Epinions Recent Reviews for Nursing Profession

Nursing Profession: Well written

Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:48:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jschalck - This review was well written and although hard to swallow she states the true facts. You sound like a very professional writer. All of the details were complete and organized thoughts. I can relate to every one of the ten concepts you wrote on. Well...

Nursing Profession: The Nursing Profession - From a Nurse Managers Perspective

Thu, 7 Feb 2002 13:15:01 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pipesmoke - Nurses who find their way into management may be shocked to find that many of their career expectations were unrealistic. Nursing management is viewed by other areas of health care administration and management as being a "separate" or "second class"...

Nursing Profession: Top ten reasons to become a nurse

Tue, 5 Feb 2002 22:58:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pfleige - 1. Pays better than the waffle house, though the hours aren't that good.

2. Fashionable shoes and sexy white uniforms or scrubbs

3. Needles, It's better to give that to receive.

4. Reassure your patients that all bleeding stops...

Nursing Profession: Think Hard, Think Twice..Get a Sense of Humor Part 3 of 3

Thu, 22 Nov 2001 21:26:41 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author artbyjude - This will be the last of the series! Aren't you glad? I am!

This is the wrap-up of my advice to those of you considering entering the profession of Nursing as a Registered Nurse, or wondering if you should stay. There are two other parts lost...

Nursing Profession: THINK TWICE-THINK HARD-GET A SENSE OF HUMOR PART 2

Mon, 12 Nov 2001 08:17:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author artbyjude - Don't you just hate to read something that starts off," Oh I could tell you stories? Me too. That's why I'm just going to TELL you the stories, and you let you judge for yourself. The overall plan is to tell you as much as I can of the positive...

Nursing Profession: Think Twice ..Think Hard ..Get a Sense of Humor : Part I of 3

Fri, 19 Oct 2001 03:50:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author artbyjude - I have been a registered nurse since 1976, and worked in Health Care since 1971, a fact few people on site know. I am going to give you some personal history here, from the depths of my soul, so if you don't want to take the journey with me, take the...

Nursing Profession: 10 CONCEPTS TO CONSIDER WHEN DECIDING IF THE NURSING PROFESSION IS FOR YOU

Tue, 16 Oct 2001 17:49:38 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author melissasrn - As a Registered Nurse working in my primary field of Medical-Surgical Nursing for over 4 years now, I’ve learned many things along the way that many new graduates (including myself) have no clue about before deciding to enter the nursing...

Nursing Profession: Pillars of a Profession

Sun, 7 Oct 2001 16:26:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author babynurse_bj - Once upon a time, a nursing student was introduced to numerous Theoretical Constructs of Nursing Practice. The list of models seemed endless: Behavioral Systems Model, Theory of Goal Attainment, Self-Care Deficit Theory, Interpersonal Relations Model,...

Nursing Profession: So you want to be a Nurse?

Tue, 25 Sep 2001 12:40:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tnt8 - I've experienced many things throughout my life but nothing can compare to those in my years of nursing. I have been a nurse 6 years and I have seen my share of gore, patient abuse and goodness. These years will be etched in my memory forever. I became a...

Nursing Profession: Where is the Nurse's Job Headed?

Tue, 18 Sep 2001 17:19:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bj-lpn - We all know that there's a Nursing shortage. If this is so, what are the "powers that be" doing about it? I've read the other reviews, and it spans the gamut of the profession as we know it today. There are Males who feel unappreciated, by their Female...

Nursing Profession: Nursing in Rural Areas, As a Geriatrics Nurse

Wed, 8 Aug 2001 18:53:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author gerirn - Nursing in Rural Areas, As a Geriatrics Nurse

My career in nursing began 26 years ago in Eden, Texas. It is located in the center of Texas, population 1576. San Angelo Texas is the nearest city being 45 miles away one way, 90 miles round trip...

Nursing Profession: Say yes to nursing

Sun, 17 Jun 2001 00:11:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author laylac - The other day a pharmaceutical representative came

into the department to introduce a new product. We began talking and she told me how much she admired those nurses who could "stick it out in a hospital".

