Multicollinearity BSN, RN

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    Trauma Naked?

    I have a friend who was, in his words, "blown up in Iraq." When he talks about waking up in a military hospital, the thing he brings up more than his injuries is how he was naked and nobody would...
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    Az State Board of Nursing

    Yeah, and according to Federal law, social security numbers are not to be used for identification purposes. Back in reality
  3. I have a concern about planning for admission to grad school to become an NP. I am currently in a BSN program. If the next few semesters go as the last two and a half years have, I will graduate with...
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    *Sigh* How do I tell my family?

    Yes! I am pondering this career opportunity. Maybe just so I can wear a Navy uniform and have people call me Lt. Commander! Seriously though, it looks like a good career opportunity. The pay and...
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    *Sigh* How do I tell my family?

    Have you thought about the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps? You can apply for a specific position, so you'd know where you'd live and have a steady schedule in the US. Deployments are...
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    NP's calling themselves MD's

    I don't have any dogs in this hunt - just a comment about the above time-lines. I knew about the UA program you referenced. It is four years for the DNP: http://nursing.arizona.edu/DNP.htm The 2.5...
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    Questions about MG and Parkinsons

    Yes. And there is a significant correlation w/Parkinson's and pesticide
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    Questions about MG and Parkinsons

    Here's another source: "CONCLUSIONS: Patients with PD have an almost sixfold increased risk for becoming demented compared with subjects without PD. "...
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    Questions about MG and Parkinsons

    While not alzheimer's dementia, approximately one third of Parkinson's patients end up with dementia as the disease progresses. In many cases, the dementia is thought to be due to the Parkinson's...
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    Positive PPD

    I don't think the BCG vaccine is required for US immigration. Is it commonly given to citizens in the UK? Also, anyone know if BCG is still given much in
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    Vent! Inconsiderate None NS Students!

    Drosagain, I am sympathetic to your situation. What you describe happening in your classes is really bad. My contention was with one poster who generalized bad behavior and lack of professionalism...
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    Vent! Inconsiderate None NS Students!

    Imagine having to live in the barrio versus getting stuck talking about
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    Vent! Inconsiderate None NS Students!

    For what it's worth - my experience is the opposite. I've taken classes at a community college and at a highly respected university. I was so surprised at how juvenile students would act in class at...
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    HIPAA question

    I do not think this is a HIPAA
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    What do you think of this comment?

    I think we are just surmising, here. It's all we can do, as we'll never know for
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    What do you think of this comment?

    Steph, I see you live in California. I've lived in rural California, and I tell you - it's not like rural living in many other states. IMHO, there are significant differences between large cities...
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    What do you think of this comment?

    jkal, I was reading your original post to mean that you live in a really unsophisticated area that is probably rural? In that kind of environment, I can see some hesitating to associate with an...
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    What do you think of this comment?

    Based upon your description of where you live - yes it sounds quite possible. Isn't this a common human reaction when feeling inferior, to shy away and just not deal with the other person? If they...
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    How to solve the shortage of new grad jobs?

    But we aren't actuaries. :) We are nurses (and nursing students), and our concerns are
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    Do your eyeglasses get in the way?

    I thought wearing glasses could actually be a bit of a bonus - a little eye shield all the
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    Change - what would you want to see ?

    Give nurses more authority and autonomy to go with all the responsibility and
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    How Much in Student Loans Do YOU Have?

    Well, let's just say I have enough in student loans that I'm considering moving and working for IHS somewhere in the middle of nowhere in order to get my loans
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    How to solve the shortage of new grad jobs?

    In certain areas of the Northeastern US, California (San Francisco), and also Colorado, many new grad RNs cannot get jobs. So it's a problem for them. It's a big deal to move across the country to...
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    Help with Care Plans

    Has anyone heard of a diagnosis of "high risk for impaired skin integrity"? I'm quite familiar with the "risk for" diagnoses...but what about this "high risk"
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    Is anyone else terrified of needles??

    Amber, You say you want to help people, and you sound very compassionate. You are helping them by giving them an injection. Maybe try to think of it that way. Also, maybe try to put this in...