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The Nursing shortage and it's sometimes unfortunate results have been addressed this a.m. on NBC's Homepage as a result of an article in the Chicago Tribune. Check it out. Let's keep this subject exposed in the media!

"Focuses on deficits of client and nursing interventions to help client. Incluses identification of self-care needs and resources. The role is partially or wholly compensatory, supportive and educative." Try Ledd,S. & Pepper,J (1993) "Conceptual...

How about some media exposure. I've emailed the 3 major networks asking for exposure concerning the Nursing shortage. Let's start our own media blitz with their help.

I am very curious. I would LOVE to hear of anyone's new grad experiences with reality shock from new grads, "old timers", like myself and everyone in between. Also interested in how you think nursing education needs to change.

While I do agree that we need some political actions, we also need to start taking action from the inside out. Let's start by not accepting unsafe assignments based on census and/or acuity, filling out high risk screens when unsafe conditions exist. ...

I have to agree that Nursing Education needs a reality check. They give you one or two patients in the clinical training and in the real world you'll have six or more on a busy med-surg unit. The need to teach prioritizing and real Nursing survival s...

Maybe you can help me out, but it seems as if it's taking less time for nurses to burn out these days. Could it be the disillusionment of what they expected nursing to be vs. the reality? Or has practicing the profession, not the manual labor we are ...

I've heard positives about the program. I will be enrolling soon with hopefully only the "clinicals" left to complete the BSN requirements.

Just curious, how are the conditions in Arizona?

If unions were not in some way effective for its members why are hospital adminstrations and management against them? Because it seems to help to level out the playing field. If we had the upper hand, the power, the control would we want a union to i...

After reading some replies I am curious as to whether a union has made a significant difference overall? Also, seniority in Nursing does not seem to increase one's income as proportionately as it does in the private sector. We seem to be settling for...

Although care plans can be appropriate when current and focused, they are often viewed as one more thing to do, one more piece of paper to address.

I guess if I take it all into consideration I would have to say to probably no. Yes, there have been moments in my career when I have felt satisfaction and fulfillment in providing the care that only we as nurses give. However overall the stresses of...

I have an experience similar to JaneRN. I received my ADN 20 years ago and unlike my original plans have not had the time, opportunity or finances come together at the right time until recent years to pursue and complete my BSN. The reasons I wanted ...

Congratulations on passing the boards. I'm a little concerned over a couple of comments, that the lower ratio, usually 2:1 on a good night, is somehow easier. Yes, it can help you focus, however the ratio is lower because the level of care required o...

Why does it seem like the hospitals are burying their heads in the sand when it comes to the lack of job satisfaction we are expressing? Things seem to be getting worse instead of better! I suppose the pendulum hasn't swung far enough. We may be leav...

There are many reasons for the shortage. As someone mentioned, more and varied choices for women among them. But also consider the level of responsibility, the hours, the intensive labor, emotional investment and sometimes, lack of support from your ...

I think the shortage is partly due to the disillusionment many of us feel, in particular the increasingly higher demands of our profession coupled with the lack of respect and compensation we usually see. Our jobs are hard, the hours long, the work t...

I think that I was misunderstood. I am all for higher education, continuing education, certification, etc. What I believe is divisive is the impression that an ADN is somehow an inferior RN. We should, those of us who choose to and are able to, pursu...

If I'm working side by side with a BSN versus ADN what matters truly most is my level of experience. Some BSN grads believe that they are delivering a higher quality of care but that is not necessarily so. As a patient I would rather have an experien...

Be very careful. It sounds as if you may be flirting with malpractice. If you accept an assignment you are implying ability to care for that patient on your license. PACU is a specialty and requires specific training as does the cath lab or OB,etc. I...