Elinor

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  1. Can someone "dumb down" what Obamacare really means?

    Elinor replied to EarthwormRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    cdsga, re your quote, we have wait times in the US as well. The data I posted shows that their wait times to get an appointment to see a doctor are actually better than ours, and their wait times in...

  2. Can someone "dumb down" what Obamacare really means?

    Elinor replied to EarthwormRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Susie2310, I was responding to this whole post: I'm not saying your points are or aren't valid, only that people reading here should understand that this is just one person's experiences and...

  3. Can someone "dumb down" what Obamacare really means?

    Elinor replied to EarthwormRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, sorry. I forget who the quote comes from, but it basically means that there's a difference between reading personal opinions, beliefs, experiences, etc. versus reading data that's been collected...

  4. Can someone "dumb down" what Obamacare really means?

    Elinor replied to EarthwormRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    With all due respect to Susie2310 and Jeweles26, the plural of anecdotes is not data. To anyone reading this, please look at the actual statistics for ER wait times, patient satisfaction, etc. of...

  5. Can someone "dumb down" what Obamacare really means?

    Elinor replied to EarthwormRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Although everything from homes prices to petrol increased a lot over the past half century, America's medical costs grew at an especially hefty rate, from 5% to 18% of GDP. Americans spend about...

  6. How much does a bag of fluids cost?

    Elinor replied to kk2021's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yuck, that must feel like such a betrayal. At least with textbooks you can buy them on Amazon or wherever and pay like 50% less. Actually forcing you to buy a mystery bag from their bookstore with a...

  7. What is Your School's Selection Rate?

    Elinor replied to Clodhopper's topic in General Students

    We had "over a thousand" applicants (I haven't heard the exact number), and the number of people who got in was 90-something. It's strange to think that even after all that, some people will either...

  8. Can someone "dumb down" what Obamacare really means?

    Elinor replied to EarthwormRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    1. It's not socializing anything. The idea of having a public health care option went out the window early on, so there is no new government-run health care. I think some people are confused about the...

  9. To all the students about to start nursing school...

    Elinor replied to windmill182's topic in General Students

    This is such a timely thread. I have 14 days to go, and I'm suddenly getting anxious. I have usually have confidence in my academic abilities, so this caught me off-balance. Maybe it's fear of the...