On a scale of 0 to off the charts how many intelligent RNs have you met in your lifetime?

I may be biased on this subject. My ex (HISS) was an RN.

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I've worked in Hospital Maintenance ever since I got out of the Navy and have to give most of the nurses I have met credit for caring about the job they do and having the intelligence to stick out a degree program in college. Intelligence does not necessarily mean street smarts. I have met a few who are little more than academic thermometers and have no concept of the real world outside of the ward they are assigned to.

I was a 91B10 Medical Specialist in the military and was in contact with many many very intelligent RN's .... of course I also had to put up with a few that belonged in the Mental Ward as well...

On a scale of bout 13 to---- the answer will be 0

IMO most of them do most of the work- the doctors usually come in and takes over when it's pretty much done.

The exception would be the dumbasarock RN who sent me home when I was in labor with my 4th child. I had her 4 hours later- only barely making it back to the hospital in time!

my mom :)

i give her a 12

she was passionate bout her job not like most RN's that are in the business for just money . she actually cared for people .

once when we went camping a few years ago, a little kid burned himself with the campfire fire real bad and the parents were calling the ambulance, but the nearest hospital was 20 miles away so luckily my mom had a first aid kit with us and treated the little boy there .

Quite a few. And LVN's too. However, not saying that some - including a LOT of administrators - don't have some attitude problems, but usually can't fault the smarts or skills.

Both of my aunts are RNs and they are intelligent and also some of there sriends are 2.

I've met several in my profession that were as dumb as a box of rocks. They may be books smart...but they shouldn't be anywhere near a patient. Push pills, meds and chart...while the techs do most of the work.

there are few that actually jump in there for the good of the patient.

A lot actually, all the nurses at my doctor's office are spectacular and they always make you smile even if you're really nervous or in a lot of pain.

Urgent care clinic nurses.. now that's a different story :/