I asked for an explanation. She said...

Nursing Profession: Is America In Need Of Nurses?

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 20:23:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nurse101 - They said that America is in great need of committed nurses. I really wonder why? America has the best nursing school. America can provide quality trainings for nurses. You have all the high-tech equipments. America has all the necessary workforce...

Nursing Profession: RN's are human too....................

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:04:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author summr - I decided to become a Nurse because I wanted to make a difference in the world. I wanted to understand science and medicine and be able to communicate to people what was happening to them or their loved one. So I could maybe somehow bridge a gap of...

Nursing Profession: Nursing is for me!! Is it for you??

Sat, 10 Mar 2001 04:32:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author paulapwhite - I have been a nurse for 12 years. There are a lot of great things about being a nurse. You really get a chance to make a difference! You have a variety of work opportunities from hospital, home health, doctor's offices, clinics, schools, teaching,...

Nursing Profession: Feast or Famine

Sat, 9 Dec 2000 21:53:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lovepepsi - I see nursing as either feast or famine. This meaning you either have too much staff or not enough. Too many patients or not enough. You love it too much or not enough.

I first got into the nursing field as a CNA in a Long Term Care...

Nursing Profession: So What Exactly Is A Telephone Triage Nurse?

Sun, 3 Dec 2000 11:28:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - I first encountered the term triage when I was taking some Red Cross training as a teen. A French term, triage initially was a means of assigning a priority to those injured and waiting to be treated. The moderately injured who get a toe tag...

Nursing Profession: Response to NJ's work in progress

Fri, 24 Nov 2000 16:36:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jt1013 - There is a shortage of nurses. That is a given. I have a large amount of respect for LPN's. My sister is one in Kentucky. She has been one for 32 years. She does not want to become a RN. She said that in her hospital, EMT's are being utilized for...

Nursing Profession: So now what?

Mon, 20 Nov 2000 12:35:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Octoberfest - Whether you are a new graduate or a seasoned professional you will at some time question "So now what do I do?"

One of the most important decisions you will make in nursing is where you choose to work. The choices are only limited to...

Nursing Profession: To Be or Not To Be a Nurse?

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:52:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ExpertRN -

Being a Nurse

by

Cindy Pickering, RN

To be a nurse or not to be a nurse? That is the question. A...

Nursing Profession: Working My Way Up The Nursing Ladder

Sun, 12 Nov 2000 06:53:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - This editorial will be an overview of one nursing professional's journey, spanning 25 years of various health care training. Individual articles on LVN and RN practice will follow, with the specialty fields of Mental Health and Telephone Triage Nurse...

Nursing Profession: Requirement: Have an off-beat sense of humor

Sat, 4 Nov 2000 17:57:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author clooneyfan - A review by of my favorite writers (SurgRN911) about the nursing profession prompted me to write my own review. You can read her original review at http://preview.epinions.com/srvc-review-5573-FD6C471-3A01B539-prod2

I am not a nurse. I...

Nursing Profession: Is your life worth the BIG BUCKS?

Thu, 2 Nov 2000 16:06:24 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author SurgRN911 - Why are patients and families feeling they are getting less attention, and sometimes less than adequate care in a hospital setting? I wrote an article on nursing, why, when, and how I got involved a few days ago. One of my comments caused me great...

Nursing Profession: Men in Nursing Face an Uphill Battle for Recognition.

Wed, 1 Nov 2000 03:06:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author NurseMan - Although male nurses occupy many of the leadership and policy-making positions in nursing, men remain relatively invisible and unrecognized in the profession. For the most part, the imagery of nursing is manual labor, primarily performed by women...

Nursing Profession: It's not all bad!

Sun, 29 Oct 2000 21:59:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LauraRN - Wow.. a chance to give my opinion on nursing.. here goes.. :)

When I was in college, I thought I wanted to be a math teacher. As I got higher in the math classes, I started to hate math and realized that it wasn't what I wanted to do. I had a...