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Update: I was able to find out some more information myself. The bill is now called HB2548, and was again referred to the "rules committee" back in March of 2006. A full and complete text version is available here: Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB2548 You can check its status here: Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2544 I agree with the OP: write your congressmen and congresswomen. Let's get this done! -Ed
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Does anybody know the current status of this? As of 3/10/2005, the bill was "re-referred to the rules committee." (See Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2544 ) What does this mean? Has the bill been dropped? Or is it just tied up in the hopelessly endless political process? I think legislation like this is desperately needed. Hospitals claim it won't bring one additional nurse to the bedside. I doubt that's true. But I'd sure like to see hospitals try to meet these ratios. And I know they won't do it unless they're forced to. -Ed
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21 y/o nursing student here. Was going to be a radiology tech straight out of high school, but decided that I wanted to be more involved in the whole process. I also started working at a level 1 trauma center as a registrar, and found the nurses' roles there much more interesting. ER is what really interests me, and is what I will be doing after I graduate. OR and cath lab are also very interesting to me. My long-term goal is to become a nurse practitioner and return home to a rural area. I'd like to work in rural hospital ERs in this capacity.
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To begin, let me say that what got me interested in nursing in the first place was ER nursing. I worked at a small, rural hospital for a couple of years doing ER registration on the weekends, and then at a large, urban medical center doing the same thing. Now I'm working at a smaller "community" hospital in the same city as the medical center as a unit secretary. I'll train in the student nurse role in a couple of weeks. That said, I'm now in my second semester clinical rotation of nursing school, and I have to say that I'm really not enjoying it. I feel like I'm not learning much and not doing much. This is my Adult Health I class, and pretty much all I do is bathe my patient, do vitals, accuchecks, and pass some meds (only with my instructor right there, and it's not often that I get to do this). Also, so many of the other students' (all girls) patients seem to respond much differently to them than to me. Stuff like "I should give you a tip" or "you're so nice." My patients seem to like me just fine--always "thanks so much for your help" and that kind of stuff. And the girls always talk about how cute such and such a patient is, or how they just love so and so's patient. I find myself not having any of those kinds of responses. I enjoy helping people, but I don't find that I have much of an "emotional" connection with my patients. Is this just the difference between males and females and the way we operate? I'm thinking it is, but I just need some input/reassurance here. I guess most of it is that I'm just used to the fast pace of the ER. I'm more concerned with what's going on healthwise, how to fix it, and getting the job done than I am with having a strong emotional bond with my patients. I find that areas like ER, OR, cardiac cath lab, endoscopy, special procedures, and management are what catch my interest. Those areas tend to be much more focused on specific, acute situations and procedures rather than longer-term interactions with the same patients. I know it sounds silly to ask, but does this make me a bad candidate for being a nurse? Am I in the wrong profession? I work full-time and go to school full-time, and I guess everything is just starting to get to me. I am planning to cut back at work, but I just find myself discouraged with school sometimes. I have mentioned my interest in the above areas to some of my fellow students, and it's like they think I won't make a good nurse or something. And I'm starting to wonder myself. I enjoy helping people, but my interests just don't seem to lie with floor nursing. Sorry that this message is so disorganized--I'm exhausted and just needing some encouragement. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. -Ed
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While I am not African American, I am a male in the nursing world. It seems as if male nursing professionals are becoming more accepted, but there still aren't many of us. I'm one of three male students in my class of 70. I welcome the diversification of the nursing profession in all directions. I think all of us has something unique to bring to the table.
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I thought about it, as well. I chose nursing because of the pay, job outlook, and flexibility. Nursing is a totally unique profession. Radiology technicians also enjoy a lot of great career options, but I decided that nursing was the better fit for me in the end.
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Hello, everyone, I'm a student currently pursuing my BSN, and I will graduate in 2008 (despite my name :-)). I'm interested in the informatics field, but even more interested in management. I do have a couple of questions, however. First off, after I graduate with my BSN, I am wanting to pursue a master's degree. I'm giving a lot of thought to the University of Phoenix's online MSN/MBA program. It sounds like what I'm looking for, and the price seems to be right. My main question is this: will this degree give me a significant edge in the management arena? And if so, does anyone know how U of P is viewed by hospitals, or even online programs in general? I know U of P says that the vast majority of their students are happy with the education they received and how it helped their careers, but I'm curious to hear from people who are in the field. Some more info on me: I've worked in hospitals since I was 16, and have served as a registrar, unit secretary, and tech. I like the RN's role, but I think I could probably make more difference in management. I've also had a lot of people tell me I would make an excellent manager. I'm just curious as to what I can do now to prepare myself for a management role. I have a job lined up at my current hospital for when I graduate, and I'd like to move up here. But what can I do to make my resume look good to another hospital should I decide to take my first management steps elsewhere? I'm curious to hear from both new and veteran managers. Thanks in advance! -Ed
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Very interesting thread. I'm interested in pursuing infomatics as my specialty, as well. After I graduate nursing school, I'm going to go to the local public university and go for a computer science degree. My hospital is getting ready to implement computerized charting, though, so maybe I can get a foot into the door of the I.S. department now. Can't hurt to ask!
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I posted a similar thread a few weeks ago, but I would like more generalized information about the job market for nurse practitioners. Ideally, I'd like to work solo or with a group of other nurse practitioners in a rural area. I'd also like to take call in a small hospital ER, also preferably in a rural location. Do any of you know what the job market is like for this type of thing? Specifically in Illinois (southern). I have less than two years left in my BSN program, and I'm planning on waiting a year or two to save some money, then going directly into a MSN program. But before I commit my time and resources to that, I just want to make sure that I'll have a good chance of getting a job afterwords. Any ideas about the market? Or who I might be able to talk to to find out? Thanks in advance! -Ed