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1. Ill prepared managers...

   JMP replied to bluesky's topic in Nurse Management

   reminds me of the debate "are leaders born or made?" answer: both many of us have born leadership skills....however it is a skill like any other skill and you need educaiton and practice. every single...

2. Canada-educated nurses working in the States

   JMP replied to Basi's topic in International Nursing

   I can tell you my experience... I am Canadian educated and seriously considered working in Arizona. I flew to Arizona, twice, talked to every person I could about health care. Example: every cab ride...

3. Ill prepared managers...

   JMP replied to bluesky's topic in Nurse Management

   I believe what nursing needs is more LEADERS and less MANAGERS. Nurses have been managed to death. Nurses are professionals, who need support and understanding and above all, quality workkplaces to...

4. graduate school for nurses

   JMP replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I am starting a thesis based research masters in nursing this fall AND a new positon as a nurse manager this fall as well. First year classes are two mornings a week... support from hospital to attend...

5. Should nurses have MSNs

   JMP replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

   It does make a difference where your education is obtained. The MSN program I am in is a administrative domain based Masters....they also have clinically based domains, but my preferance is...

6. Should nurses have MSNs

   JMP replied to The Veridican's topic in General Nursing

   I have just finished my BSN ( took me two years and I worked full time while doing the degree full time) and I am in a MN program. What I can tell you for sure is this..... never, ever, I mean never...

7. Shared Governance Manual- NEED IT!

   JMP replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much I am downloading and printing right away. UOTE=RNPATL]Perhaps this will help. We are in the process of developing our self governence program and we also have been doing some...

8. Shared Governance Manual- NEED IT!

   JMP replied to JMP's topic in General Nursing

   Can anyone share their experiences with shared governance.....good bad or neutral???? Problems, low points.....rough roads? Good ideas? Information sharing? Anything is

9. Shared Governance Manual- NEED IT!

   JMP posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have gone foward in my hospital and made a proposal to introduce shared governance and unit councils. We already have Nursing Pracitce Council, Professional Practice Council, etc. The idea has been...

10. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    JMP replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The way I see it...does not matter what happened. The nursing field is ripe with horizontal violence. Nurses treating each other very badly....it has a long tradtion in nursing. Many nurses do not...

11. Working hours

    JMP replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

    We work a variety. Latest shift is a new rotation: 2- 12 hour days followed by 2-12 hour nights then 5 days off. I love

12. sick nurses

    JMP replied to Lauriek's topic in General Nursing

    No snow here now- beautiful spring. Sunny, about 65 degrees today. However, our winters are still not as bad as Rochester or some of the other cities in the North East. But our winters can still be...

13. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    JMP replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Reading this I can see why nurses would be upset and resent it. It talks about mandating that all RN's obtain their degree within ten years.....they are not doing that here..........BSN only applies...

14. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    JMP replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't know, certainly it is a well respected University. As is UBC (University of British Colombia) both have great nursing programs. I looked at every program in Canada and chose U of Victoria for...

15. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    JMP replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am finishing my degree through the University of Victoria in British Colombia, Canada. I have some American classmates. The courses are ALL NURSING related. I am in Ontario----long way away from...