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    john john United States says:
    December 21, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    It simply does not make political sense to try and limit the entry to nursing practice to the BSN. There are not enough educational facilities to do it, and the community college route is too valued a commodity by politicians.

    Perhaps the greatest un-asked question is why the healthcare environments have gotten so complicated? If nursing controls its practice environment, then this makes no sense at all. Nursing administration has been a gross failure over the decades, and allowed nursing practice to be shaped by the AHA, not by our field.
    The ratios are too high, and the redundant non-nursing paperwork too tedious. It took me 24 sheets of paper to admit a patient to my ICU!

    Why don't we just take back our field????

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    • I totally agree, John
      Margaret Margaret United States says:
      December 22, 2009 at 1:08 PM

      I totally agree, John. We are a major stakeholder in the health care industry. We are the ones who work directly with patients and their families for longer periods than most members of the health care team. Paper requirements are taking us away from our patient's bedside and quality care suffers. Are we turning into "glorified secretaries?"

      Most often nursing administration failed to advocate the role and value of nurses in the over-all performance of the hospital corporation. Our voices are simply wanting !

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