Erik_M

They've been pushing for all nurses to have BSNs since before my mother became a nurse in 1980. They told her that by 1990 all nurses would have to have a BSN to work in a hospital. They keep pushing back the date in which it is "going into effect" the last year I heard was 2020 but something tells me (based on the trend) that when that year rolls around the date will probably be pushed back to 2030.

This was not meant to start an argument about how hard nursing school is/isn't. It's always a lot of time and work no matter who you are. This is just a little thing I put together for my family who don't always understand how intense school is.

Please cite where you heard this.

For anybody who doubts the intensity of nursing school, here is a list of subjects we had to know inside and out for our upcoming exam: Increased Intracranial Pressure, Brain Cancer, Concussions, Contusions, Epidural/Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Subdural Hematoma, Skull Fractures, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Shock, Autonomic Dysreflexia, Atria Septal Defect, Ventricular Septal Defect, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Coarctation of Aorta, Tetralogy of Fallot, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Congestive Heart Failure in Children, Rheumatic Fever, Kawasaki Disease, Hydrocephalus, Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Reyes Syndrome, Meningitis, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease, Osteosarcoma, Ewing's Sarcoma, Gastric Cancer, Gastric Surgery, Dumping Syndrome, Postprandial Hypoglycemia, Bile Reflux Gastritis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Peptic Ulcer Disease, Diverticulosis, Diverticulitis, Gastric Bypass Surgery, Nasogastric Tubes, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes, Total Parenteral Nutrition, Chest Tubes, Heparin/Insulin Drips... oh yeah and Ethics. It's good that we had four weeks to learn all that!

I was wondering if there is any major differences between serving as a nurse in the different branches of the military.