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    Passed my boards Saturday

    HM2VikingRN replied to csason's topic in General Nursing

    Bravissimo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    HM2VikingRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    To restate the central point of my response: IOW bad outcomes happen in any health care system. I provided links to support my thoughts not just libertarian talking points where the expected...
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    HM2VikingRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am deeply sorry for your losses. I did take the time to read your links but they were mostly anecdotal without a real way forward for improving the
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    A universal single-payer, not-for-profit healthcare system could help lift tens of mi

    HM2VikingRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I was reading over at PNHP today. Administrative costs are even worse than we thought. Its 38% for our efficient private system. Duke University Hospital has more billing clerks than
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    HM2VikingRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.pnhp.org/facts/singlepayer_faq.php#rationing Its unfortunate that you have lost family members covered by the NHS but there are no guarantees that they would have survived in a private...
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    HM2VikingRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.pnhp.org/news/2008/december/singlepayer_insuran.php
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    meeting with the hospital attorney next week

    HM2VikingRN replied to tavalon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As above plus consult with a union rep. (If you are in a unionized
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    Bad weather and getting to the hospital

    HM2VikingRN replied to SusanKathleen, RN's topic in General Nursing

    You call in and wait for the roads to clear. If you get hurt in an accident you won't be able to care for patients for several weeks or maybe never again. (There are going to be staff held over or...
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    HM2VikingRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sources?
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    HM2VikingRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I work for the VA. The metrics are the metrics as to overall quality of patient care. That isn't to say that there aren't problems in the VA system. Every single conversation that we have as a team on...
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    Where is a good place to work?

    HM2VikingRN replied to schisler's topic in General Nursing

    MPLS/St
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    HM2VikingRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Patients in UHC countries have better access to health care when sick than in the
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    HM2VikingRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    my rebuttal to your rebuttal is this: revamp our health care system along the lines of the va. see also: at http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_health_of_nationssee also: at...
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    New nurse

    HM2VikingRN replied to midnight4678's topic in General Nursing

    Always ask for help. We are here to help each other do it
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    HM2VikingRN replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Me
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    HM2VikingRN replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't drink a poop cocktail ......(Saw a psychotic patient do it and I don't ever want to see it
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    The cost of doing nothing about health care

    HM2VikingRN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

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    Let go from Nurse Intern job

    HM2VikingRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ask your manager for a reference
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    Help I'm being kicked out of nursing school!

    HM2VikingRN replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    Smells of a diversion case (not by you :>>). Write up an incident report detailing everything and schedule a meeting with the director. I had to pull a syringe of ativan through the inventory...
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    Yes Virginia, Women can be bleeders!

    HM2VikingRN replied to ECKPowers's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for sharing this
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    Seeking first job since graduating from nursing school

    HM2VikingRN replied to jade381's topic in General Nursing

    Apply to your local VA....(psych and gero are an awesome combination for potential employment in the VA
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    A really good example of children in the USA still dying from childhood diseases.

    HM2VikingRN replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    I don't advocate chicken pox parties...The link was merely a reference to the old way of doing
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    Take the job. Yay or Nay?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Sheena's Mom's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a med/surge nurse but I think those ratios are too high for a new grad to manage... Questions I would ask: 1. What training will I receive? 2. How long will I be precepted before I "need to...
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    A really good example of children in the USA still dying from childhood diseases.

    HM2VikingRN replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Chicken Pox
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    A really good example of children in the USA still dying from childhood diseases.

    HM2VikingRN replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    There was a similar case where an unvaccinated college student went to South America on a mission trip. She contracted polio from kids who had been vaccinated with OPV but survived with some residual...