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I am concerned everyone wants to go in through the back door. Why stop at converting to an RN....Dont you want to be a doctor of medicine you should not have to go through the correct educational channels there either, you would not even need to be an LPN, just ask if you can watch a few ops and learn as you go, you obviously feel you have been denied the opportunity to become anything you desire to be, why stop at converting to "RN, sounds like a waste of time to me....If the world does not want education to come into any profession, close down the universities and colleges and EVERYONE just learn on the job, work alongside an accountant for a few months and that should qualify you eh? same goes for Engineering, Motor Mechanic, ENT specialist, cardiologist, Lawyer....that one should be easy, just watch them on TV and there you are, after all, 6 months of watching Law and Order should give us the qualification and experience, we would not even need to work in a law firm, just advertise your availability in the local rag.. Save a lot of money if no one had to study and have degrees for professions and I believe RN's are considered to be professionals now too are they not? Oh I know a beaut one, my son has obviously wasted his time doing a degree in law and a degree in Economics including Honours.....instead of all that money and time he used to get those degrees, the central banks should have just taken him in and showed him how to run the economy of the country, he has the know how, comes natural to him, what a waste of years doing the study and getting the degrees, hell with the ability he showed towards these areas back in junior school, he probably wasted those years by going and graduating from all them too. If I sound sarcastic, then I do not apologise, however I am so sick of people wanting to be something they are obviously unable to be for one reason or another and not going through the proper channels...Gee's I hope they never let those that drive the luggage cart take over the job that the air controllers do, BUT!! think about it.....after all they do see a lot of take offs and landings, perhaps that would be enough to qualify them......come on out there, what are you all thinking of, you want to be something then you earn the right properly, there is no easy way or short cut.

wow! how wonderful to know so many of you are extremely aware of how to help a dementia patient with what you term 'therapeutic lying'. I am an RN and wish you were all working with me. However, definitely not you Jesskanurse. How would you like to be given bad or frightening news about your life 10times to 200 times every 24 hours, or even once...? well that is how these people react to reality orient (whatever makes you happy here). How about 'dont be silly, your over 80, your mums dead, so's your dad" as an answer to "I've got to get home, mum will be worried sick, she doesn't know where I am". being asked 50 or more times a day.....the grief may only last a few moments or minutes, but it is there and recognisable....go back to selling books or something but PLEASE keep away from nursing until you learn how to be a nurse as you will meet these sweet, wonderful and sometimes quite dangerous people in every aspect of nursing and I certainly would not like your ideas anywhere near someone I love or look after. And good on you Lfransis, keep asking questions and don't give up, you will feel like you are walking on a cloud when you leave work once you get to know and understand all these different wonderful people we call dementia's. And we do have cows around our facility, so don't even have to pretend, actually a very pacifying pastime for them to watch the cows.