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I hold one post graduate degree working on a second and two Baccalaureate degrees. Yes, I like school a whole lot. I have taken online courses but find them to be relatively easy compared to in-school classes. When I earned my BSN from my RN the ease of earning the degree was simple. The coreqs were difficult when compared to the nursing classes. The Masters was even easier then the "upgrade" to my BSN. I have had a few friends earn "pay for" online degrees. I assisted them on many occasions with their studies over the last few years. I found the online classes to be even simpler then the in school classes. My point of all this is I think with the abundance of online nursing schools it down grades our professions educational system. THis is based on the supply and demand model. Meaning more schools same customer base means lower standards. If they did not lower standards then they would have "empty seats" in their "classes rooms." It seems with the eruption of online classess these company's that "chase" the LPN, RN and BSN perpared students do it for the money. Well this is all well and good for the company that is making the $$$$$ but not for our profession. Look at PT, Pharm D, MD and DO schools they are there to make money but they limit the number. MD and DO schools make up about 140 school in the USA. Just how many nursing schools are they in the New York and California let alone the the other 48 states. There are many reasons for the limited supply of the above professionals. But if any one has a copy of todays WALL STREET JOURNAL the bottom right under the "Inside Today's Journal" section look at the Home Improvement Made Easier. The contractors are now offering discounts because the "hot" market is cooling. In other words there is more supply (contractors) then demand. So what do they do lower their standards meaning how much $$$$ they will take to do the job. This I can compare to many things but to remain on topic all the online schools and their continued rise to recruit new LPN's, RN's and BSN's. Standards must go down....................................... What do you think?

Well, whenever you want to get more customers you lower the price and when ever you want less customers you raise the price. The easy entry into the medi system encourages people to remain in their current state. The amount of benefits they receive and the unlimited visits to the ED creates an environment that asks for abuse. FOr all those that pay for their insurance we have copays. THe copays are there to slow the use of the plan. THe insurance company's know that if the user did not contribute every time they sort to use the benefits the benefits would be used up at a higher rate. Giving something for free is nice but we need to start requiring compliance upon the holders of the medi cards. Such as a daily exercise program a course in nutrition etc. If we required something instead of NOTHING medi would not spend so much to care for the people. Remeber anything that is free you usually have contempt for those thing that cost you care for. Its time that we require some sort of action from the CARD holder. Untill then Medi will run wild with abuse.