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    Do you round on your patients every one hour?

    HM2VikingRN replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    ANd that is rational as it reflects patient acuity and focuses your efforts to real care
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    There IS a nursing shortage

    HM2VikingRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    The other lesson is to keep adding personal value to
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    There IS a nursing shortage

    HM2VikingRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    50-70 k is a good middle class job. See epi.org for family budget figures. Nurses working for 20 bucks an hour are grossly underpaid for their skill level and the training costs to enter the...
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    HM2VikingRN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm not sure how name calling advances the cause of health care reform. Frankly, I found the youtube video and the attached commentaries to be racist. If you can post academically sourced articles to...
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    HM2VikingRN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I use CPRS all the time it is very intuitive and straightforward. (It does have flaws that the developers are working on resolving. Usually of the which John Smith does this order pertain to. ) One of...
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    Are you often 2 hours late for meds?

    HM2VikingRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Meds need to be given according to policy. On my unit we have a plus or minus 1 hour rule. 2 hours late is
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    Layoffs in Overstaffed Twin Cities Hospitals?

    HM2VikingRN replied to sam1998's topic in General Nursing

    Seniority language also acts to help people to have priority for recall from layoff.. In
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    News Flash! Nurses Get The Boot!

    HM2VikingRN replied to henryswife's topic in General Nursing

    New grad jobs are tight right now in MPLS/St Paul. Advanced practice positions are tight as are LPN
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    What's worse than nursing school???

    HM2VikingRN replied to FloridaGirl23's topic in General Nursing

    Being charge and havng a coworker jump you about her patent assignments during
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    What's worse than nursing school???

    HM2VikingRN replied to FloridaGirl23's topic in General Nursing

    Root canal without
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    My Family Tragedy: Passing of Showbizrn's Brother

    HM2VikingRN replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry....Thank you for reminding us why we need to check on our friends and neighbors....May you find
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    Finding a job as a new grad

    HM2VikingRN replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    Get in the VA system. There are 175 facilities. Your license will be good in any facility. Google VA travel nurse
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    if you could give 5 tips on how to ace nursing school what would they be?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Firefly602's topic in General Nursing

    Study is more effective than worry.... Get in a good study
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    Floor Nursing.

    HM2VikingRN replied to silentRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Its a growth experience to learn what you don't like so you can find what you do
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    Should Personal Internet Use be Banned During Nursing Shifts?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I quite often use Medscape at work to do a CEU....(I often print the article and share it with my fellow
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    Should Personal Internet Use be Banned During Nursing Shifts?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I don't check allnurses at work because it tends to be a time
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    Should Personal Internet Use be Banned During Nursing Shifts?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    We are professionals. Use it only after you have your tasks done for the tour. If that is too difficult than limit use to your coffee and meal
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    HM2VikingRN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Electronic health records save lives and
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    HM2VikingRN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    H, Sorry if I drifted the thread. I was responding to some of the other issues raised. The rationing distortion about UHC was rased repeatedly and my wonky self responded to the allegations....
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    HM2VikingRN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/In-the-Literature/2009/Jan/Clinical-Information-Technologies-and-Inpatient-Outcomes--A-Multiple-Hospital-Study.aspx
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    HM2VikingRN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My point all along has been that we can and must do better with our health care finance system. We spend way too much on administraton and not nearly enough on prevention and care. One of the reasons...
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    HM2VikingRN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Really we need to build a health care system that works for ALL of us. A libertarian friend of mine claims that the US will have a UHC model within 10 years because business will demand it. Awmom is...
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    HM2VikingRN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    a picture is worth a thousand
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    HM2VikingRN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.pnhp.org/facts/singlepayer_faq.php#40percent
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    Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    HM2VikingRN replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.pnhp.org/news/2008/october/the_world_health_rep.php