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Thread #125026   Message #2765610
Posted By: EBarnacle
13-Nov-09 - 05:47 PM
Thread Name: BS: Why do all nurses need to have a degree?
Subject: RE: BS: Why do all nurses need to have a degree?
Don't forget that we are also dealing with insurance companies and bureaucracies. Among other things, they hate the moment in any negligence trial when one of the attorneys turns to the witness and asks, "Do you have a professional license?" or "Have you taken the mandated ongoing educational courses to maintain your license on subject X?"

Questions like these strike fear into the hearts of hospital administrators because they can make an institution more vulnerable in liability cases. If a person has these qualifications, they and the institution are less vulnerable to lawsuit judgements based upon the question of whether the worker is qualified to do the job. They have the documentation