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I guess empathy for those suffering is too much to expect then.

You're confusing the behaviour of the protestors with the point of the protest itself. It's extremely naive to think that economy and health aren't related. Who pays for healthcare if the economy is destroyed. As for protestors waving flags and calling names, do you not think just maybe they're upset because they can't pay their rent, they can't pay for food, they can't pay for gas,they can't provide the basics for their kids etc. A bit of empathy would be nice.

Plymouth is a great place to live, not as cheap as up North, but still much cheaper than the South East of England. It's right on the edge of Dartmoor, plus there's Bodmin moor in Cornwall an easy drive away. Of course there are tons of sandy beaches and pretty old fishing villages all around you in Devon and Cornwall. It's a big enough city to have everything you need and the people there are really friendly. The only minus is it's a bit far away from other big cities if you fancied a change.

I remember first hearing about this 20 years ago when I walked along Whitehall in London and there was a Falun Gong demonstration. They were giving out literature saying members of the Falun Gong faith were being killed and having their organs harvested by the Chinese government. It was such an outrageous claim I didn't, couldn't, believe it at the time. I'm not so naive now.

Just wanted to mention any UK resident can buy a Prescription Prepay Certificate. Unlimited prescriptions for 3 or 12 months, costs £29.10 and £104 respectively. Many people (including Brits) don't know about the existence of these. Even if you only usually have 1 monthly prescription it'll save you money as you won't have to pay extra for additional prescriptions for short term illnesses. https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/help-with-health-costs/save-money-with-a-prescription-prepayment-certificate-ppc/

The undergraduate path to nursing is a 3 year BSc (Hons) Nursing. You have to pick a branch for your registration, the branches are Adult, Child, Mental Health and Learning Disability. The most versatile is the Adult branch. However there are 2 year Post Graduate Diploma or Masters degrees. You need to look for Graduate Entry nursing programmes. Again you need to pick a branch to specialise in. You won't find one shorter than 2 years though. You don't say where you are going to in England, but here's a couple in London https://www.kingston.ac.uk/postgraduate-course/msc-adult-nursing/ https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/assets/PDF/cma/postgraduate-taught/Nursing-with-Registration-Graduate-Entry-PGDip.pdf You can also take 3 year Masters degrees which will get your dual registration. https://www.city.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate/adult-mental-health-nursing-pre-registration Hope this helps.

I'm guessing you're already enrolled by now, but in case you're having difficulty, Google Westcott Courses. They're self paced courses, which you can complete as fast as you like, which go onto a Brandman University transcript. Brandman accredits this fully so it looks no different on a transcript than any other course taken at the university.

Use Sweat Block or similar once a week, before you go to bed, on the areas that you sweat from. Leave to dry for 5 minutes after application. That'll stop the problem at source.

Physician Associate always seemed like a better title, better describing what their actual role is.

Unfortunately it doesn't look like I'll get a direct response to this from either NMC or NHS England. There is guidance for Nursing Associates trained outside the EU though, so they are considering foreign qualifications to see if they're similar to Nursing Associate standards. Unfortunately I think it'll take someone having their LPN/Enrolled nurse qualifications evaluated to find out if it works. It looks like there's the dreaded OSCE to contend with too. I will keep trying to get an direct answer though. https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nursing-associate/outside-eu-eea/eligibility-and-qualification-evaluation/

I found out today that the NHS are now providing 4 year apprenticeships for RNs, where you work in hospitals, earn a wage and attend university for your BSc Nursing. So pretty much going back to the 70s style training then, except you get a shiny degree at the end. Oh and they've just started registering "Nursing Associates" who have 2 years training with a foundation degree at the end. According to NHS England, they definitely aren't the same as Enrolled Nurses, except they're exactly the same. Talk about reinventing the wheel. I'm trying to find out if foreign trained enrolled/practical nurses can register as Nursing Associates, and will report back if the NMC ever deigns to respond!

Take a look at Khan Academy and try to catch up using that if you can't afford a tutor.

I was working at Barclays Bank accounting offices in England at the time. I heard just after I got back from lunch. Not everyone had the internet at their PCs then, so we were getting all the information from the few people who did have access. Every few minutes we got more information and it was worse each time. First of all, a plane has hit the World Trade Center. OK I think a Cessna has hit, how awful. Then we hear it was an airliner. Then we hear it was full of passengers. Then we hear a second one hit. We were just so shocked, there was no work at all done in that office that afternoon. I remember thinking it was people exactly like me that were killed, people in their office, doing the 9-6 grind, probably wishing they were at the beach instead, and then... It's so weird that my nieces and nephews can't remember it because they were too young or weren't born. They just can't understand how 911 really changed the world. I live not far from the World Trade Center now but haven't visited the memorial. I think it would just upset me.

