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Hello fellow nurses and students. I have what I feel is an important, and somewhat sensitive, question I would like feedback on. Does the NCLEX, which has recently changed again, protect U.S. nurses and U.S. educated nursing students who are seekin...

Hello nurses and students! Here's the question; you've all seen the commercial by Johnson & Johnson, those smiling, yet serious, faces proclaiming BE A NURSE! This is supposed to promote the career of nursing. They are even showing male nurses in...

Thanks for "knowing some of us" who "are just nurses". I predict in another 5-10 years we will not be required through state statutes to legally collaborate with you on anything, so your "cautiously discussed concerns" will be so much wasted energy ...

I've been told that the College of St. Catherine's in Minneapolis, MN is one of the top nursing schools in the nation because of their holistic approach to nursing, and clinical assignments. Is this true? Supposedly they are highly regarded by hosp...

I understand the importance of education as it relates to competency of practice and personal fulfillment, but how much more could someone expect to earn with a doctorate in nursing? We work in an industry that rewards a BSN with an extra dollar over...

I think this BSN ADN debate is all about image. Apparently our politicians and the public believe they will receive better care from a BSN nurse than from a ADN nurse or a diploma educated nurse. This is laughable. First of all one must compare th...

you describe perfectly the state of nursing recruitment and the business of health care in the us. i have had new graduates state the same thing; when they go to apply for an rn position they are "given the cold shoulder" and treated in a dismissive...

I mean this in a good natured way, but why didn't you tell him to do it himself? By the time the Doc gets done asking you, he could have already assisted his, not just your, patient. I find his thought process to be quite arrogant, and by "passing th...

An excellent point about who "brings in the money". Doctors do bring patients into hospitals thus allowing hospitals to bill for services. It's no different than a stockbroker or real estate person "getting the hot lead", forming a business relations...

This is a relevent topic for nurses at all educational levels. I think the degree "requirements" being proposed by some legislators have more to do with image (and who is backing them? Hospitals of course) than the skill level of the trade. ADN progr...

I experienced the same thing. Keep your eye "on the prize", the RN designation. One of the few instructors who I actually respected told me "you'll experience more stress in nursing school than you will in your entire nursing career". She was right. ...

I found this thread and a few of the responses to be somewhat humorous and perplexing. Apparently the big issue revolves around who is "qualified" to to be in a "leadership" or "management" position in nursing? Is it a nursing ADN, BSN, MSN, or what?...

If this wasn't part of a written contract that was established when you were hired, I wouldn't sign it. It seems rather strange that you would receive this after being hired, rather than agreeing to it and signing it as a condition of accepting their...

I agree with your statement about the abuse cycle. And I think it is something that often has its roots in nursing programs when nursing students get vindictive instructors who are either verbally abusive to them or just vindictive and mean. It seem ...

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Thanks for the info. snoopd

Did you hear any banjo music in the background? How many teeth did she have? Ha, Ha! Just kidding!:chuckle

I agree with your comments about retention rates. That ties in to why I am suspicious and a little cynical about this commercial. Retention rates will be less important to hospitals if they have a constant stream of "starry eyed" new "recruits" - new...

I agree with what you say about the nursing "shortage", although I feel it's more a shortage of attractive jobs than a shortage of actual licensed nurses. However, one problem that contributes to the negative aspects of nursing is the way student nu...

I wouldn't worry about this questionaire. To even get into nursing school you probably had to be a registered CNA first, which means you had to go to clinicals for that, which means your state required a background check so you could go on your CNA c...

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. I agree, there are some mean sociopathic nursing instructors out there who don't care how long you've been in the program or how much money you have spent on tuition and books. They also seem to have a great dea...

I'm glad to hear you are thinking about this academically challenging program. I graduated from nursing school and did not know what to expect either when I started, but I can tell you one thing, it's tough! Before entering the program I thought, how...

I think, and have been told by several college recruiters, that there is no such thing as a 2 year AD or ADN degree anymore. With all the pre-requisits most two year programs now take 3 years to complete. Ditto for the "four" year degree, it takes mo...

I agree with you. I beleive the "shortage" is being created and hyped by the hospital and HMO "machine". This allows them to use special immigration loop holes to import foreign nurses who are willing to work for less. This isn't just damaging to U.S...

That's a great Idea! What you are doing may be the future of nursing in the U.S. Thousands and thousands of independently owned nursing/health companies who will no longer have to answer to hospitals and HMO's, but who can instead control their own p...