JMP

Anyone out there work or have worked for corrections in a max security setting in a federal prision? (in Canada) Is so, I need some info. Can you tell me what the enviroment is like, what the money is like and if you would recommend it? I really appr...

Has anyone tried the distance BN program with Athabasca? If so- how is it going.......any comments? I have just applied and I am awaiting course materials. I need to do my degree by distance and I live in Ontario. This program appears to fit the bill...

Again I am thinking of moving to AZ- Flagstaff to be exact. I have been to AZ a few times and love it. I have three years critical care experience, one year critical care diploma, CNCC and I have 10 months to go before I finish by BSN. If I wanted t...

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 day you need to practice good leadership skills a...

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 I took I asked the cab driver about their health c...

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 practice in. Having supplies in place is vital to p...

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 (not money but for attending classes). Am I crazy...

Hi all Need your nurisng staff development experience... I am a Canadian RN, few years critical care experience (ICU- acute teaching hospital) and dialysis and some med-surg in the background. Finishing up my BSN- will be done in a few months... thi...

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 administrative, mostly do the field I want to work in. I am...

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 is education a bad thing. Never think it is not nee...

Hello all, In the ICU I have the privledge to work in, there have been some questions raised about new RN's coming into the fold. What has been the observation is this- the male RN's are being given more challenging pts than the female RN's. Now, if...

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 approved and now I need info! I am in great need o...

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 research. See if this link provides you with some reaso...

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

In my quest to make the right decison, I need to ask some questions.... I know I have asked alot....but can someone tell me.. What is the tax base in AZ like- if you are a RN making 20-22 dollars an hour.... what is your take home pay? What do you a...

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 even know about it...which is not to blame the victim...

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 it.

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 brutual- especially compared to the Southern US.

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 to new grads as of 2005. Everyone else is grandfath...

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 its program, cost and nursing content. It is certa...

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 BC----but it is a great way to finish the BSN- in my ...

Well said. When a resident has a question or not sure how to do something- docs rally round and show-teach-help. It is seen as part of professional responsiblity. Nurses can and should do the same.

This so-called argument is like banging heads against a brick wall. My intention was to enlighten the group regarding BSN as entry to practice and how it has WORKED here.......... what happens? Continued back-biting and moral outrage.....and the sam...

Please please please listen to this: No one is forced to DO ANYTHING. NO ONE has to go back to school...... NO ONE has to change. The system will change. You can still work. You can still think it is strange some nurses don't know how to do basics. N...

I do understand that this threatens the balance of nursing. However, let me reassure you that change has happened here, students still face long wait lists for seats in the BSN programs...the demand is still great for a spot. We have not faced a shor...