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Of course the poor liberal couldn't help but reference the poor suffering children, and attack the "rich" CRNA. Go back to your playbook, and look up....your children aren't my responsibility. Maybe your neighboorhood is struggling because you don't pay taxes, contribute to society, or show any leadership. The increasing number of out of wedlock, and fatherless children in your neghborhoods are part of the problem. No family structure is surely contributing to the down fall of society. And these are the people who think they shouldn't pay taxes and owe nothing to society, or anyone else for that matter. So don't take my tax dollars to pay for your lack of responsibility, let alone your healthcare.

The rich should not be more responsible for paying taxes. Everyone should contribute an equal amount to the tax pool for basic services. Don't know where you get your misinformed liberal data, but the rich pay 80% of the total tax dollars. And no, I do not mean deductions and credits should be reduced...I mean if you want US citizenship you need to pay taxes like everyone else whether you make $1 or $1,000,000, and that tax rate should be equal. And who is anyone to judge whether your $1500 is more valuable than my $15000. Bottom line is everyone is responsible to contribute to society and if someone thinks they deserve universal health care if they don't contribute to society, then please leave my country and take your Marxist, liberal waco views with you.

Someone that pays no taxes would now pay 15-20% tax, just like everyone else. Make an equal and fair contribution of their income to society, just like everyone else. People that make more are more responsible? You've got to be kidding me. So people that make less are less responsible, and less of a citizen apparently? I mean if you don't pay taxes, what are you then? A free loader? Or an illegal? Everyone should pay the same rate, regardless of income. At the very minimum no one should get a free ride and pay some kind of tax, at least 10%. And, if lower society does not like it, then maybe they should lose some rights....perhaps the right to vote.

Exactly! A. NO B. NO C. NO. I for one am not in the low tax bracket nor do I pay zero taxes. How about we install a flat tax, say 15 or 20% across the board for all U.S. citizens. This way those who don't pay any taxes can now contribute their fair share to society, and at least no one gets a free lunch.

Financially it is smarter to hold a low interest loan, and use the money to invest instead of paying the loan balance off or making double payments. Payoff high interest loans like credit cards and cars instead, if you have other debt.

I agree. These liberal educators need some help. As a student I want to learn and be prepared to take the NCLEX, so I can pass it, not drilled about wording and APA format.

Here is my advice....Do not pay off your student loans. The government interest rates are so low that you are better off making the minimum monthly payment. Get over the fact that you have loans and just deal with it. Student loans are an investment in your future, and if you didn't take them, you most likely would not have been able to go to school and become an RN. I would only payoff a loan if the interest rate was over 8%.

Did not have time to work. I was in an accelerated BSN 20 month program, with around 18 credits a semester. Save the headache and concentrate on school if anyone is joining a full time program. I got an RN job 10 months before school was over with no previous healthcare experience.

jzkfel is right. You will certainly do all of these things in nursing school. I work in an ICU, and you have to move and turn patients that are sedated and can't help. You have to use wall suction to clean out the patient's mouth and the drool off of their faces and bed. You have to change soiled dressings as well as soiled bed linens. And don't forget giving the patient a bath and whiping their butt after they have a bowel movement. While there are assistants, it's best that as the RN you are doing the work because you need to see what the issues are with your patient.

Theoretically, you cannot refuse to hire based on age, but good luck proving you are being discriminated against for that reason. Come to an interview an look and act professional, and age should be the last thing on their mind....but who knows. As long as you can physically perform the job duties like lifting and moving patients in bed, I think you're ok.

Don't think too much about it, just get whatever color running shoes are allowed---usually white.

I will work 2 12's and 2 8's, rotating two weeks day shift and two weeks night shift, and every other weekend. My unit does have custom scheduling where you can fill out the days you want to work, but you still generally have to stick to the schedule you were hired on for. There are some that have matched up with each other...one taking nights, the other taking days, so they don't have to rotate. That is a good idea once you are hired on to try and arrange. But, in my expereince you have to work for some time unless you get lucky, before you get a 3 12's shift, or work day shift only with no weekends. The first goal is getting hired, if you can prearrange a schedule all the better.

