A entry prompted by a post on These Emergency Blues

Bedside Nursing as Menial and Demeaning “Despite years of education and rhetoric, nurses aren’t really permitted to practice to the full scope of our knowledge.”   This is a quote from from “Bedside Nursing as Menial and Demeaning” by torontoemergencyRN   (just substitute RT in that sentence) “If people around you all day tell you you’re worthless …

It’s the Norm, apparently

I’m still saddened by the fact that 33% of my class failed out this semester. Apparently, 50% is the norm for a nursing class. I was speaking to two nurses at my job one an older nurse “T” (she still wears her RN nurse cap. Isn’t that awesome?) and a younger nurse “B” who just …