rickbar

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1. Am I being offered a fair pay?

   rickbar replied to AussiRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   I worked in ICUs for 10 years, ERs for 2. I went into home care and made 100,000 my first year. Year 3, 183,000 and I have the w2 in a frame to prove it. Home care will not pay for your experience,...

2. Changing Careers to Nursing as 35 year old man

   rickbar replied to DB7721's topic in Men in Nursing

   I am a male RN (ADN) x 16 years, all at the bedside. I tell you no BS. The people that work under you resent you. It's not you they are angry at but it gets directed at you. The people under you...

3. HIPPA is a joke.

   rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   They can't "up" your rate. They can "advise" the Boss what kind of increase will be

4. BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

   rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   You are correct, my mistake. However, the end result, need for and use of the 90/10 is the

5. HIPPA is a joke.

   rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   I never said the Obama admin. is right wing. However, one only has to look at his history on trade policy to see that his admin. is business friendly. Hipaa was passed under Clinton, however, it was...

6. BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

   rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   I looked at your profile. More staff with a BSN means nothing to patient care. If a floor should have 8 nurses on duty and only 4 are on duty, which is routine today, then the care suffers. I have...

7. BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

   rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Sorry, I hit the send key again. I will never get used to typing on an iPhone. As I was saying - most of the income today is from the online schools. I do not see NSG Mags in a hurry to bite the hand...

8. BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

   rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   I would not trust any NSG publication concerning this debate. In this area of the country, Gannett education has been a major advocate of the BSN Only push. Gannett is a subsidy of Gannett Newspapers....

9. BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

   rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   That school is not known to me. You should call and ask them about their completion rate. If they are not forthright with a response then ask more

10. BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

    rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The 90/10 rule lets schools admit students into programs that should never be near a college. Think of a kid that has a C average in math. The kid wants to be a rocket scientist but gets rejected by...

11. BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

    rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    However, let me address your point if I understand it correctly. I live in Phila, Pa. I work with nurses that owe 100,000 grand in student loans for a BSN. They did not attend the city's only ivy...

12. BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

    rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think you missed the point. Many parties have an interest in pushing non BSN RNs back to school. Non BSN RNs are being used to rip off the American public. If the online schools can get one non BSN...

13. BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

    rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Looking to return to school for your BSN?? Make the school pay for it. One RN in a classroom allows funding to continue for nine

14. HIPPA is a joke.

    rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    That's not the point. True, HIPPA has fines and allows the public to sue for damages. However, when it comes to protecting health information it is a failure. The end result of HIPPA is less health...

15. BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam

    rickbar replied to rickbar's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Sorry, I hit the "Send" tab by mistake !!!!! This is a first draft only. It has a few type errors and still needs some work. I am a male RN with big thumbs. One tiny bit off and my work went into the...