tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post6661997908096350998..comments2023-09-17T08:37:58.006-06:00Comments on The Good News Economist: Reflections on Recession-Proof Jobs and Life-Changing CareersEldon Masthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15444008509086050220noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-30094101430899463432009-09-19T19:45:43.030-06:002009-09-19T19:45:43.030-06:00Anonymous,
I think you are missing the point of t...Anonymous,<br /><br />I think you are missing the point of this article. <br /><br />The point is that these folks (Eric included) have decided to look at professions at are a bit more recession proof than the ones they were in...<br /><br />Having been in the patient care industry as a certified paramedic, I have no patience for nurses, doctors, or any other health care profession grandstanding and saying "my education is bigger and better than yours."<br /><br />Your comment on "real nurses" to CNN underscores my assertion. Unfortunately for you, Certified Nursing Assistants have the term "Nursing" in their title.<br /><br />GNEgnehttp://goodnewseconomist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-5207776892196977572009-09-19T18:45:41.985-06:002009-09-19T18:45:41.985-06:00Eric did not enter "nursing school". He ...Eric did not enter "nursing school". He entered a program to become a certified nursing assistant...BIG DIFFERENCE.<br /><br />I saw this story on CNN and while I am very proud of Eric and his achievements (and please do not take offense, Eric. Once you go through nursing school for your hard-earned degree and the right to call yourself a nurse, you will understand), I am hopping mad about the way the title "Nurse" is thrown around. Certified Nursing Assistants are very important to patient care. They have a hard job, and I respect what they do. They are not, however, nurses. Even the title of this article is incorrect. Eric does not work in "nursing" any more than a nurse is a doctor who practices "medicine".<br /><br /> Here is my email to CNN: <br /><br />Eric Olinger was repeatedly referred to as a "nurse" during this segment. Attending school for 3-6 months to become a Certified Nurse Assistant does not make one a nurse any more than going to school to be a nurse makes one a physician. Only a few times was he correctly called a nurse assistant. There is a HUGE difference. Furthermore, it is AGAINST THE LAW in every single state to refer to yourself as a nurse when you are not either an LPN, LVN, or RN. Your carelessness is a slap in the face to all nurses, especially those with bachelor degrees, who have to complete a very rigorous educational program and then pass very difficult state exams for licensure. Then we must practice to high standards day after day or have our hard earned licenses yanked. CNA's receive only the most basic training...how to check vital signs, do patient care such as bathing and toileting, and in some cases give medications (and never by injection or IV). I cannot even begin to list all the extremely complex assessments, lab data, technical equipment and procedures nurses must manage. Please do not contribute to the false idea nursing is an easy profession of emptying bedpans and checking blood pressure that anyone who goes to technical school for 3-6 months can do. You need better fact checkers, Call me if you ever do a program on real nurses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com