Disclaimer: still not yet a nurse, but very experienced in working in CYA organizations (aka the NHS). Did your manager put it in writing? If she wrote an email to you making the accusation, then you should respond in writing to her, calmly setting out the facts and why the accusation is untrue. This will come in handy if in future she ever tries to take disciplinary action against you and tries to use her email as secondary evidence to show a pattern of alleged behaviour. If the accusation was not in writing but just her having a rant, move on. It's not worth bothering about. (but if you feel there could be a future issue, keep a personal write up note about the incident with the date, time and a summary of what was said, just in case of any future HR action.)

Actually if people with autoimmune diseases are taking immunosuppressant drugs such as azathioprine then they cannot be vaccinated with live vaccines. Here's more information and a list Vaccination Issues in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Receiving Immunosuppression Maybe you should research before telling people they and their doctors are ignorant

Meant to add, a newly qualified teacher in central London will start on £28660, which is enough to rent a studio flat in outer London. You won't have much disposable income though. It's also about the same as you would earn as a new RN at Band 5 once you factor in shift allowances.

Just to add onto this,if you already have a Mathematics Bachelor's degree, the PGCE takes between 1 year and 18 months, depending on the programme, and will give you credits towards a Masters degree as well as QTS (Qualified Teacher Status). There's a search tool for programmes here (you need to choose "Higher Education Programme" & "QTS and Post Graduate" options. Search for training programmes Salary scales for England and Wales are here: Teacher salaries | Get Into Teaching

If you're attending University in the UK on a student visa, you are already work authorised for up to 20 hours per week during term time and 40 hours a week outside of term time. You do not need an additional work visa. However, as the others said, getting registered with the NMC will take time and money.

If you're getting bitten in your sleep then they're probably in the mattress. Try wrapping your mattress in a bedbug proof mattress cover, you can buy them from Amazon, throw out your pillows (wrapping them completely in a plastic garbage bag or similar) and buy new ones. If they haven't spread too far then that might be enough. Leave the cover on the mattress for at least 18 months, that's how long the little #&%$# take to die! Also hot wash all your clothes and bed sheets. I had an infestation a few years ago, I feel your pain, bed bugs are the worst!

You don't sound very enthusiastic about nursing as a career. If you liked your science classes and are interested in working in a lab environment have you considered becoming a Clinical Laboratory Scientist instead? There are graduate certificates/2nd degrees for people with bachelor's degrees in Biology or Chemistry. North Dakota University offers one that lasts 18 months with one semester in ND and the clinical placements across the USA. There are lots of other grad courses available if you like the idea, it's a steady job too with a decent wage. Just a thought.

You say you were rejected immediately, do you mean within a couple of days? If so it's very likely you didn't meet their minimum criteria in some way. That could be GPA, or your GRE score, or you didn't have enough hours healthcare experience etc. Take another look at their website and try to find out what average GRE and GPA scores were or if there was some criteria, like a prerequisite course you missed out and didn't include in your application.

This. I think getting an MBA is a great idea, but do not even think of spending $35k. There are so many self paced options for MBAs,where you can get the degree for a fraction of that price. Look for WGU, Capella University Flexpath, Walden University Competancy Based MBA, Patten University, Davenport University Competancy Based MBA. You pay per month, 3 months, 6 months (depending on the university) and can go as fast or as slow as you like. Even going slowly it's cheaper than $35k unless you take many years. Good luck!

I have a local woman who picks up my dog in the morning, looks after her in her own home, and drops her off early evening while I'm working. You don't have to have a local official doggy daycare to have that sort of arrangement, though you would have to trust them with your key, unless you could drop off and pick up yourself. Look out for advertisements or advertise yourself. Expect it to be fairly expensive though. An older rescue dog would be much easier as they're far less likely to eat your furniture and leave presents around your apartment whilst alone.

I came off my bike a couple of years ago and landed on my face. No matter how many times I explained my injury, everyone still assumed my boyfriend had done it. Best just to say it once and then let people believe whatever they wish to.

A lot of the NHS Trusts have Overseas nursing programmes, where they'll take you on as an HCA but they'll also give you dedicated time during the paid work day to train you up to take the OSCE and they'll pay for your attempt. Afterwards you'd pretty much be guaranteed an RN job. For example Band 3 Overseas Nursing Programme