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Thanks, I will look her up. I'm interested in reading more about logotherapy through nurses' point of view.

Man's Search for meaning is a profound book that reveals to us nurses the triumph in human beings' ability to overcome any circumstances. The book "Man's Search for Meaning" was written by Viennese psychiatrist, Dr. Viktor Frankl, who later became world renowned for having founded a new psychoanalytic paradigm of Logotherapy. Part I of this book, Dr. Frankl's interment imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps used his horrifying experiences to develop and support his theory of Logotherapy. His insightful account of the psychology of a concentration camp inmate notes that despite starvation, bitter cold, and overwhelming emotional suffering, some inmates were still able to maintain their values. He observed that prisoners coped with the experience by comforting others. And concluded those who gave away their last piece of bread survived the longest. Dr. Frankl came to believe man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. "Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible." (Frankl, 2005, p 172). I highly recommend this book to all of you nurses, it is an easy read and very moving!!

Thanks for all your advice. I got a chance to speak to some of the NP grads of this school and they all had a problem w/ the Dean's "people personality." They didn't want to complain about her while in school because they didn't want to burn any bridges, but now that they have graduated they have written letters to the president of the school how disrespectful, unprofessional, & inappropriate she really was. One of the NPs I spoke w/ from my job told me she transfered out of the school because the Dean made her life miserable there. And she happened to be an excellent peds cardiac NP @ my job. My plan is focus on my studies and not get caught up with all the politics. If she gives me a hard time, I'll know it would be for the wrong reasons because she doesn't know who I really am. I'll kill her w/ kindness. :monkeydance:

The Dean's Welcome speech yesterday was "We want you in, and we want you out." Another example from her is if your cell phone goes off during class, she will take 5 points off your grade, if your pager vibrates another 5 points, if you walk in 5 mins late another 5 points. She discourages study groups because she thinks they are a waste of time and she has the "last say if we graduate or not" even if we have A's or B's in all of our courses.

I just started orientation for PNP, & most of the students, including myself have had terrible experience with the Graduate Dean already. First of all, I chose this school because I thought it would be a great school, for me to obtain a PNP degree w/ all the research they are currently doing on peds. I had a bad experience w/ this "Dean," I'll refer to her as [EVIL]Dean Cruella[/EVIL]while I interviewed w/ the school, but I thought she was just having a bad day. I found out from all the PNP grad students that they all had the same experience. Today, a classmate called Dean Cruella's secretary & told her that she will be a little late for orientation because of a prenatal appt. She said the secretary sounded shocked and said "You're pregnant! Does Dean Cruella know?" Well, Dean Cruella came on the line upset and told this student that she is going to have a hard time w/ grad school because she was preganant. Dean Cruella told her, she would have to change her schedule/curriculum because she won't be able to handle the program being pregnant. I couldn't believe I heard this coming from the Graduate Dean of Nursing and let alone a WOMAN! I was already insulted by her secretary yesterday, when she told me I should think about dropping my minor because I wouldn't be able to handle the load. She had seen students come in in the office "crying" because the program was "so hard". She practically said I was stupid and I just met her! Aren't nurses suppose to be compassionate w/ each other? Besides, I'm paying for these classes out of my own pocket & loans, they should treat us students with respect!! I don't know what I'm going to do.

what is the current news regarding overseas nurses obtaining visas to work in the us? i read this post and was concerned because of the nursing shortage and lack of interest in the nursing profession. we need more nurses! this was posted by originally posted by nyrntx: pd dates for eb3 cases from india,china, philippines retrogress to jan 2002. read the official visa bulletin at http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/fr...tincurrent.html i remember reading about this subject in the paper last week. lobbyists are fighting in dc hoping the government will propose a different plan of action.

Thank you very much. Your advice is extremely helpful. I plan to implement all the ideas I get from this website, thanks to helpful nurses such as yourself.

i am a pediatric nurse, currently working in a private office. i found that many parents call the office to speak with me regarding their sick kids fever, sore throat, vomitting, etc. i thought of maybe starting a parental clinic. teach parents on what to expect when their child is sick. also, i thought of maybe teaching nannies, day care providers, au pairs. i'm just nervous about starting my own business because i have no mba background. :chair:

I graduated from nursing school at 2001, 4 months later I was working at a peds hospital in FL. I was fortunate that this was a teaching hospital because I felt unprepared after getting off orientation. I worked at night thinking the load of patients and work would be easier. Having 6-7 patients with a care assistant was common, sometimes I was taking care of up to 9 patients in the medsurg floor. I don't want to discourage you. I just wanted to let you know what it was like for me, because back then I had wished that someone had told me what to expect once I got out of school. I was nervous, scared, and intimidated. That was a long time ago, it could be better census and staffing now. The important thing is that you always ask questions when you're in doubt. There are no stupid questions. If you haven't decided where to work, consider writing down questions to ask the recruiter. You want to be happy with your choice. And finally, having a mentor goes a long way.

i have worked in the hospital and private practice for almost four years. i wanted to experience different areas of nursing, but have decided what would really make me happy is to start my own business. however, i really don't know how to go about doing that. i know it takes a lot of work and time. i have many ideas, but just don't know where to begin. :plonker2: