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1. Should I leave this racist town?

   puptent replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Relations

   To accuse an entire town of being racist is unfair & harms innocent people. [COLOR=#333333]If a person plants a Confederate flag in their backyard or wear its image on a T-shirt, I'll defend their constitutional right to do so. You have no contro...

2. 58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

   puptent replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   One of the issues to consider is if you have to take out loans to finance your education, you may have to be paying them off when you retire and are on a fixed income which could seriously affect your quality of life. You can also consider working pa...

3. Criminal Infraction? Writing a Letter of Explanation to the BON

   puptent replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   For this exact reason most nursing schools will not allow a person to enroll if they have a criminal record. The reason why is that most people borrow money to go to school and if they can't find a job they won't be able to pay the money back. Nursin...

4. Age Discrimination in Nursing

   puptent replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I think a person should be who they are. I would like to see the discrimination law actually be put to use so people 40 and better don't have to be discriminated against. Telling a 40 plus person not to talk about their experience as a nurse back in ...