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  1. what age did you decide to become a nurse

    golson replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    28, in my first semester of pre-reqs now. I was an intelligence analyst up until about 6 months

  2. The "increase minimum wage" issue.

    golson replied to shermrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Bay area? That is the only place I can think of other than DC or NYC that $15 might not cover it. This is the main reason I think this should be a county/state issue. $15 an hour is far too high to...

  3. The "increase minimum wage" issue.

    golson replied to shermrn's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    No, that is not correct, although it was at times certainly higher than it is today. I adjusted all historical minimum wages for inflation just to see where it had been at, since I was curious....

  4. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    golson replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All the responses here are scaring the crap out of me; making me think I don't know what I'm getting myself into. On the other hand, there are things like this survey that I see that make me feel a...

  5. *rolling my eyes*

    golson replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Can health insurance companies go after the liable party like car insurance companies can? My bet is that insurance company lawyers would be heavy hitters compared to what a single nurse would have...

  6. *rolling my eyes*

    golson replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Related: "So we’re dealing with two different sides of the world, but similarly high levels of ignorance. On one hand, we have a public health information crisis. On the other hand, I would argue,...

  7. *rolling my eyes*

    golson replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm guessing the problem with not allowing people from the affected area entry into the US is that they could use an intermediate country to fly to the US. Since they're already on the wrong side of...

  8. *rolling my eyes*

    golson replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "...again, the media has absolutely NO idea what we do as nurses and is so incredibly lazy in its research that it does not even come close to scratching the surface." Welcome to the sensationalist 24...

  9. Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Even if that is the case, they are bad to different degrees. There has not been any differentiation between unaccredited obvious scams and those who are accredited and produce nurses that land jobs...

  10. Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's certainly true of unaccredited degree mills. As addressed in this topic, this is not the case here. This school, while pricey, is accredited by both HLC and CCNE. I've even called local...

  11. Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My benefits are mine, not yours. They were part of the terms of my enlistment contract. Maybe I'm misunderstanding you here, but I'm not going to suck up thousands of dollars in tuition and get no...

  12. Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not sure that I can withdraw without having to pay at this point. I can pay with the GI bill, but that only covers the cost if you

  13. More on for profit schools

    golson replied to itsmejuli's topic in General Students

    Found an ADN program that only uses program pre-reqs for your GPA calculation when applying at a local CC. I think I'll start that next

  14. Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I recently read that this school is due to renew its accreditation while I'll still be attending there. I'm probably going to slip out to a CC after this semester. I went to their orientation a few...

  15. More on for profit schools

    golson replied to itsmejuli's topic in General Students

    What I'm saying is that I wouldn't get that far in debt no matter what. Even some of the public schools here would be like taking out a mortgage. A CC wouldn't be as bad, but its still pretty damn...

  16. More on for profit schools

    golson replied to itsmejuli's topic in General Students

    I'd even take it a step farther and independently verify accreditation with the accreditation authority, number of students who stood for the NCLEX (to make sure half of the class doesn't fail out),...

  17. Are We Truly That Gullible?

    golson replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    Are we that gullible? In a country where a sizable minority see a conspiracy theory behind everything from 9/11 to vaccinations, yes, as a society we will believe what we want to believe, facts be...

  18. Why did you become a nurse?

    golson replied to Valerie99's topic in General Nursing

    Healthcare in general seems like it should have steady growth for the foreseeable future, given the aging population, ACA, and what I believe to be an eventual move to a single payer system. I want...

  19. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    golson replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You could've used that as an opportunity to guilt trip them for the duration of the breakfast about policies that affect care

  20. More on for profit schools

    golson replied to itsmejuli's topic in General Students

    Even though I'm going to attend one of these, I can see that the industry in general is pretty sleazy. There is no way I would be sinking the money into the program I am going for without the GI...

  21. Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OK, just to close this out in case somebody finds this site via a google search (like I did), I contacted three local hospitals' HR departments and asked them if they hired Herzing grads. North...

  22. TEAS

    golson replied to linamar924's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I took the TEAS V a few months back, only studied with ATI's test prep book, and scored 85%. Granted, I had studied for the ACT about 9 months before that. Have you taken one of the practice exams...

  23. Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Virgo, my mistake, they are a feeder just like Anoka-Ramsey and NHCC. SeattleJess, I took the ACT SEP

  24. Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First of all, thank all of you for your responses. meanmaryjean, that is me being vague, not the school. I just couldn't remember the system off the top of my head, but it is a legit system that I'd...

  25. Did I take the bait (for profit school)?

    golson replied to golson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The only reason I have a doubt in my mind is because of what I've read here. I have a suspicion that much of what I've read here are students or future students parroting things they've heard and...