chanab
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Post by chanab on Mar 15, 2009 10:40:54 GMT -5
I've heard of the ADON before, never Assistant CNO. What do the letters stand for?
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Post by medic09 on Mar 15, 2009 10:49:55 GMT -5
Chief Nursing Officer. There is a difference, actually; though not relevant to our use here. A CNO is a corporate or company 'officer' like the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operations Officer, etc. That gives them a seat and vote on the board; something a DON often (usually? always?) doesn't have. That gives a CNO more real influence (power) when it comes to budgeting, policy, etc.
See what a BSN taught me? Does nothing to improve my patient care, I assure you...
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chanab
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Post by chanab on Mar 15, 2009 11:04:26 GMT -5
LOL! That's that BS in BSN, huh? Oh how I look forward to learning useless information...
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Post by medic09 on Mar 15, 2009 11:29:41 GMT -5
That's exactly right! We often said that during school, though I didn't want to get that crude here on the forum.
There were 16 of us who had previous college degrees. All agreed that most of what made up a BSN was a complete waste of our time compared to our previous educational experiences. It would have been far more useful to teach us more science, medicine, clinical patient care, or have more clinical hours. Pretty much all the additional class time for the BSN was healthcare managment and policy stuff. The only potentially clinically significant addition was Community Health and Nursing, as I recall.
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chanab
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Post by chanab on Mar 15, 2009 12:11:47 GMT -5
Sorry. I would never be called the more aidel of this crew. I was really looking forward to improving my assessment skills with this degree, but I'm getting the feeling that's going to happen more with actual practice than an advanced degree. And based on convos with my academic advisor, I am looking forward to the community portion, one of the few clinical experiences I'll be getting.
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Post by medic09 on Mar 15, 2009 12:50:53 GMT -5
Sorry. I would never be called the more aidel of this crew. My apologies, aidel maidel! I only meant that I didn't want to be the one to say it. I really meant no criticism. I apologize for coming across that way.
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Post by achot on Mar 24, 2009 3:19:52 GMT -5
Rivka, sorry I am getting back to you so late - Yes I am an Asst Dir of Nursing to one of the greatest DON's I am learning a lot!!! I still work a unit one day a week and keep my skills sharp, I am also the go to person when a nurse has difficulty in any area...I do QA, UR, Staff Development, Risk Management, statistics etc. But as we laugh, we could control our staff very well but cant get our own kids to clean up their rooms!!! BTW, MEDIC09, My son is learning in Yerucham but Kiryat Shmona was a close second choice and he is a big fan of Rav Tzfanya Drori's some of his friends still learn there. It is a great place and I completely understand your ideal life. We too love to hike and if any of you come here please get in touch and we can do the Zavitan together ( in the Yehudia)- we once did it when my youngest was 6 and we got to the part where you have to hang onto chains cemented into the mountain (no ledge for your feet) my husband said- we have to turn around and my 6 year old (monkey that she was) scooted across- showing her father, who then HAD to do it too...:-) CHAVAMOM, you can get your licence here to be a CNM as well, just talk to the Misrad Habreeut- and they will probably just ask you to pass their exam. I spoke to one midwife who said it shouldn't be a problem. What a special zchus to bring all those neshamot tehorot to this world!! PS Jobs here still available!!!
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