SweetLadyJ

Why are you complaining about Bellarmine's requirment of getting at 77% to pass each course? And of their program is aimed at non-nursing majors...it's an accelerated SECOND DEGREE BSN program. And no, they do not think your previous degree of job gives you relative experience. They do this program because there's such a shortage of nurses and there's so many people (like me) who are considering a career change that they give this option for non-nursing majors. And about their clinicals and teaching yourself... you have to make the best of any experience. I went to Bellarmine for my BA degree in accounting and Bellarmine seems to be "learn on your own" type school anyway. You just have to keep in mind that you get most of your experience on the job, not in school. School doesn't teach you experience. School gives you an idea about what you're getting into. And You don't need a lot of prior knowledge in the health/medical field before going to Bellarmine's accelerated nursing program.

i think you misread what i said in my original post... i'm having a hard time finding an accounting position!!! because of this, i'm worried about finding a nursing position if i decided to pursue nursing. but just recently, i have started to develop an interest in pharmacy again. by the way, i don't have any children and i'm unmarried. thanks for sharing your post.

My sister, who is a CNA at UofL Hospital said that Jewish pays more than most hospitals. She also said they pay more for education and they have more incentives (sign on bonuses and such).

Isn't documentation very important? As a nurse, you are dealing with people's lives. Documentation will definitely help you more than it will harm you.

This question is to anyone: Can someone please explain to me how the government and regulators are making it harder and harder for nurses to actually take care of the patients??? (I'm not a nurse yet, but I'm considering nursing as a career).

If you would read my entire original post, you will see that I said the following sentence before asking questions: "I would like to know the answers to the following 10 questions from those of you who feel burnt out". So I didn't assume anything nor did I jump to any conclusions about anyone.

Here are a few articles regarding the subject of women getting paid less than men doing the same jobs: WOMEN PAID 68 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR WHITE MEN GET: http://www.iwpr.org/States2004/PDFs/IWPRFinalPressrelease4-20-04.pdf The Wage Gap: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/10/09/the_wage_gap/ Men/Women and the 10 Highest/Lowest Paid Occupations in Canada: http://www.unpac.ca/economy/wagegap3.html Why men are paid more: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20586168-5000117,00.html

As a newbie, I have noticed in several threads that many of you have expressed feeling burnt out from working as a nurse. I would like to know the answers to the following 10 questions from those of you who feel burnt out: 1. In which area of nursing are you working (OB, L&D, ICU, ER, Med/Surg, Peds, Hospice, etc.)? 2. Do you work at a hospital? If not, in what type of facility do you work? 3. Are you working as a nurse AND in school at the same time? If so, which scenario fits you: work FT, school FT? work FT, school PT? work PT, school FT? work PT, school PT? 4. How many hours a week do you work? 5. What type of shifts do you work? 6. Are you married or single? 7. Do you have children? If so, how many? 8. What age group do you fit in?: 18-22 23-27 28-32 33-37 38-42 43-47 48-52 53+ 9. Are you physically fit and eat a healthy diet (all the time, most of the time, sometimes, never)? 10. What do you believe is the main factor that is causing you to feel burnt out? Thanks in advance!!! :)

Yes, there are a lot of Christians who do not know the history behind the Bible. I've studied the history behind the Bible, the canonization, how it was edited and how the words/message have been lost in translation. Look at all the different translations we have today of the Bible. I've also read some of the heretical scriptures such as the Gnostic gospels. These gospels were rather interesting yet shocking at the same time. After reading the Gnostic gospels, you will see why it was left out of the Bible when it was canonized. So I keep the history of the Bible in mind at all times. However, the history of the Bible does not discount its message, validity, or authority. I will always use the Bible as my guide for Christian life. :)

well, this part of your post that i quoted is not my belief! i'm not what you would consider an evangelical christian. it is impossible to convert every non-christian to the christian faith. god has chosen who he wants to be christian and non-christian. evangelizing is a command done just to give god glory, not to try to get everyone to be a christian.

My sister used to live in Lexington. She lived in an apartment off of Redding Road which is off of Nicholasville Road and is near New Circle Road. She used to attend University of Kentucky and she used to work at UK Hospital. A couple of months ago, she moved to Louisville and now attends Univeristy of Louisville and works at UofL Hopsital. :)

As jjjoy said: She wasn't saying that nurses sit around for 8hrs on shifts. She was saying that she'd prefer being busy for 12 hours straight 3 days/week (in nursing) than sitting being bored for 8 hours a day M-F (in a non-nursing job).

HUH??? Not trying to be rude or anything, but I am literally confused at what you're trying to ask me. I guess I will just have to lay out the exchanges of replies going back and forth: Emmanuel Goldstein: "not every Christian agrees on what is a sin ;)" AspiringBlackNurse: "Really? Interesting. What do some Christians think a sin is? To me, a sin is simply a wrongdoing or anything against God. jlsRN: "People differ wildly on what they think is wrong. There are many issues that Christians differ on, such as abortion, sexual matters, birth control, style of dress, etc and so forth." AspiringBlackNurse: "Oh, now I see what you're saying. I knew that...I don't want to get into those issues here in this thread. ;)" *Now, here is a totally different conversation...you responded to my post about my definition of sin in the middle of the other conversation: Roy Fokker: "So a Lutheran's definition of "wrongdoing against god" is the same as a Calvinist definition of "wrongdoing against god" is the same as a Pentacoastal definition of "wrongdoing against god" is the same as a Catholic's definition of "wrongdoing against god" is the same as a Baptist definition of "wrongdoing against god" is the same as a Mennonite definition of "wrongdoing against god" ???" AspiringBlackNurse: Yep, looks like the same definition to me, but jlsRN clarified with me that she was talking about how Christians differ in what they consider a sin. (For example, some Christians think it's okay to have abortion and some Christians think it's wrong). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hope that answers your question.

Ummmm, I'm not sure what you're talking about? I was saying "Yep, looks like the same definition to me" in regards to the definition of sin among different types of Christians... not the definition of Christianity. I see why you were confused. Go back and read the post that I replied to. To answer your question, I think there are different denominations among Christianity because of the lack of unity. So many Christians have different fundamental beliefs on certain things.

Maybe ER and Corrections wasn't for you. Have you looked into other options in nursing???