The Veridican

It's time to change the term "nurse." It doesn't fit with the male image of nursing, and more and more men are coming into the field of nursing. I just can't think of another term. Our vocabulary just doesn't seem to have another term that would fit ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

getting over-emotional, apparently.

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...

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

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 ...

When the word "nursing" is used as a verb, you are correct. And as far as advancing the Kingdom of God, I think the CNA has the greatest opportunity of all the types of people who provide care. However, a nurse is functioning at complete capacity whe...

I just quote them and chuckle. Seriously though. I am willing to admit there is no difference between an RN and an LPN except for pay, but if that's the case, then we are still talking about RNs. If an LPN is as qualified and capable as an RN, and is...

Thanks. I did not know that. Veridican

You say personal attack; I say Jeepgirl was a little emotional. And since I am the Queen (only on Saturdays, though) of lumping people together. I think I should know. (Where's the emoticon for sarcasm?) The Veridican

Perfection. I do wish I could attain it. The Veridican

I love your Tide box with the little saying on it. It means so much to me. I mean, I can really see where you are coming from. The Veridican

The only people who have never drank and drove are those who never drink. I don't think you're a criminal for drinking and driving. There are those who have hit children or killed people while reaching for a map or talking on cell phones, or simply f...

This is true. I must admit, I've never heard of a man who aspired to be a nurse midwife. What would a male nurse be called in that instance? The Veridican

Sorry, man, I don't mean to offend you, but paramedics have a very limited role in the care of a patient compared to that of a nurse. I appreciate the work they do, but they are not nurses. Therefore, I wouldn't want nurses to take on the name, medic...