Feb. 15 - Feb. 21 Hottest New Topics

• Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree
• I will talk, you just listen
• From a happy and lucky Nurse
• "LPNs should be done away with altogether"
• Nervous over possible termination
• Now its getting outta HAND !
• International Nurses and UK nursing
• New Grad - am I doing something wrong?

Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree

No one wants to badmouth Florence Nightingale, but a new degree for nurses is causing bad blood between doctors and their longtime colleagues. The program confers the title of doctor on nurses, but some in the medical profession say only physicians should call themselves "doctor."
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I will talk, you just listen

Ask anyone who knows me very well, and they can tell you what I have wanted to be when I “grow up” since I was 14 years old; a nurse. To be a nurse means to be compassionate, brave, and holding yourself up to very high standards while still encompassing the raw passion it takes to get there. Nursing school was the goal, discovering who I am and the qualities I possess is what I received on the journey.
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From a happy and lucky Nurse

I wrote this letter to my manager in June 2007. ( 1 year after my hire date) Now, I edited a couple of things and submitting to allnurses.com as also you can see allnurses.com helps alot of people.. i have been working in my hospital now almost for 3 years thanks to allnurses.com..
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"LPNs should be done away with altogether"

As an offshoot to the News article about nursing education, an opinion was brought to the board that LPNs are not adequately prepared to care for patients, and that their education is not strenuous like an RN program is. Having been in the field for awhile, what is your opinion on the differences between LPNs and RNs, other than the legally different aspects (LPNs cannot do initial assessments or IVs in my state for instance)
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Nervous over possible termination

I found out that I had made a med error five days in a row, ( I didnt check the dosage listed on the pill card). I was taken of the schedule for sat, and sun., and asked to meet with the DON on mon(holiday). She was not in on monday (my normal day off). I arrived to work on tuesday and was not on the schedule. I am terrified that I am going to get fired, is that likely?
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Now its getting outta HAND !

A couple days ago I posted a thread about my instructor who talks way too much during lecture, well since then its gotten worst ! Its to the point where she is using two classes to go over information for ONE CLASS. She can't even go over a 25 page powerpoint in 3 hours ( which is one class), instead she uses two class days a total of 6 hours to go over one freakin powerpoint !
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International Nurses and UK nursing

One of the topics that is raised frequently in the UK and International forums is how does an international nurse go about working in the UK. The replies are often negative and in general try to convey how very difficult this is. There are lots of hoops to jump through and currently the economic situation in the UK is very grim, this means that jobs anywhere are scarce and our government is trying to keep UK citizens in work, therefore making obtaining a work visa more difficult.
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New Grad - am I doing something wrong?

Hello everyone. I've been reading allnurses.com for a while but this is my first post because I feel like I'm going to lose my mind. I'm a December 08 nursing school graduate and just took the NCLEX exam today (Feb 17th) . I've been applying for jobs in California since October 07. Mainly I've applied to southern California and considered northern California too.
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