The Veridican

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1. Nclex Prep - Which Is Best?

   The Veridican replied to vmilty's topic in General Nursing

   I'm glad to hear you got some A's in school (GPA 3.5) because I think this question is always asked too late. When I took NCLEX I discoverd that my review helped very little. All that mattered was that I worked really hard in all four levels of nursi...

2. Should nurses have MSNs

   The Veridican replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

   Then that's it. That's what I've always thought. It's supply and demand. As soon as there is no nursing shortage (give us one bad recession) the minimum education level will begin to rise for nurses. The job itself requires an incredible amount of kn...

3. LPN as Charge??

   The Veridican replied to Nurse Hatchett's topic in General Nursing

   Actually, I don't understand what you are saying, and I mean that sympathetically. I doubt I would understand the situation even if I was working there. The bottom line is that facilities especially LTC facilities can try whatever they think they ca...

4. LVN Vs. RN?

   The Veridican replied to elleon's topic in General Nursing

   You only say that because you don't have an RN license and a masters degree. Maybe you're not the academic type, fine. Be an LPN--the world needs good LPNs. But if you have the ability to do more (financially, circumstantially, academically) and you ...

5. LPN as Charge??

   The Veridican replied to Nurse Hatchett's topic in General Nursing

   They can call you charge all day long. The RN is responsible for the patients he/she has assigned to him/her. If the facility has put you in charge of managing the facility, that's fine. The RNs know full well that when it comes to apporpriate and sa...

6. Should nurses have MSNs

   The Veridican posted a topic in General Nursing

   I met a PT the other day who told me that the entry into their profession was a masters degree, and yet, I kind of think of an RN as a more direct care provider. I mean, PTs don't even administer medications. Should RNs have the masters degree as the...

7. LVN Vs. RN?

   The Veridican replied to elleon's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I see what you mean by one profession rolling into another. I see modern healthcare divided into diagnosis and treatment of the patient and care of the patient. The MD being the basis of dx and tx and the nurse being the basis for care. Nurses m...

8. LVN Vs. RN?

   The Veridican replied to elleon's topic in General Nursing

   Karen, I do respect your opinion here, and the others as well, but yours comes from experience. You've seen both sides. I think I can understand that it's not about "assistant" as much as it is about scope of practice. I see that they are two differe...

9. I would not encourage anyone to be a nurse!

   The Veridican replied to Larry's topic in General Nursing

   It's great to hear from UK nurses! I lived in Swindon, Wiltshire for 8 years. I'd love to return to England. I love England. But I suppose I'm an American, and I belong here now. I don't have anything to add re: your plight as NHS nurses, but I wonde...

10. Out with "Nurse" In with...?

    The Veridican replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly the backwoods attitude I was referring to earlier, and the same mentality as the old nurse at the nursing home who felt I was only an aid there to get a peek at the naked old women. So here's my stand: A woman being a nurse is just a...

11. Out with "Nurse" In with...?

    The Veridican replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I didn't go back far enough. Wasn't nursing primarily done by men in Catholic orders? Of course, if one goes back too far then the whole role of nursing disappears, and all you have is doctors coming to people's houses and putting leaches on th...

12. Out with "Nurse" In with...?

    The Veridican replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

    getting over-emotional, apparently.

13. Do you think having variable number of questions in NCLEX is a good idea?

    The Veridican replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I must admit, I didn't really like the 75-and-shut-off result I got when I tested. When I look back on it, how could they determine with just those questions if I really knew anything? Nevertheless, I'm a good nurse. I'd like to see research that cor...

14. it doesn't matter what kind of nurse you are.

    The Veridican replied to jpatrick188's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP is just joking with the alphabet soup. Since one can't really be a CNA and an RN at the same time. Veridican

15. LVN Vs. RN?

    The Veridican replied to elleon's topic in General Nursing

    You may have a point here. If they actually have different scopes of practice, then it could be said that they are two different professions. I have often said that in our hospital the techs would do better and be better served if they had their own ...