WorkinTheStreets

Well, I do have to agree with you on this one. I work urban EMS and see stuff every day that you just can't make up. Low income is certainly not an urban thing. I do think that the local school administration could have better used the $1 million dollars (Per field) it spent to put turf football fields at each of it's 5 high schools. My guess is that a parenting outreach program for young mothers would have been a better use of the money. I'm fine that we agree to disagree. I'm not saying you opinion is wrong. Read this book when you have the time Stalin's Other War: Soviet Grand Strategy, 1939-1941 By Albert L. Weeks. I think you may find it interesting and you'll be able to draw your own conclusions.

My info does not come from talk radio. Prior to nursing school I spent 20 years doing engineering research ( I have a BS in engineering) Amongst my friends I've earned the nickname "Webster" for my ability to find information. I do a very good job at finding my own answers and forming opinions. It seems the left is following the ways of past leaders in an effort to squelch opposition... "The art of leadership... consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary and taking care that nothing will split up that attention." - Adolf Hitler Looks like the leaders of the left have decided to use a certain radio format to be that single adversary...I only say that because whenever there is opinion that is contradictory to the current administration, the response is always to attack talk radio as being the enemy. My opinions are no better or worse than someone elses, they are just my opinions. But don't forget, it was also Loyola that stated “We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides." Which Lenin regurgitated may years later as "A lie told often enough becomes the truth."

Interview tip.....Do not throw previous employers under the bus, do not name previous managers by name. Keep any answers to questions as employer neutral as possible. The interviewer may be concerned with how you talk down a previous employer...as if you could be doing it to their facility should you leave. Also, you never know who they know. The person you throw under the bus by name may be a relative, friend or something of the interviewer. Somebody always knows somebody someplace. Be truthful, but be cautious on the intimate details. Be direct in your responses, but think before you speak.

You missed this one.... "Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted. " - Vladimir Lenin

yes...not really It is hard to tell why some folks are not getting hired, because we know nothing about them or the area they are applying. Some areas have an issues because of hospital closures...providing the workforce with experienced but out of work nurses competing for the same jobs. Are people only applying for day positions in ER? Are people not applying to LTC facilities? Do people have no ability to market themselves? I'm not picking on anyone here...just providing a reality check of sorts... If some folks are only applying for the positions requiring "seasoned" persons, they will have a hard time finding a job. Also, some schools may just do a poor job at preparing students for interviewing/job hunting. Your route to a job may be through that low paying night shift at the smelly LTC facility in a bad neighborhood. If you refuse to apply there, then you are making a choice to limit your chances to get a job. The big, shinny, helicopter landing trauma center has the pick of the litter when it comes to hiring folks. NG's with no experience will have to compete against the experienced nurses looking to get in, the existing employee (LPN/CNA/Tech/ect.) NG's who just got licensed and even the local EMT NG's that have a relationship with the ER team.

"By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise." - Adolph Hitler "Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts." - Joseph Stalin "The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation. "-Vladimir Lenin "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana

Some things you all need to take into account.... 1. Consider per diem jobs because they can lead to full time. If there is a specific facility that you want to work at with per diem slots open, it's a foot in the door. Carrying a full time gig and a per diem gig at the same time is common. Besides...the extra money at too bad either. 2. Newbies will never get the best assignments....take what you can get and work up. 3. Nobody really cares about your grades. "Where is a copy of your license?" is more of what you likely to hear. 4. Job related volunteer experience is helpful to employer's who appreciate it. I know many nurses who started as volunteer EMT's. 5. Can you clearly articulate what you are going to bring to the table for the organization to which you are applying? Make sure you are not meeting with recruiters and presenting "It's all about me. What are you going to do for me? I only want this position." attitude. 6. If you have no experience with resumes or job interviews...get help. Research the net, speak with people already working, whatever....It might be you just can't sell you. If you've never been on a formal interview, it is a skill you have to polish. 7. Dress for success. Look professional...not like you're headed to the club. Cover any ink, even if it means long sleeves and pants. (by the way, ink is cool!) Any facial jewlery beyond 1 or 2 conservative earings in each ear is usually not a good idea. Remember, you are being judged on how you fit into their organization. 8. They are not only looking at your skills, they are also looking at how well you fit into their organization. Most places will weight your fitting in as much or more then you skills.

At point of entry, yes...it is very little. But that is usually follow up by required CEU's for rectrtification every 2-3 years. Additional requirements like PHTLS, Haz-Mat, Rescue, Trauma specialties are usually added by employers.

