I agree with the insurance company too and most doctors would. I'm not sure who this doctor is but most people in healthcare industry that actually work ICU will agree. I also challenge commenters here to speak to your (hospital) healthcare friends about it too, especially if they work ICU.
ICU beds are very limited and honestly not designed to house pts who are intubated or comatose indefinitely. They are designed to be short term with active treatment. Otherwise, if they need to live somewhere as a comatose pt, they need to go to a subacute facility, forever on a vent. That's the real reason why United Healthcare denied. "Not medically necessary" ('for hospitals' is what they left out).
If hospitals kept every uninduced comatose pt, they wouldn't be able to treat anyone else (think stroke, cardiac, trauma, severe pulmonary, etc). Pts with TBI for example, 50% will never have consciousness returned and just have to live in this vegetative state. . Not only that but hospital staff isn't trained to provide long term care. They aren't educated or specialized in doing so. Some hospitals only have let's say 20 ICU beds. Larger ones maybe 40. But even without people living in them, they are near 100% capacity every day.
Subacute facilities are also really difficult. They have trouble staying afloat because the care they provide is so expensive and most are reimbursed at a loss (Medi-Cal).
Theres lots of things wrong with the healthcare system but like this poster said, its not a good example. There are honestly literally millions of other examples that are absolutely egregious.
Masters in Nursing. I had a bachelor's in something else so it was really for the nursing degree. Cannot be a nurse without a degree.
Turned out great for me. California pays RNs very well.
However, I dont always believe higher education is the answer for everyone. Everyone is different.
What school really does IMO at the very least is train people for some basics:
Follow directions (prompts/assignments)
Meet deadlines
Communicate (Essays, presentations, etc.)
Basic Office skills
Capacity to read, process, and learn new information
Retain new info (tests)
Collaboration (group projects)
So if someone does well in school, I hope they can do the above well.
Its... Income based... As much as I hate loans of all the loan options its the easiest for many people because you only have to pay such a small fraction of your income to repay it 5-10% most common... And if you're compliant, they forgive it anyways after 20 years.
I didn't take that option but many of my friends did. Also, anyone taking out loans whether it be house, car, etc I believe should know what terms are and select what works best for their life.
Another fun trick I learned in sales is that if you're trying to get someone to purchase something, instead of having them focus on whether or not they should get something, change their question to something else.
For example, I used to sell phones. Instead of having people try to figure out if they want the newest Samsung or not, I would take the phone in two different colors and ask if they liked it in blue or black instead. Putting it in their hands let's them imagine having the phone already and the question changes from should I purchase this phone to what color do I want?
I'm quite sure this can translate to other questions and decisions people ask themselves
So similar thing I learned in sales. I avoid using the word "help" because if you ask something like "is there anything I can help you with"? The word "help" subconsciously makes them feel like you are implying they are weak, vulnerable, and need assistance. Where as if you ask them "is there anything I can do for you"? The word "do" has a more positive connotation and implies that you are offering a service or a gift, which more people are likely to agree to.
I find the Fdroid offerings dull personally... I just podcast or audiobooks instead.
But if I were to play on my phone,
I normally like games that are also available on consoles. This can be Slay the Spire, Stardew Valley, and Vampire Surivors.... Vampire Survivors may slow down your phone but some of the other ones should be okay.
Thank you! Yeah, I'm not looking to play any sound sensitive games like rhythm or FPS. So its good to know the consensus is that most people dont seem to notice it.
970 may be faster but I can play a few more games I couldnt before on the card (Cyberpunk, Balders Gate, etc). The resolution isnt amazing or anything but I just want to play :)
Not trying to upgrade ATM, which is a significant investment. Hoping this would help with eventual transition
Maybe but none of us saw it, even my friend who eventually became her friend later on and into adulthood.... I met her mom at least twice and she was always nice and seemed very attentive, concerned about her daughter.
In middle school, there was this one super unpopular girl that gifted me acne medication for Christmas.... Unprompted. We weren't even friends and yes, I had acne problems like most teens did.
I never bullied anyone in my life before and since, but I did that year.... This was why she was so unpopular. The year after, she called 1 of the 2 only black kids the N word, got her ass kicked and either removed or expelled from school.
I have no idea why anyone would go around picking fights, especially with no friends to begin with. Before anyone asks, no, no mental health issues.
Edit: I also wasnt "popular" and had very little friends too. I mean, it wasnt right either way to turn bully either but I was young
Thank you! I was wondering how noticeable BT latency is. Unfortunately, my gaming PC is currently outdated (970) and that's a significant reason why I got a deck. I wanted to play newer games and with my friends again. Setting up audio for a full PC is something I'm more used to than the deck.
I have mine docked under my TV but wow, the DACAmp seems awesome. I had to look that up. More money than I would like to spend but adding it for maybe a future purchase!
Thanks for your comment! I was thinking the XM4 for myself vs. The Bose Quietcomforts with like a V Moda Boom mic but was nervous about the latency and whether there were better set ups to be considered.
I agree with the insurance company too and most doctors would. I'm not sure who this doctor is but most people in healthcare industry that actually work ICU will agree. I also challenge commenters here to speak to your (hospital) healthcare friends about it too, especially if they work ICU.
ICU beds are very limited and honestly not designed to house pts who are intubated or comatose indefinitely. They are designed to be short term with active treatment. Otherwise, if they need to live somewhere as a comatose pt, they need to go to a subacute facility, forever on a vent. That's the real reason why United Healthcare denied. "Not medically necessary" ('for hospitals' is what they left out).
If hospitals kept every uninduced comatose pt, they wouldn't be able to treat anyone else (think stroke, cardiac, trauma, severe pulmonary, etc). Pts with TBI for example, 50% will never have consciousness returned and just have to live in this vegetative state. . Not only that but hospital staff isn't trained to provide long term care. They aren't educated or specialized in doing so. Some hospitals only have let's say 20 ICU beds. Larger ones maybe 40. But even without people living in them, they are near 100% capacity every day.
Subacute facilities are also really difficult. They have trouble staying afloat because the care they provide is so expensive and most are reimbursed at a loss (Medi-Cal).
Theres lots of things wrong with the healthcare system but like this poster said, its not a good example. There are honestly literally millions of other examples that are absolutely egregious.