Pilotboy

I am in the same shoes as you, however, I did become a teacher for twelve years. I have a degree in government and was a high school math teacher. I am 34 years old and I just left the teaching field last November. I have one more science prereq and then I will start my one year BSN program in January and will be finished with my BSN in December of next year. The BSN program I am going into is for individuals who already have a bachelor's degree. You can finish in one year because all of your other courses were completed with your previous bachelors. You have to have a good GPA, however, because entry into these programs is very competitive. I made sure to get straight A's in all my science prereqs, including the labs that went with them. If you can pull this off, it would be much quicker than going through a two year associate's RN program, and you would have your BSN as well.

Homosexual men are many times more likely to be infected with AIDS than a heterosexual man. So putting the political correctness aside, it is good policy not to let these individuals donate. One could be offended because of the philosophical aspect of it, however, there are things that ought to be and then there are things that are. If a patient is infected with AIDS through organ donation and the hospital knew the individual had the abnormal lifestyle, the hospital could and probably would be sued for negligence, and rightly so. Some of you were making the argument that there are many heterosexuals with risky lifestyles as well, but because there is no way of finding out each person's past, the best that can be done is to go on what is statistically known for a group. Didn't you all have to take statistics? I know what I am talking about; I am an attorney who used to represent clients who sued hospitals. If I threatened with a lawsuit over a matter like this, do you know how quickly the hospital would settle out of court because they know I would win in litigation? I am now leaving that field and getting my BSN.

I'd quit!

I wish I had known all the liberals that are here; I would have never come here to begin with.