tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post8437677954866080431..comments2024-03-23T17:49:56.783-07:00Comments on oldfoolrn: The Smoking FingerOldfoolrnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01747485143127099085noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-80812527457439149902019-02-04T18:45:16.454-08:002019-02-04T18:45:16.454-08:00Sue, I think that photo dates from 1969-1970. Jane...Sue, I think that photo dates from 1969-1970. Janess and I both started working together in the OR after graduation. She had tiny, very nimble fast hands which were so much more dexterous than my oversize lunch hooks. We both worked together for a long time and always had each other's back. I really loved the family like atmosphere in the OR and always felt a sense of belonging there.<br /><br /><br />I have no idea what a nursing education would cost today. The availability of school loans has made education unaffordable for almost everyone.Oldfoolrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747485143127099085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-7432272473336366072019-02-02T21:35:41.221-08:002019-02-02T21:35:41.221-08:00And now I've seen Janess - do you know what ha...And now I've seen Janess - do you know what happened to her? You all look very nifty in your uniforms. 1960s I'm thinking? S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-31574400054839246232019-02-02T20:10:19.705-08:002019-02-02T20:10:19.705-08:00And gosh you do look young and trendy in that pic ...And gosh you do look young and trendy in that pic OFRN! <br /><br />The young veterinary surgeon here from USA told me her college fees were something around US $400,000.00 which blew me away... she said to me "I will never have a house, I will never own anything!" SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-1806907341597631942019-02-02T20:04:37.672-08:002019-02-02T20:04:37.672-08:00So what approximately would the cost be now OFRN -...So what approximately would the cost be now OFRN - say to become an RN in the USA - what amount of tuition costs would you owe on completion? <br /><br />We actually paid nothing except the cost of our textbooks and a small weekly accommodation cost that included meals, laundry done, snacks (we were always provided with cake in the evenings, the carbohydrate was supposed to boost our energy) and yes we had a swimming pool & tennis court. <br /><br />I was interested that you were warned not to mention pay at your interview - I was pre-warned that Matron's first question was always "What does your father do for a living?" (And indeed it was her first question to me!) I'm afraid I attended a "swank" school of nursing and your father's profession was actually considered important! I'm horrified at that now. My father was in a senior business position so that go me through... what high school you attended was also important. Hard to believe now...<br /><br />After graduating I didn't feel I knew enough theory and took up further study in thoracic, gynaecology and orthopaedics at another teaching hospital for a couple of years which I paid for. If I had my time over again I'd have trained there - the Tutor Sister was wonderful, a German woman, very funny and knowledgeable - but the whole hospital had such a relaxed, informal atmosphere about it, it was a real joy. In retrospect I would have fitted better in that environment than the very strict, stuffy hospital I trained at - although I must say the training I received was first rate. Sue<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-81343208859008383392019-02-02T18:30:33.798-08:002019-02-02T18:30:33.798-08:00Thanks for your comments, Sue. I had a post on May...Thanks for your comments, Sue. I had a post on May 31, 2015 "What was the tuition for a three year diploma nursing program in 1970," that delineated the cost involved. If you type "diploma school" in the search box it should pop up. I had trouble with the link. The picture with the post shows me with an unusually full head of hair with Janess just visible over the top of my head. We somehow always wound up in the same clinical group and she was almost always one step ahead of me. We had procedure check off lists that had to be completed on each rotation. Her eager beaver attitude got her in trouble once for celebrating completion of post mortem care before me. The instructor did not think caring for the deceased was a cause for celebration.Oldfoolrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747485143127099085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-61595554171605058512019-02-01T20:14:07.327-08:002019-02-01T20:14:07.327-08:00Hi OFRN I don't think our study costs here are...Hi OFRN I don't think our study costs here are anywhere near as high as in the USA - I don't know the current cost of becoming an RN, I think between 30 to 50 thousand dollars (Aus) perhaps but this is paid off slowly as you reach a certain income. <br /><br />Our local veterinary surgeon here is a young American lass from Pennsylvania and when she told me her college fees for doing her Vet Science degree I nearly fell over with shock. <br /><br />But yes, the students aren't given accommodation, meals and uniforms like we were, and travel is another problem (we only had to walk from the nurses' home to the wards, no driving or need to use public transport to get to and from shifts). We didn't need a lot of cash as meals, accommodation (a small cost taken out of our wages) and uniforms were supplied - and uniforms were washed and ironed by the laundry staff, we only had to make up our caps! And yes, we finished our training owing no money.<br /><br />All in all I think we had it better back then! Sue<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-51013838516413713432019-01-30T18:22:47.569-08:002019-01-30T18:22:47.569-08:00Sue, how true, nursing in of itself was supposed t...Sue, how true, nursing in of itself was supposed to be reward enough. We were not even permitted to have money as students; that was grounds for dismissal. Of course the school provided for our every need from books, to meals and housing. It's tough to be critical of today's whippersnapperns being so money oriented when they have hefty school loans hanging over their heads. It really is a different world today.<br />Oldfoolrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747485143127099085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-67659648440170618912019-01-29T20:08:34.973-08:002019-01-29T20:08:34.973-08:00PS: I'm glad Janess was OK I rather like her....PS: I'm glad Janess was OK I rather like her. S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-89262006230516664042019-01-29T20:07:19.523-08:002019-01-29T20:07:19.523-08:00I had a chuckle reading through that OFRN! And you...I had a chuckle reading through that OFRN! And you're right, medical negligence claims were unheard of, and when I went for my interview for admission to the School of Nursing I was told "you work for a hospital for the honour of it, not the money". Which was oh so true as the nurses' pay was pitiful... but imagine being told that now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-76797472890734022852019-01-29T18:17:57.344-08:002019-01-29T18:17:57.344-08:00Jono, yessiree those were the days without pesky l...Jono, yessiree those were the days without pesky lawsuits and greedy lawyers. We never heard of medical malpractice or workman's comp back in the day. It was definitely a different world where your self worth had nothing to do with how much money you had.Oldfoolrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747485143127099085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-82872627753350438892019-01-29T11:49:40.837-08:002019-01-29T11:49:40.837-08:00Owie!! In today's world that might be a work c...Owie!! In today's world that might be a work comp early retirement, "I'll never play the violin again!" kind of lawsuit. Times have changed since those days of grin and bear it.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723755846699098373.post-90585044470121049322019-01-29T08:02:22.077-08:002019-01-29T08:02:22.077-08:00YeeeOUCH!!!!!!!YeeeOUCH!!!!!!!bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.com