Nursing- Why do they just hand these degrees out?!

Nursing- Why do they just hand these degrees out?

Some nurses I work with talk like hicks and have no sense? They must hand their degrees out like drinking water- you know the ones- the nurses from community college who barely make it out and work in a hospital 1 year and think they can run the system and are it- Us docs just laugh- our 10 years of college versus their 1 and they think they know to use gentamicin when a pt. has MRSA, or even worse- give digoxin when a pt has a hear rate of 55- or gives potassium when I order kayexlate and they do not question it? These nurses are idiots-I want a nurse from a University- not B.F.E.: Losers

I actually have to agree with you. It's really bad when you have to SPELL gall bladder and tubal ligation for the surgical nurse while she is taking your history! Yes, this happened to me!
I am currently a student, and going into a healthcare field (not nursing). Some of my classes, so far, have been a literal joke.
People wonder why our healthcare is going down the tubes in this country...aside from the big money machines that call them selves HMO's and pharmaceutical companies the problem lies in the 'turn and burn' education system. There is such a huge demand for skilled nurses over the past several years that the standards have been lowered just to get the hospitals and clinics staffed.

As for your problem finding a 'good' nurse...I'd suggest you speak to the HR manager at your facility, surely he or she should be made aware that you are not happy with the quality of the staff being employed.