By: Ali
I can see where this guy is coming from. Where I did my preceptorship, there were diploma nurses, and degree nurses were just being phased in. There was a lot of push back about how degree nurses don’t...
View ArticleBy: jeanhill
I suppose I had thought the whole degree vs diploma issue was old news as the degree program has been around for more than 10 years now, but one should not assume. I think a large contributing factor...
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Experience is the single most valuable thing to an ER nurse, in my opinion. All the theory in the world won’t prepare you on what to do when you take care of your first truly sick or decompensating...
View ArticleBy: torontoemerg
A couple of points: I think the “clinical practice gap” is smaller than people realize, and their reflections on this are tainted by nostalgia and “common wisdom.” Contrary to popular belief, diploma...
View ArticleBy: Darlene
As a 20 year diploma nurse working on my degree, I do have a few things to say…I agree with both sides to a point. As I work on degree courses, I can appreciate that there are some things I just don’t...
View ArticleBy: jeanhill
I couldn’t agree more. I imagine you know more than you think but when surrounded by all that knowledge and experience it’s easy to feel that way ;)
View ArticleBy: jeanhill
We all have to start somewhere. I just dislike the thought of any New Grad coming out thinking they know more than someone else because they have a few extra letters behind their name and have written...
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[...] Emergency Blues takes an undogmatic look at so-called “generation gaps” among nurses. Instead of throwing stones, dividing the world into ‘us’ and ‘them,’ this [...]
View ArticleBy: Keith Carlson
Great conversation and very relevant points all around. In our field, there simply must be room for everyone, and I have also met degree nurses and diploma nurses who were both very sharp,...
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