nursejacqueline

How did you get chosen to go to Beijing? Were you ever threatened by the Chinese government? Conversely, were you told to get images by the US that portrayed the Chinese in a certain way?

What do you mean by ground rules? Were these rules established by the police/government/AP? Or more common sense stuff? I ask because I've found that my sense of common sense isn't always useful in foreign countries. For example, I almost had my camera confiscated by Israeli police for taking a picture at a gorgeous sea-side cave, which (unbeknownst to me) was directly across from a military base.

How much do you make per call? What got you into this business?

The California Safe Staffing law was developed with input from nursing and allied health professionals, which is one of the reasons it is held up as a standard to strive for.

And I’m curious how you think proper ratios could be abused by nurses “only meeting the minimum standards”? I hate to break it to you, but when I have to care for 8 patients per shift (and I’m considered lucky to work where that’s usually the maximum number of patients), I don’t have time to do anything BUT the bare minimum, and sometimes not even that.

I recently decided to get back into bass clarinet, and found a decent instrument on eBay for around $600, then enhanced it with a better mouthpiece for about $80. It makes a really nice sound, especially for half the price of a new bass.