Schwanny

Schwanny has 6 years experience.

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1. Leaving Nursing for Another Career

   Schwanny replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

   Same!!! My dog goes to day care twice a week and I know they make a killing. $27/dog. Capacity of 60 dogs (I asked) plus they offer hotel and grooming. *bust the calculator out* Also, low liability.

2. How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

   Schwanny replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism

   She wasn't automatically enrolled. She ALREADY had insurance. Did you read the letter she was sent? I'm not going to take my patient to task and accuse her of lying. I know for a FACT she's had insurance for years because we treated her husband f...

3. How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

   Schwanny replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism

   Obviously not.

4. How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

   Schwanny replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism

   One of my patients in radiation treatment just told me her insurance was changed by the ACA in August from an HMO to a PPO. Her primary doc is now considered "out of network" and the dermatologist she needs to see for a foot rash (unrelated to her c...

5. How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

   Schwanny replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism

   HITECH is a part of ARRA - which was signed by Obama in 2009 http://www.cdc.gov/ehrmeaningfuluse/introduction.html The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) commonly referred to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, was an economic sti...

6. *rolling my eyes*

   Schwanny replied to OhioCCRN's topic in COVID

   executive order needed for Federal Quarantine. not to come in and poke their noses around.

7. *rolling my eyes*

   Schwanny replied to OhioCCRN's topic in COVID

   right herrrrr http://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/aboutlawsregulationsquarantineisolation.html "The federal government derives its authority for isolation and quarantine from the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. U.S. Secretary of Health and Huma...

8. *rolling my eyes*

   Schwanny replied to OhioCCRN's topic in COVID

   Yes, they can. They just didn't. Why not? Who knows... never us, I reckon. "We've heard thinly veiled excuses from Frieden about the CDC's authority when it comes to practices and procedures at U.S. hospitals which carry no weight because the a...

9. How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

   Schwanny replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism

   Obamacare has increased the taxes deducted from my paycheck without increasing my base pay. My premiums went from $150 per paycheck for me and my son (healthy) to over $250 per paycheck. My co-pays and scripts are also higher as is my max out of po...

10. Nina Pham being transferred to MD

    Schwanny replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in COVID

    Finally! Why not the day she was diagnosed like nurse #2? I, personally, would not want to be treated in the same facility that I was infected/exposed.

11. "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    Schwanny replied to Esme12's topic in COVID

    Looooong time lurker. so long, I don't remember if I've ever even posted. Anyway, I've been following this thread since yesterday morning because like Esme12, I too, did the math and realized the CDC were flat out lying to the public's faces about...

12. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    Schwanny replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado

    oh, nice. thank you. also (sorry) do you know when they changed to 4x a year? The last time I checked - which was sometime last year - they were only starting classes twice a year. thanks so much!

13. Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    Schwanny replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado

    first post. hi. when did they start having a waitlist? and how long is it?