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it sames that i have hurt some of the folks here as to what i said about the philippines, let me say i am sorry. i made my comments just like i saw it while i was there, i am sure not all of the philippines country is not that way, and if it's not then that is great. i don't have nothing against the people there or the country as of matter of fact of the military man and woman gave jobs and money to these people to help with what they could. i for one gave money's to help a lady to get into school, and bought the family food. so maybe i should have being a little better in my writing in this form and giving better information, once again i am sorry for any harm i have done. djv

Go for it babe, being 50 is a new start in life never stop from doing better for your self, it just get better.

If I was the family and found that this had happen, I would have a DR job and you would have had his degree, good work.

To bad the unions are not in North Carolina the CNA could use then as well the nurse staff.

The military life is the way to go now days. You can join the AF and be a great nurse and still keep your fellings. As a retired military police I can tell you for sure that the military needs people like you. There will always be wars were its the one that we are fighting now or the one after this one, and if you join now just think you will be ready for the next one and a better person for it. Take care God Bless.

To bad my wife does not live and work were you at Kathryn she might would join the chapter, how about this we ship the nurse manger she has to you, maybe she will learn a few things. Good Luck

You said he has the best money can buy, he has you as a nurse, can't get no better then that.

Maybe you shoudl fine another job, cause taking care of people is not your cup of tea. One other thing, you will be like that one day.

Hate you have to disagree with me about High Point, the reason I say that its the best is because they save my life, other then that as far as I know the rest of the hospital is ok. But you are also right with the other ones that you advised, I can recall Cone being the #1 in the state back in the 60's. So I lost this one LOL have a good day.

The towns: High Point, Winston Salem, Greensboro, all big city towns. Out of these three towns the best hospital is High Point. Have a number of small towns close by like Lexington, hospital is a band-aid fix, and you have to pick a number to be seen, (just a joke). Over all not a bad area to live and play, three hours from the beach and mountains. Have VA medical hospital close by as well. If I can be of any further help come a knocking. djv

I was in the Philippines for 30 days when I was in service and its a sad country. The young girls had to work the streets to have food on the table and I am talking about kids as young as 10 years old and up. From what I seen most of the people live in huts with no water, power etc. There was a river that ran down the middle of town in Scuba Bay and all the waste ran in it and the kids were playing in the water. Downtown was nothing but bars, and woman selling them self to make a life there. At all times you had to watch your back, but it was best to have a buddy to go alone with you at night, after I was there a few days I came close to being kidnapped by there military and could have being taken into the jungle which is unreal, no one would have found you for years. As for the meals they eat anything and everything monkey, dogs, etc. They would not have any food left on there plate like we do here in the USA, cause it might have being there last meal in days. I seen a lot of the woman that works hard and want to try and do better, by ways of going to school, and doing what ever they can to get out of that country.It sames to me that most of the men there just did not care much about there life as long as they had the woman working the bars and trying to rip off the GI. I hate to have seen the USA move the Military out because it did give some of these people hope for a better life and a chance to have a good education. Don't get me wrong, not all the people were bad, But If I was you I would fine another country to go or better yet the way things are now, you might be better off here in the USA, the meals are much better here. djv

Hi Folks: I have a number of you people asking me about the VA Hospital and which one is the best to work at, as it stand now Asheville NC Va is on my top list. Here is a run down on the Va's and other info, I hope this might help. The VA in Asheville NC: Is a Tertiary care Facility, it has 112 acute medical and 120 extended care. Most of the local VA in NC, VA, Tenn, are sent here because of the expert's in there area of Training. Salisbury VA: 159 Hospital beds,270 Nursing home beds, 55 Psychosocial Resident Rehab, and Treatment program beds. It is a acute Medicare cardiology in which has came alone way, most of these type of patient's went to Asheville VA, but now Salisbury have there own Doctor's. Surgery, is #1 with great surgery staff. Psychiatry,Physical Rehab, Intermediate and extended care. Here again I hope that this will help and if I can be of any further please let me know, May God Bless you for being in the medical filed and for the work you folks do, as a Vet I Thank You. djv

I can tell you the best VA to work at here in NC if you like, I work there and have being a Patient.

My wife has being a LPN for 30 years and work's now in a nursing home. She has done the job as a RN and have had RN's come to her for advice. There are a many of small things that she has done that was in the RN's job to do and she has had to do them because the RN that shift did not know how to do the job. SO the place she works pays OK for LPN and RN, as far as I am concern a lot of these places just don't give the LPN more credit and pay.

As a Nam Vet, I have been in a few VA hospital in my time, some are bad and then some are great. The bad ones are that way cause most of the people that work there don't have the love for there job, just there to get a check. Then all these office personnel are working everyday to keep there job and that they don't care as well. The hospital I go to are union and that is one of the major problems here. The union don't do nothing but take the money and will not support the employees. Then you will fine the DON etc, if you are not in there click then you no body, and they to fight each day to keep there job. So over all folks, the Va's can be a great place to work, but take my advice and really do your home work on the VA be for you get hired, being there as a patient and employed, if you like to no more info on the VA I am talking about and tell you more fell free to email me and I will do what I can.

You done your job, now let GOD do his . You did what you really are a RN with love it can't get no better then that.