Daggummit!

Dr. B. Sick, ER physician in SC.

Answered the home phone "How may I help you?" and hit hand sanitizer dispensers in the real world out of sheer reflex action.

That mostly depends on what state you live in. However, even if the position doesn't require certification, most hospitals will prefer someone with some previous medical experience (stating the obvious, I know) unless you show them you've already enr...

EMT= Emergency Medical Technician, CNA= Certified Nursing Assistant These are entry level positions which require some form of educational requirement and taking and passing a state exam. EMT's can work in ER's or work on ambulances as first responde...

And another gapping hole in proposals such as this is what happens to that family of three when the dad has to have heart surgery and the insurance company jacks the premiums for their coverage up by 100-300% per month, and it is now illegal for the ...

The only problem I've experienced since deciding to become a nurse has been with some of the older people in my family. They just seem to be unable to wrap their heads around the concept of a male nurse. They will usually ask me things like "How lo...

This thread is pretty much dead, considering no one has posted here in quite sometime until yesterday, but I just wanna "stir the pot" one more time. Why can't we borrow a fnancing idea from the credit unions and utility co-ops? Member-owned, non-p...

Quite a few state BON's have programs in place that allow nurses found guilty of drug diversion/substance abuse to keep their licenses, as long as they adhere to a strict recovery program. So, a problem you had over a decade ago shouldn't be a huge ...

:yeahthat: The main problem is that a lot of people can meet neither the high payment threshold set by insurance companies for individual coverage, nor the high costs of healthcare ($60 for an aspirin, $400 just to walk through the ER door.) So, ins...

You have your ideals and principles; I have mine. Not too long ago I would have solidly agreed with just about everything you've said. However, when you have to make choices that no one should have to make (should I buy food this week or pay the ligh...

Timothy I can agree with quite a few of your arguments about the government creating a "prison" of welfare dependency, humankind's inherent "what's in it for me?" mentality, and intrusion of the government into our lives. I wish to god our gov't was ...

I also hang onto all of my math and sciences textbooks. Nursing instructors have a habit of testing on things from previous classes without bothering to review them in class first.

If you left on good terms there shouldn't be a problem. Hopefully, they would be happy to hear that you've made the decision to go back to school. I would approach it by making an appointment to sit down and talk with them in person, not just send a...

I agree with 58flyer, tolerating such behavior gives those who practice it tacit approval to keep on practicing discriminatory behavior.

Wow, it sounds like you're having a really tough time. I can't imagine how your ailments are compounding the STRESS you're already under from nursing school. I would get the doc to write a letter stating that you shouldn't take the vaccine until afte...

It always amazes me how these so called professional types tend to exhibit such "junior high school" behavior. As long as you find your choices rewarding and fulfilling, it doesn't matter what some pea-brained jerks think about it. You've found purpo...

You don't sound like a wimpy kind of guy being a former US Marshall and all, so your situation must be fairly nasty in order to make you feel this way. Everyone has their high points and low points, and lack-lustere grades can be a pretty powerful am...

Hi everyone, I am a first semester nursing student in an ADN program at my local junior college. I am 23yo, and have a B.S. in biology. I live in the redneck epicenter of the U.S. good 'ole South Carolina. I am one of about 10 guys in a class of 64...

We don't get any kind of curve on our exams, but my school has a mandatory test review after each exam where you can fill out a formal complaint about questions you thought were ambigous or flat out wrong. On freakishly rare occaisions the faculty w...