kcmylorn

kcmylorn

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  1. I think I would like to address the point made in the orginal post of managment and leadership, nurses leaving the profession due to the stress level of the nursing job enviorment and BSN programs...
  2. 1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    "Just don't see anything in nursing to smile about these
  3. I personally would not put my license on the line or any of my worldly assets for that matter, to go to an online to get an NP and think I was going to actually be responsible for decisions that...
  4. The Mockery of Nursing

    1.I have a DWI. Can I be a nurse? 2.I am stupid. Can I be a nurse? 3.If it takes me five times to pass NCLEX, Can I be nurse. Is Paris Hilton and the Kardashian's thinking of taking up
  5. Just out of curiosity- how did you feel when you did your clinicals? What were your thoughts while going through your
  6. problem in home health. mandated reporter issue?

    I was thinking of going into Home health- after reading the above, I'm not so sure. This is scary. politics and elder abuse and no support from your
  7. If you had to do it over again would you?

    I said NO before and I will say NO again. And that's after 32 years. Today's latest antics only confirms the
  8. Whoever told patients that vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain was going to be like a trip to Disney. Patient satisfaction surveys. What jerk came up with that idea. Patient with diarrhea. "let us...
  9. Humc salaries?

    Those salaries may look good but NJ is one the the most expensive places to live. Lok at the stats on NJ- they are always on the most expensive, bankrupt states, worst place to retire, worst place to...
  10. I love the questions on the HCAPS about 1- having their pain controlled adequately- I guess the survey instrument and the hospital administrators don't know about "drug seekers". 2 when you needed...
  11. Look at different colleges and universities under the general heading of :Bachelors of Science. A BSN is only one small course of study under the science department. You can obtain a BS(bachelors...
  12. Will the economy ever get better and will this cause less people to pursue nursing? IMHO: It is going to take quite a number of years for the economy to get better. The fall out, aftermath and the...
  13. Professional Morale Improvement Program

    All these "morale Improvemment" initiatives are the same crap different day(name). TCAB, the suter group-Hardwiring" buy into, engagement etc They all come down to one thing "Support Your Local CEO"...
  14. If you had to do it over again would you?

    NO!!!
  15. I don't work or live in a "right to work" state. I too live in an employment at will state. Please check your state department of labor website. That is where you will find just exactly what...
  16. This is happening to the older( over 50-55 and up) experienced nurses as well now a days. I know, I have been on the receipient end of it a good number of times since this recession began and since...
  17. I found the article very interesting given the climate and attitude that has prevailed in Nursing over the past 4-5 years. I don't disagree with much of it. It conjured up the anger in me all over...
  18. Amsn certification test question

    I took my test in CMSRN Certification in 2006. I can't answer the NCLEX question- if the computer turns off. I didn't take a computer NCLEX version. I took the state board test pool version of the...
  19. Patient Complaint

    I think staff splitting only occurs when we nurses let it. If you know a patient is difficult and manipulative, ( and it's pretty obvious early on in their game) letting them feel they've won, often...
  20. Older RNs, job market for experienced RN

    Ditto: The entire healthcare disaster that is happening in this country today is because top level healthcare leadership/execs want to turn a profit( I'm using the leadership term loosely not becuase...
  21. Amsn certification test question

    I'm confused. Is your question about the Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing Certification test? CMSRN If yes, My test was a paper and pencil test booklet with senerios and multiple choice questions...
  22. Patient Complaint

    Of course these patients know full right well they are playing with peoples jobs and liveihoods. Thank You, patient satisfaction surveys. The word that describes this patient is "Manipulative". They...
  23. New Health Care Bill

    Cancer and Other Preexisting Conditions Now Covered Under HHS
  24. Enough is enough- taking back our profession

    I am not an NP nor is my purpose to be argumentative. Botched dx or tx is not exclusive of NP's. I think that physican's have far more well know cases in that dept. and long before the NP role came...
  25. When I went staff at the facility I was orginally agency at- the pay was more as staff then agency and had full bene's- go figure. I think the trend in hospitals now is to hire agencies as opposed to...