PAMaleRN

Jennabean I recently completed the RN to BSN online program in January 2012 and I can tell you I was never sorry that I went to South University. The instructors were all top notch and they understood that the majority of the students were juggling ful time jobs while trying to attend school. It was abgreat program. If I had to choose one negative thing of SUO it would be that they kept changing my class advisor every 6 months which was frustrating at times. I am considering their MSN nursing leadership program.

The female nurse needs to take some responsibility and attempt to curtail being harrassed. If a patient inappropriately touches her, she needs to immediately respond to the situation and tell the person that his or her actions are offensive and inappropriate. This is the first step in dealing with situations such as this. Running to the manager shouldn't be the first course of action. The nurse needs to stand up for herself and if the incidents continue, then the manager should intervene.

Bear with me, this is my first post! I was always told that "real magnet hospitals don't mandate!" Our hospital is in the process of applying for Magnet status and we are being told that we need to eliminate mandation entirely. We only have a 6% RN vacancy rate which I believe is very low. We use very limited traveler agencies, offer very lucrative "voluntary overtime incentives" but still end up mandating to cover last minute call ins or emergencies. What are other hospitals doing to eliminate mandation or do you still have mandation and hide it by calling it something else?

That's a great idea. All the so called "professional nurses" should call in ill for 1 or 2 days. We can let a few patients die and then everybody will finally see how professional and needed we really are. I just hope a member of your family is not a patient when we do this.