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Student version: Stop asking me for help with notes, papers, assignments, etc. a day before the given item is due and then never thanking me for my help or even acknowledging my existence (until you need something once again, that is)!!! I'm stupid e...

A good way of splitting the difference is taking an online program through a brick-and-mortar university. Many state schools offer reasonably-priced accredited programs online. When you graduate, your degree is from the institution and does not speci...

AGREED. New technology has to be put into place with real, meaningful backing from management or it's going to fail miserably. There is always going to be resistance of some sort to change, but that resistance can only be overcome if management (at a...

I dislike those ads because to me they are schmaltzy and patronizing. In my opinion, they really emphasize the angel of mercy aspect of nursing and minimize the technical and intellectual side (the side about which the public seems to be perpetually ...

Even within the same religious organization, different schools are operated in somewhat different ways. However, I will say that the master's students at the school in my town (nearly all of whom are married adults from the community) are subject to ...

Be careful and investigate it thoroughly. We have a Nazarene university in my town and not only is chapel required but so is a "statement of evangelical faith" for you to attend. The tuition costs are high and the school employs an entire cadre of se...

Why not try AHRQ? The people there are very into outcomes research. Here's the agency's data and surveys main page: http://www.ahrq.gov/data/

I agree with the previous posters. However, I'd also like to add that telemarketers often work on a form of commission. If a telemarketer keeps up her call volume and recovers sizable amounts from lots of accounts each month, she can make a good livi...

Very nice for you if that's what you wanted, but impractical for many people here.

You have now achieved the impossible - for the first time in my life, I'm actually giving (very minor) consideration to getting Botox injections! :lol2:

This times 1,000,000! There is a big difference between an idea being theoretically possible and that idea being practical or wise. I've never tried going through a rigorous academic program while pregnant, but I've gone through each separately and I...

Wow. That's...completely unreasonable (well, that's the cleaned-up version of what I'd like to say). Employers are really milking the job crunch for all it's worth!

Personally, I might scratch the "regret to inform you" phrase and add another line stating something specific you enjoyed or learned while working there. However, that's just an individual preference - your letter is perfectly professional as written...

It's hard work learning to be assertive in any profession, especially when you're brand new! Sometimes practicing at home can help you learn how to better assert yourself and your authority. I suggest you ask a couple of friends or loved ones to pret...

The AHIMA site link I gave earlier actually directs users to this site. The Careers in HIM tab on the main AHIMA page (www.ahima.org) offers links to several career and job-related sites; the HIcareers.com site is one of them.

At your age, I strongly urge you to stay in school and focus primarily on yourself and your own needs. You and your boyfriend seem to have differing needs and goals for the future. You clearly value this relationship, so it sounds as though it's time...

1. Don't lie. The world is smaller than you think it is. If the lie were ever discovered, you would look bad and it could be held against you in any number of ways. Misschiatia is right: if your boss wants to hear a lie, that's his problem. Don't mak...

Hello all, I'll be responding privately to those who wanted the name of my school - I'm not a huge fan of throwing all my personal info out on the web for anyone to see. However, some of the questions on the thread cover the same ground, so I'll answ...

From the description you've given of what you'd like to do, I second the suggestion of HIM (Health Information Management). The field is the crossroads of clinical knowledge, IT, and business. It encompasses everything from health informatics and res...

Quite possible. I'm just really hoping for a best-case outcome from this, so the little girl coming around and talking a bit was where my mind went first. I happen to use those patches and a situation like this one involving my preschooler has been a...

So she's talking? I can't find anything that clarifies how the police have come to that conclusion, so I'm hoping this means the little girl hasn't suffered brain damage and is going to be all right.

At the age of 10? Well, for the most part, yes - I was well-mannered, sometimes to the point of being timid. But I was also very curious, and if I'd seen a patch just sitting out on a bathroom counter, I might have picked it up and examined it. I don...

I turned ten when I was in 4th grade, and at that age I might not have understood what one of the patches was or that it was medicine if I'd just seen a patch alone - they're pretty nondescript. However, the packaging materials (boxes and individual ...

i've never worked as a nurse, but i've been thrown under the office politics bus often enough to get a bad vibe from this. you might want to watch your back in addition to learning a lesson from this unfair situation. you were treated horribly and pu...

I hope the poor girl is all right eventually. Those patches are extremely powerful. That story made me rush to hug my little boy. I do have to wonder about a few points in all this. First, why did the girl get into them in the first place? They aren...