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I would like to know if anyone has encountered being discriminated at work--gotten paid less than your coworkers when you know it is not based on your performance/your experience. If yes, any suggestions on how I should deal with this issue?
Ms. Palli
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Just wondering how many people failed/had to retake a class while in college and still made it to become nurses?

-Jeremy
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I am having a little trouble getting into a nursing school and wondered if you guys could give me some advice, because i dont know what im doing wrong. I have all A's and B's in highschool and in college. I did well on the net test--I got and 83%. the colleges say thats what they're basing their decisions on. So why am I not [...]
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I'm 43-year-old male attending school, pre-nursing. Am I too old to become a nurse?

Lee
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I'm currently in nursing school at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. I am interested in travel nursing and was wondering if anyone had any insights, opinions, experiences (good and bad), and any basic info about it. Thanks!

Nathalie
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Has anyone out there ever refused to do something, not because of a patients request, or because it could put a patient at risk, but because of their own beliefs/values?

Bryn
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I am a nursing student working as a tech at a community hospital. At the beginning of each shift I made rounds and do vitals on each patient. I enjoy spending time with the patients, but how can I just go in briefly? I try to be kind and brief at the same, but it seems like every time I go in, the patients need [...]
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I was just reading someone’s comment earlier and they said that male nurses get paid more than women. This really surprised me, as it certainly doesn’t work this way where I come from in New Zealand. Has anybody out there come across this?

Bryn
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I am not a nurse. My fiance's father is a nurse, and I'm afraid he may lose his license. He is an emergency flight nurse and spends a lot of time working in other countries. On his last flight he got drunk within 10 hours of a flight. It seems to be coming to light that this has been happening often, which we were unaware [...]
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I am currently a senior in nursing school, and I plan on pursuing a graduate degree to become a nurse practitioner. Should I wait and get experience first, or just keep on going through school?

Carlie
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