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  1. failed nursing student

    Her initial post only said that she was thrown out of the program, as she was unable to study at that time. She didn't say that it was a permanent thing, ie, that she would never be able to study...
  2. failed nursing student

    There are many careers in healthcare. How about pharmacist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, physician's assistant or physician? If you want to get into something faster, you can be a...
  3. Working in Paris, France

    I know that there are agencies which place nurses overseas, but to work in France, you need to speak French. Saying that you want to work in a hospital with "limited French" or "enough to get by" is...
  4. If you could no longer be a nurse?...

    I actually have quit nursing, and now work as a health/medical writer. I could never imagine working in a hospital again. I'd go work at Starbucks if my writing career ever foiled. Other careers of...
  5. Did anyone try to talk you out of being a nurse?

    One of my instructors tried to talk me out of it. It was my last semester, and she told me to apply to grad school, medical school, law school--or switch my major. She told me that I would be very...
  6. On problem with "new" nurses is that many may be entering nursing because they've seen the glitzy ads that make nursing seem almost glamorous. They're told that it's stable, they can always get a job,...
  7. where does the money go??????

    That's why state BRNs have been so resistant to having one license for the US. It is totally idiotic to have separate state licenses, since the licensing exam is the same nationwide. Some states have...
  8. Is a BSN needed in nursing today?

    Do what you love. There really isn't any reason to get a BSN if you don't plan on "climbing the nursing ladder." You can always change your mind and go back for it. Right now, do what you really want...
  9. Specializing as a new grad?

    I went straight to NICU after nursing school, and never worked one day on med/surg in my entire nursing career. Don't let anyone tell you that you have to "put in your dues" in med/surg. It's...
  10. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    This is an interesting article from Deutsche Welle, about how Europeans see the Terri Schiavo case. We tend to think of Western Europe as a very liberal place when it comes to end-of-life issues (ie,...
  11. Kaiser Scholarship--hot

    I worked for Kaiser and I have to say, it was one of the best places that I have ever worked at. I worked at both Kaiser Oakland and San Francisco. The pay was great, staffing was better than other...
  12. undocumented immigrant wants to be a nurse

    As others have noted, there is something a bit "off" about your dilemma, Huladancer. According to the profile, you are 25 years old so have been living as an adult in the US for 7 years, illegally....
  13. This is sick

    So now, what is the difference between given someone a fatal dose of morphine (to dying or vegetative patient) or removing a feeding tube, as in the case of Terri Schiavo? It's not like the patient is...
  14. Client or patient?

    Patient. When I was in nursing school, I irritated the heck out of my instructors because I refused to use the word client. I told one of my teachers that when I hang out my own shingle, and people...
  15. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    Dubya supported the nurse reinvestment act, but like all of the other projects that he "supports," no money was allocated for