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    dating at work?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Medsport's topic in Men in Nursing

    Women of a certain age tend to really like retriever type dogs........A pretty friendly dog is an instant conversation starter. (You can take obedience lessons and chances are you will meet someone...
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    uk girl wanting to study in the us(any state).i have dual nationality British and US.

    HM2VikingRN replied to Uk girl's topic in General Nursing

    UND-Grand Forks has a very reasonable tuition rate for undergraduate classes. Also Valley City ND has a low cost
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    Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    HM2VikingRN replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Well designed systems lay the foundation for responsible behaviors at all levels of any organization.....That is the argument for collective bargaining in a nutshell because employees can collectively...
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    Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Brian's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    1. All workers should have REAL DB pensions. As I have written elsewhere the DB pensions are a money saver for workers and employers. 2. Management has a choice. Negotiate in good faith. I think MNA...
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    violation response form

    HM2VikingRN replied to Corky1974's topic in General Nursing

    This is not a legal advice bulletin board This is a board for nurses and nurses-to-be to discuss primarily nursing issues. This is not a free legal advice board. Please be aware that allnurses.com...
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    Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Brian's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Negotiations require a good faith effort by both sides to achieve a
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    Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    HM2VikingRN replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    THe MNA pension plan is actually portable across hospital systems. IOW nurses/employers are contributing to an independent pension plan. An RN working at one system for 5 years doesn't lose pension...
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    Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    HM2VikingRN replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    As I said the DB pension provides a better average retirement income stream than the 401 k system. (I specifically discussed how MN implemented fixes to its DB plans for state workers as a model to...
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    Cheap titers in St. Paul?

    HM2VikingRN replied to tots24's topic in General Nursing

    You could try public health to check whether sliding scale vaccinations are available. (It may be cheaper to be
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    Whats it like being a guy in a female dominated career?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Josh_H's topic in Men in Nursing

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    Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    HM2VikingRN replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am a future state of MN retiree. My pension contributions increased along with the new hires over the last couple years of my employment there. If you take the time to look up the pension fix passed...
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    Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    HM2VikingRN replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Your retirement savings would be worth 30% more if you had a defined benefit plan. If you average 6%/year ROR your mutual fund company will take between 1-2% of this for "administrative" costs. That...
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    Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    HM2VikingRN replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Defined benefit pensions should be the standard for all American workers. See: http://www.nirsonline.org/storage/nirs/documents/Bang%20for%20the%20Buck%20Report.pdf As usual the data shows that...
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    Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    HM2VikingRN replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    unions are small d organizations. Dues are set by members in consultation with members. Members pay dues for professional representation services..(Wage/benefit research, due process, administrative...
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    Bankruptcy or credit collections ruin chance of taking NCLEX-RN

    HM2VikingRN replied to henryjames6868's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    office of Inspector
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    Can a doctor write you up or fire you??

    HM2VikingRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing. Your nurse manager will back you up if the doc comes to have a word. I review clinical issues with my coworkers and mentors all the time. That is how you learn. As your...
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    How much vacation or PTO time for years worked in the USA for RNs?

    HM2VikingRN replied to 2monkeys's topic in General Nursing

    As a state employee I earned 2.5 weeks the first year plus 2 weeks sick. After 5 years it went to 3 weeks. After 7 it was 3.5 weeks. After 18 it went to 5 weeks per year. As a VA nurse I started at 5...
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    INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    HM2VikingRN replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Makes the argument for arbitration to assure good faith
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    Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    HM2VikingRN replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Leyla, I have personally seen nurses caring for 6-7 patients in a MN Hospital. (And I did see an important detail slip through the cracks in one case. As the good student I was reported the concern...
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    Family and PT reactions to male nurses

    HM2VikingRN replied to Warrior504th's topic in Men in Nursing

    Never been an issue for me. I work at a VA hospital and 85% of our patients are male. Generally when I have had female patients it has not presented an issue. Uniformly I receive positive feedback...
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    Male Nurses in Crocs?

    HM2VikingRN replied to j_tay1981's topic in Men in Nursing

    I need to try the Danskos with my size 15s and a nagging prolonged recovery from a fib fx I need better
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    Male nursing and needing chaperone

    HM2VikingRN replied to Sirkraker's topic in Men in Nursing

    As a male nurse I would never go in a female patients room without a witness. But that is a reflection of my 25 years in psych. All it takes is one allegation by a borderline personality disorder and...
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    Whats it like being a guy in a female dominated career?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Josh_H's topic in Men in Nursing

    Exactly what my boss says and
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    Whats it like being a guy in a female dominated career?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Josh_H's topic in Men in Nursing

    It seems to me that men are drawn to ICU, ER and Psych (including correctional nursing...) We have 50/50 on our unit and most of the women have shared that they prefer it that way as it keeps the...
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    Am i smart enough??

    HM2VikingRN replied to mkup29's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Very good strategy! That will give you exposure to a job in health care and the opportunity to listen to nurses problem solve. This will add to your knowledge base while taking your LPN course