Two Weeks???? EMT is at least 120-140 hours....equivalent to a single semester 3 credit class. I work as an EMT while going through school. I worked Critical Care Transport and urban EMS...Now Just the EMS. I've been and EMT since "92. $1500 is way too much. CCT gave me experience in vents and IV pumps and experience with neuro, cardiac, neonatal and peds. I now know a ton of ICU, CCU and ER nurses who will provide reference and those in charge of units said that they would offer me a position upon getting my license...if a position is available. On the EMS side, where I am now, I've handled 100 or so patients in the last 6 shifts that included cardiac arrest, penetrating traumas(knife/gsw), blunt trauma, psych(violent and non-violent), childbirth (a boy!), diff breathers (usually asmatic), seizures along with some others. A CNA will never see that.

You need to take a look at this thread and start asking questions of some of the nursing associations that want you as a member....along with your money. https://allnurses.com/nursing-news/doctors-cuba-starting-413450.html

Ok, but according to the Center for Research on Globalization article entitled "Who are the Architects of Economic Collapse?" http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10860 : "Is Obama committed to "taming Wall Street" and "disarming financial markets"? Ironically, it was under the Clinton administration that these policies of "greed and irresponsibility" were adopted. The 1999 Financial Services Modernization Act (FSMA) was conducive to the the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. A pillar of President Roosevelt's "New Deal", the Glass-Steagall Act was put in place in response to the climate of corruption, financial manipulation and "insider trading" which resulted in more than 5,000 bank failures in the years following the 1929 Wall Street crash. Under the 1999 Financial Services Modernization Act, effective control over the entire US financial services industry (including insurance companies, pension funds, securities companies, etc.) had been transferred to a handful of financial conglomerates and their associated hedge funds. The Engineers of Financial Disaster Who are the architects of this debacle? Lawrence Summers played a key role in lobbying Congress for the repeal of the Glass Steagall Act. His timely appointment by President Clinton in 1999 as Treasury Secretary spearheaded the adoption of the Financial Services Modernization Act in November 1999. Upon completing his mandate at the helm of the US Treasury, he became president of Harvard University (2001- 2006). Paul Volker was chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in the l980s during the Reagan era. He played a central role in implementing the first stage of financial deregulation, which was conducive to mass bankruptcies, mergers and acquisitions, leading up to the 1987 financial crisis. Timothy Geithner is CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which is the most powerful private financial institution in America. He was also a former Clinton administration Treasury official. He has worked for Kissinger Associates and has also held a senior position at the IMF. The FRBNY plays a behind the scenes role in shaping financial policy. Geithner acts on behalf of powerful financiers, who are behind the FRBNY. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Jon Corzine is currently governor of New Jersey, former CEO of Goldman Sachs." This was information was taken from a non-US website.

Clump....I'm working nights. 3-4 days on, 2-3 days off in between. Try not going to sleep right away when you get home...I target 11-noon as bedtime. Darkness in the bedroom is an absolute must. Diet is important as well. Try not to eat high carb meals at night. No soda. Don't drink too much coffee late in the shift...Experiment a bit and when you find something that works...stick to it the best you can. Non-work day are important too. Same food rules apply...watch the carbs when up at night!

The data is only as good as its source. Data/statistics are always manipulated to suit the needs of the presenter, regardless of who that is. What has to be seen beyond the data that is presented, is who is presenting the data and why. In the case of the sources listed: Washington Post/ABC News, Time, Quinnipiac and New York Times/CBS News and NBC News/Wall Street Journal, these sources all heavily support Obama in the election. With one NBC personality even stating "It is my job to make sure Obama is successful." From that point on, can you really trust anything he says is actually accurate? Not to chose sides, but his data will be reflective of that statement...simply because he said that what he is going to do. When polling, the questions are usually structured in such a way that support the interest funding the survey. Additionally, what was the demographic surveyed? If the surveys were conducted on an urban street corner as compared to say in front of a suburban grocery store, the result will be reflective of the audience. The numbers alone do not tell the complete story...they are only propaganda. Again, propaganda supporting whoever is presenting the data...regardless of who it is. If statistics showed that a certain hospital was responsible for 10 accidental deaths and 100,000 healthy discharges, what number would the hospital present and what number would a lawsuit present? Both are correct and both would be manipulated to suit the needs of each side of the story.

The VA system, without failure, should be the best system in the world for one simple reason. These men and women defend freedom. They defend the right to free speech. They defend the democratic process. They defend the Constitution of the United States of America. They stand the wall so we may sleep at night. The VA system is not perfect and has it problems. Providing these people anything less then the best is just wrong and immoral. And by the way, most vets don't abuse the system. If Vets burdened the systems like the folks on Medicaid who use the ER like their personal nanny, the system would fail miserably. God Bless America and the military personnel that defend it. Yo HM2, thanks.

It's all good...Next time I raise a pint to "cool off" i'll raise it in your honor! :cheers: