don't feel I'm better than a...

  17. Job availability for new grads?

    Mijourney replied to Patrish's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Patrish. Congratulations on your successful pursuit to practice as a nurse. Let me point out three hurdles that you may be running into: 1. Are you applying for jobs in a particular area? Suburban...

  18. Tell Me If I Should Try Again

    Mijourney replied to ApackSPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi ApackSPN. I couldn't agree more with all the previous posters who gave you advice. The practice of nursing is so different then it was when I first started decades ago. It use to be a time when you...

  19. So long Nursing

    Mijourney replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi colleagues. As usual, I'm going to offer additional two cents and more on this topic. I think that Jenny P and others make a good point with their posts. I think that every worker should have other...

  20. Truly sad- please read and consider

    Mijourney replied to ShannonB25's topic in General Nursing

    Hi ShannonB25. Nursing is a microcosym of society. For you and any other potential or actual nursing student or newly practicing nurse-learn to discern. Read between the lines (I'm still learning this...

  21. So long Nursing

    Mijourney replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi realnursealso/LPN. I agree with all the previous posters. Unfortunately, as one poster implied, the employer will just casually walk or roll over your body as one frequently does a fallen soldier...

  22. Good Nursing Shortage Article

    Mijourney replied to Julie, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi NRSKarenRN. You know, it was not all that long ago that home care was not taken seriously by workers in the hospital setting or the medical community. This is still true to some extent. You have...

  23. i wanted to be a nurse.......

    Mijourney replied to rachel224's topic in General Nursing

    Hi rachel224. I'm not from England, but I'm sorry that you did not get accepted to the program of your choice. It's very painful indeed to be rejected for anything. But, rachel, you're not a...

  24. please help first semester nursing student

    Mijourney replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

    Hi peaceful2100. Congratulations on your success in school so far. It seems you have alot on your plate for this semester. I believe that being a parent is a job. One that is not taken lightly by...

  25. All the negative press reports...what a downer..

    Mijourney replied to lisagh's topic in General Nursing

    Hi lisagh. I would not get terribly upset at the press doing their job in this matter. I would possibly be disturbed with the nurse if the allegations are true. I would be particularly disturbed at...