911nurs

I never said nurses are useless ! I am a nurse .I said some classes are useless and stand by it ! I have taken some chemistry and biology classes and understand the molecular level , proteins that are attached to certain cells and the importance of type and cross match ,germs viruses that react/dont react to certain antibiotics hence the specializing in a certain fields of study. My reference not ignorance is to the rigorous education needed in becoming this book worm without skills to save a life . Education is becoming a sales market place of schools to hook young people in debt full of promises with a lot of useless classes that most of us will never need in our professions! It all reverts back to the all mighty dollar in politics ! What is a nurse practitioner vs a doctor for example the fight to the top involves the amount of classes/education for example and the lobbying by two sides fighting for power and position .I understand the prescription prescribing laws and the higher understanding of patient assessment ,diagnosing etc. But in all that politicking, laws are changed by the BON to prove a point or to top its rival and to hold a status quote. And it is in all that chaos that the trickle down effect happens to those of us starting at the "bottom"where more classes are needed just because two sides at the top are feuding for position and power and where some schools take advantage of people with useless classes. Our national debt is no joke and most of it is in student loans. And that is my only beef with worthless classes !!!

Reality is that LVNs are treated like MAs and paid like that as well ! All the college education in blah blah blah doesn't make a good nurse .It is just the politics and a way to make more money by the BON that titles are given and certain people think they are all that and a bag of chips just because of there college hours ,gpa and so forth .I am an LVN who specializes in dialysis start IVs and probably shouldn't because you need permission from a little certificate taught by someone whom is worse than you are at doing it anyway. I an ex Paramedic with more experience and skills than a nurse with her doctorate degree and i am sorry if anyone gets offended just saying what i know .I've been told at work that the RN is in charge that is until all hell breaks loose , and we have a code then she runs over just to panic shake the patient wishing to wake them up from a cardiac arrest ,and it isn't just at the present job i hold. I have seen this phenomenon across a broad field spectrum in the health industry. I am working to get my RN but all the titles do not mean a thing. Most pre-reqs are fillers and useless .I think the BON should instead of requiring all these useless classes should consider having nurses (all nurse levels) go thru a year of emergency care to get some real useful meaty experience in patient care .All the nursing care plans are just following recipes from a doctor much like baking ! So do not wrinkle your nose at any lower level people because they might just know more than you and all your college classes combined !! I hope to make it some day to be on the BON to change some ways things are run and relax all the mumbo jumbo courses required to provide a very basic human need "Patient Care" !

That sounds crazy ! i to am well experienced working for a 911 service for 15yrs now an LVN and have found that i am hired on the spot above anyone coming out of school barley knowing how to take a b/p . I have even been given options in any position like anesthesiology tech because of my knowledge in airway adjuncts/intubation skills . It is frustrating for me as a matter of fact working with RNs that have little to very poor skills beyond taking a b/p no offense to anyone. I think that the BON should make it mandatory for nurses to have emergency skills at least a year in any 911 EMS service to have a well rounded patient care experience instead of giving continued useless college classes that you never use or very soon forget . Keep your head up they are probably jealous or intimidated of your knowledge and skills .