guest974915

guest974915

Member

  • Content

    275

  • Visitors

    6,532

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    848

All Content by guest974915

  1. Need a BSN for what again?

    guest974915 replied to ModernRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Interesting conversation and I thought I would add my 2 cents to the discussion. I am a 3 yr diploma grad. and will very soon finish up a RN-BSN program at a highly-rated university. I also have a...

  2. Pet peeve

    guest974915 replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    That's peculiar, I thought I was engaging in an intelligent, civil discourse about a concerning matter-not a

  3. Pet peeve

    guest974915 replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but 'professionalism' connotes certain implied expectations and standards of educational preparedness and behavior. The fact that you're okay with the the 'dumbing down' of some...

  4. Overweight Healthcare Workers

    guest974915 replied to EmpoweRN's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed! I also found the perky 22y.o. in the video, four months out of nursing school, yet giving 'pearls' to us seasoned nurses, a little over the top and

  5. Overweight Healthcare Workers

    guest974915 replied to EmpoweRN's topic in General Nursing

    While I understand the rationale behind these indicators (BMI, tobacco use, lipids/cholesterol...) and their potential implications for health, I feel that mandatory testing for many of these may lead...

  6. Nursing is Just a Job - Common Myths in Nursing

    guest974915 replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    While I do feel that most nurses are good hearted individuals with altruistic motives, having been in this the discipline for 25 years, I am mostly disillusioned with health care today. I now see...

  7. License info being sold

    guest974915 replied to #wontgiveup's topic in General Nursing

    This is a MAJOR pet peeve of mine and though it's is public record, I suspect that profits from the BONs' selling of this info doesn't truly go to defraying license costs for nurses, but instead...

  8. Do it all over again? Aaaaaaa

    guest974915 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Having been continuously employed as a hospital staff nurse and assistant supervisor for almost 25 years, I sometimes wonder how I would respond to a young person seeking career advice and...

  9. Hard Truth of Nursing

    guest974915 replied to Mr.Bill RN, BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done that, I have too and you hit the nail squarely on the head with that response. With almost 25 years nursing experience in several practice areas and quite a few different hospitals,...

  10. Professionalism in Nursing? Yes, Please!

    guest974915 replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to go way out on a limb here and further DeeAngel's assertion. It fine and well to say, "don't judge a book by it's cover" in regard to professional appearances-sounds good, right?...

  11. BSN not helpful

    guest974915 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am a Diploma of Nursing graduate and am currently pursuing (by mandate) my online BSN. As the majority of nurses are employed in hospitals or acute care settings, I am continuously scratching my...

  12. BSN not helpful

    guest974915 replied to guest974915's topic in Online Distance Learning

    frozenmedic, you hit the nail on the head with that response. This 'false hierarchy' that you describe is indeed real and and pervasive-I refer to them as the "educated idiots" as in "I can't...

  13. Surgeon's behavior

    guest974915 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Having been a OR staff R.N. (CVOR, General/Trauma surgery) in quite a few hospitals and several states for almost 25 years, I have come to accept a common unpleasantry. In EVERY practice setting I...

  14. Surgeon's behavior

    guest974915 replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    In this instance, it seems the straw that broke the camel's back 'so to speak', was apparently the physical act. Barring that, it's been my experience that pretty much all else, while not condoned,...

  15. Lifestyle of a Nurse

    guest974915 replied to contemplations's topic in General Nursing

    I would tell anyone contemplating entering nursing to think long and hard. I have been a R.N. for almost 25 years and though I consider myself a kind, compassionate person who strives to ease other's...