If you plan on being just an RN for the rest of your life, just get an associates. Don't waste the time or extra money for a BSN. Your real training begins when you start working, anyway. Even if you did decide to try and advance in your careeer, you can always do an RN to BSN track program in the future. It all depends what you want and if RN is your main goal an associates is all you need.

MSN is the way to go. It is the most recognized and helpful in advancing your career. Within the MSN degree you can choose your specialty...simlar to choosing your college major. As far as what school, if you plan on coming to the U.S. for school, any graduate level program should suffice, don't get held up on whether one school is better than another....it is all what you make of it, and they will all get you to the same place....working as an advanced practice nurse. That's all that matters.

Good point, that's why I'm in favor of a free market system. Let me decide which drug or which procedure I want. Cut out the insurance co., the government, and anyone else who wants to fix prices or control care options. Let me pay for my health care expenses out of my pocket directly to the hospital or health care provider and let me pick any provider I want and the prices will drop dramatically, and quality of care will go way up. Perhaps the only required "health insurance" should be emergency care and catastrophic coverage. Similar to minimum car insurance. Everything else...let me pick what I do and dont want to pay for.

No. This is a free country, and neither the government nor any other entity should control the quality of care I receive. I do not want to receive the cheeper medication or the low cost, lower quality outcome procedure, like the government would provide. I want to receive best of practice health care and I am willing to pay for my health care, and everyone else living in this country should pay for their own health care. For those who think they can't afford health care, if the government likes to help so much, they can provide those people with health care loans for the necessary care. If we can take out a loan for buying a home, car, or going to school, we should most certainly be able to take out a loan to cover the most important thing of all, our health care expenses. Health care is not free, so take responsibility for paying for the care that you receive. In addition, we live in a republic, where capitalism is the answer, not socialism. I want pharmaceutical companies to receive tax breaks so they can reinvest their money in research to discover medications to help improve quality of life for disease sufferers. I want hospitals and new start up companies to receive benefits and tax incentives. Most importantly, I want my doctors, nurses, and pharmacists to be well paid. The more a controlling force like the government gets involved in health care the worse off we all are.

Things happen. Here's one for you....During orientation, I took a temp on a patient without a probe cover. I didn't even notice, and the patient pointed it out to me. To make matters worse, this all happened with my preceptor standing right there. Talk about embarrasing. Trust me, I'll never make that mistake again. But, as bad as that may all be....At least it was the blue probe and not the red one! LOL!

I think...Who cares. It doesn't matter if the patient likes you or not. All that matters is that you are doing your job in a professional manner, following the patients care plan, and helping recover your patients to the best you can during your shift. I have found that regardless of your job, take care of the client, and get results. People have told me before that "I am quiet" or "I don't say too much." Maybe that's because I'm doing my job. You don't have a job as a nurse to make friends with patients or have bubbling conversations with them or their families. Now, don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with being friendly or trying a little harder to talk with your patients and their families, but don't lose sleep over it if they aren't holding hands with you because of your professional approach.

Hello, I am a new grad, and in the process of participating in an orientation/intern program. To answer your questions.... 1. The program is part of new employee orientation. The only competition was interviewing and getting hired. I was offered a position on the spot, at an open house. It was ideal for obtaining a job as a new grad. I don't know how many others applied, but 3 others were accepted on my unit, and there are at least 8 orients on 4 other units within the same floor. 2. The training is great. It may just be my unit, but not only is my preceptor helpful, there are several other nurses I know I can rely on, if I need help. 3. Med Surg? Forget Med Surg. Do what you want to do...YOU DO NOT NEED MED SURG!!!! I was hired into the Cardiothoracic ICU...with no prior experience except for clinicals. And trust me clinicals were no help, either. Med Surg is boring and lame "experience" if you ask me. Don't listen to the people that deem it the standard for "experience." You don't need med surg before you move on to the unit you really want to work in. You'll gain all the experience you need during the intern program designed for the unit you want to work on. 4. Absolutely the right choice. 5. Cardiothoracic ICU. Hope that helps.