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1. Critique of Nursing School

   1hopefulChik replied to NormaSaline's topic in General Students

   It's good you had a positive experience. It doesn't mean there isn't a need for some schools to improve. Reasonable, mindful evaluation of nursing education in general requires objectivism, not...

2. Do New Graduate Nurses Need a Formal Residency Program?

   1hopefulChik replied to JPCummings's topic in Nursing Career

   Excellent, excellent observations! For a few years, I've asked similar questions. Perhaps registered nursing education needs to be expanded. Patient care is the goal of nursing. Nursing education...

3. UMSON Fall 2014

   1hopefulChik replied to queserasera's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Hey folks! Admitted spring 2014. Just wanted to wish everyone who applied and hung there congratulations for your hard work and for the way you guys encourage each other on! Quesersera: Bummer!...

4. UMSON BSN Spring 2014

   1hopefulChik replied to cmg9311's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Way cool!!! I was supposed to take one in December but it was cancelled and rescheduled for January. I thought it was going to be a fairly quiet winter but the list just grows longer. Two...

5. Cops and Nurses

   1hopefulChik replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

   Really?!?!?!?!?

6. Cops and Nurses

   1hopefulChik replied to GundeRN's topic in General Nursing

   I too was taken aback at how some seemed to be bragging or blase about being pulled over for excessive speeding! It might be courtesy if you get off the hook because you're rushing in for an urgent...

7. UMSON BSN Spring 2014

   1hopefulChik replied to cmg9311's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Wow- the waiting ended for most and it seems like the party is over. Any more word on folks that are

8. Masters Vs DNP

   1hopefulChik replied to dkrings1's topic in Advanced Practice

   Does this mean that ONLY people with a masters as an APN are intelligent and aware enough to understand that this is a controversial topic, even among the intelligentsia in nursing? All you learned...

9. Masters Vs DNP

   1hopefulChik replied to dkrings1's topic in Advanced Practice

   Once again, my concern with the type of education gets ignored. Just because you learn something doesn't mean that something offers you greater expertise, or makes you a better clinician or a worse...

10. Masters Vs DNP

    1hopefulChik replied to dkrings1's topic in Advanced Practice

    It is you who likes to play UP your advanced degree. I don't begrudge education and I made that crystal clear in previous postings. I think your defensiveness has obscured that fact from your view....

11. Masters Vs DNP

    1hopefulChik replied to dkrings1's topic in Advanced Practice

    You obviously WISH I didn't know what I was talking about. I may not have the exact same training as you but I am intelligent enough to discern issues for myself. It is attitudes like those you...

12. Masters Vs DNP

    1hopefulChik replied to dkrings1's topic in Advanced Practice

    EASY- it's called reading comprehension. That's a skill you have BEFORE you get to nursing school. A master's degree is not required to pick up nursing research, read it and assimilate it. That's...

13. Masters Vs DNP

    1hopefulChik replied to dkrings1's topic in Advanced Practice

    If that's the premise of the argument, then nurses would just be playing copycat and trying to keep up with the Joneses. Perhaps a good reply is that many nurses demonstrate a level of competency and...

14. Masters Vs DNP

    1hopefulChik replied to dkrings1's topic in Advanced Practice

    The challenge is that much of the master's and doctorate level education doesn't increase clinical competency in proportion to the time and effort required for completion. Head knowledge is useful, no...

15. Best Experience to get into an ICU

    1hopefulChik replied to John SPN's topic in Critical Care

    Many CRNA programs make it very clear that ED experience is not acceptable for critical care experience. Most of those I've researched state that in their FAQs sections. If you are compelled to do...