clwhunt

I'm sorry, you may have great accuracy and speed, but your patients say you don't have a heart for nursing.

Thank you. I know it's not going to be easy reading "the small print" but it sounds like I'll need to take some time and do that. Very good to know about the "now" and "then" difference.

I admit I am being idealistic. There are places though where they've tried programs and reported savings from a decreased turnover. The transitioning nurses are more likely to stay. One said they had savings from the elimination of agency and travel nurses. I'd settle for incentives for hospitals with such programs that had certain specifications. Maybe we could really see if they save money in the end as well as increase safety. Thanks, Esme 12.

If you are not planning on volunteering outside your place of work or working in a private situation there seem to be two opinions about personal liability insurance for nurses. If you have insurance you may get your name on a lawsuit, however, it is true that the deeper pockets usually get picked (e.g. the institution you work for). Some say though that you should never assume that the hospital or institution will cover you. Do any of you close to graduation have any cautionary tales from RNs or have an opinion? Are you going to get personal liability insurance?

I am about to finish a two-year program and hopefully graduate with an associate degree of nursing and take the NCLEX. I enjoyed my preceptorship and did well. Regular clinicals have also been helpful, but as I think of joining the workforce in Idaho, I think a required transition program would be helpful. I'm thinking of a model mentioned in Journal of Nursing Regulation in the article "A Regulatory Model for Transitioning Newly Licensed Nurses to Practice" by Nancy Spector and Marcy Echternacht. A six to nine month period under the supervision of an experienced RN after being hired can help us as new nurses gain clinical reasoning and insight that otherwise would take much longer. What do you nursing students and current RNs think? Should a transition program be required and regulated by the state?