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    Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    Music in My Heart replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd expect quite the opposite - providing insurance coverage to tens of millions of people should increase demand for
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    Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    Music in My Heart replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    "So they say" and "from the gossip" pinpoint one of the issues -- the lack of hard data which clearly shows any area of the country that's hiring new grads in significant numbers. The only hard data...
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    HELP with nursing credential order

    Music in My Heart replied to mzjennx's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm interested to hear this perspective, one that I've not seen discussed before. Bringing my BS from another field of study I've several times wondered about this... why is nursing the only field...
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    Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    Music in My Heart replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    "SOME"... up to 20,000 per year as authorized by this bill?According to whom? Hospitals are not hiring a huge percentage of the people graduating. That undermines your assertion that US nursing...
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    Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    Music in My Heart replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    There's a 5.2% vacancy rate in SoCal (ref: California Institute for Nursing & Health Care - Statewide Summary of RN Hiring Survey July 2009). It's hard to see how that would require "hiring like...
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    Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    Music in My Heart replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    This issue is not about xenophobia... it is about economic survival for many thousands of new-graduate nurses and nursing students presently in the
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    Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    Music in My Heart replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    ghillbert, it is true. Flooding the market with nurses of any sort is bad for new grads. Worst, though, are young, experienced nurses. The re-entry of experienced nurses is one of the major...
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    Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    Music in My Heart replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    And the White House... and your state representatives (who can influence the national
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    Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    Music in My Heart replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    You can also contact your representatives and urge them to fight this bill tooth-and-nail. The worst thing that can happen to the unemployed new-grads is to flood the market with experienced nurses...
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    Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    Music in My Heart replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is just insane. I'll be contacting my representative
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    Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    Music in My Heart replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Masters degree with no experience still means no experience and a very competitive job market. For some employers, it might make you a little more desirable, but you're still going to be fighting for...
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    Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    Music in My Heart replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Nursing in California is a big question-mark right now. The odds of getting hired after graduation are not good but some people still do.Personally, I wouldn't leave a stable job to enter California...
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    Looking for LPN school in Colorado

    Music in My Heart replied to phines8098's topic in Colorado Nursing

    According to a July, 2009 report from the California Institute for Nursing and Health Care: Nearly half of all California new-grad nurses will not be hired after graduation. Overall vacancy rate in So...
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    Mental Health ATI and Leadership ATI

    Music in My Heart replied to zimmerduke's topic in General Students

    Know your TCAs, SSRIs, antipsychotics -- all the standard stuff. Just know what they are, typical indications, and biggie side effects like EPS, etc. Also, know the typical manifestations of the...
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    Mental Health ATI and Leadership ATI

    Music in My Heart replied to zimmerduke's topic in General Students

    I've taken 'em both. Mental health was very easy. I did read through the book beforehand but thought it was an easy 3. I agree with the previous poster who said it was the easiest (well, community...
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    I'm Lazy

    Music in My Heart replied to Tozz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    For the ADD type, try to do a lot of little sessions instead of a couple big ones. Also, write out your study notes... actually doing something might help you keep your brain engaged... it's harder to...
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    Silly question--what to wear for class

    Music in My Heart replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    Nope, they wouldn't. My performance on tests and at clinicals would,
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    Compassion.... why is it so hard to give some?

    Music in My Heart replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, I'm totally down with the 3 Cs but I'll take competence as a priority over compassionate if forced to choose between the two. A competent professional over a compassionate boob is an easy choice...
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    science gpa

    Music in My Heart replied to future*np's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, if their catalog or program documentation says that you must have a 2.4 and you fail to achieve that then I'd say that you'd likely be denied and the spot awarded to the first alternate on the...
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    Questioning the Decision of Nursing

    Music in My Heart replied to ChihuahuaMamaX2's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the fear and stress, you and me both, my friend. At this stage of my life, moving just isn't a viable option for a whole host of reasons. The irony of it is that I turned down a great...
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    Nurse Practioner vs Doctors

    Music in My Heart replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The NP scope-of-practice is defined differently in every state. Take a look at the link that I posted up a bit and you can see some of the state-by-state
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    Compassion.... why is it so hard to give some?

    Music in My Heart replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I certainly don't want my nurse to be affectionate. Compassion and empathy are good but affection? Give me a break.I don't have to like my patients in order to provide them excellent care. It does...
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    Questioning the Decision of Nursing

    Music in My Heart replied to ChihuahuaMamaX2's topic in General Nursing

    At some point the new grads will be set. Many of the "new grads" who preceded them may well be screwed, however, because they will not be "new grads" anymore but won't have any work experience either....
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    Nursing Shortage

    Music in My Heart replied to donna65738's topic in General Nursing

    Iowa, huh?If you build it, they will come. To those who are able to move, it looks like you have some choices. For those of us who can't, may the best wo/man
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    I'm Lazy

    Music in My Heart replied to Tozz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm a math & hard-science guy, too. I simply love them. I can take the memory stuff like anatomy and micro because I still find it interesting, especially when I correlate it to the real world and...