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    SOOOO SAD

    HM2VikingRN replied to fearlessleader09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used Saunders. 1. Take the post tests for each chapter. 2. WRITE out the rationales for all questions that you miss. This helps you refine your thinking skills. 3. Repeat until you are scoring 80%...
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    RN-BSN in MN

    HM2VikingRN replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

    Mn State Mkto-Primarily
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    Potential MN Nurses Strike?

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

    AFGE 3669 member In
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    What is the difference between clinical nurse or staff nurse?

    HM2VikingRN replied to opensails's topic in General Nursing

    semantics clinical nurse=staff
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    VA benefits, must have had my head in the sand.

    HM2VikingRN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Personally as a VA nurse I would like to see the laws changed to allow all veterans to use their medicare and opt into the VA at age
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    Should have never gotten out of bed.

    HM2VikingRN replied to Student2Registered's topic in General Nursing

    Read straight through and don't acknowledge the
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    Insurer targeted breast cancer patients to cancel

    HM2VikingRN replied to netglow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Merged for
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    Insurer targeted breast cancer patients to cancel

    HM2VikingRN replied to netglow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63L2LS20100422
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    NPH insuln

    HM2VikingRN replied to fallrisk2008's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Option C. First 127 as a BG isn't that high. Second, You don't know that the patient will eat later and why risk a hypoglycemic episode? Third, policy won't protect you with the BON if a really bad...
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    Using layoff to my advantage...Nursing School here I come!

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

    Using your unemployment as a retraining strategy is smart. My wife became a ECSE teacher through a displaced worker program. This literally doubled her income and put her on a career path. I...
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    CCSF nursing lottery

    HM2VikingRN replied to wannabe an rn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Lotteries are tough. I went through the lotto process for clinical sites and I was stressed every time. I personally believe in the multiple school application
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    accepted to suny-b for fall but what about my job!?

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

    Just resign. Somewhere during your interview they had to figure out that you were a prospective nursing student. Any employer worth their salt wants their employees to grow and develop. Unfortunately...
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    Nurses, are you glad that Obamas Healthcare Bill Passed?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I voted yes but I think that the real cost saving measures were torpedoed by the corporatists. We need to add: Medicare buyin for age 45+ Drug price negotiation Drug reimportation from
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    Unionization up for vote at my facility

    HM2VikingRN replied to txdude35's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    As a VA nurse I receive no extra salary/differentials for my charge shifts.....That said I think our differentials are more than fair for off tour work. Oddly enough my NM took a pay cut when she...
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    MSU Moorhead RN-BSN vs St. Scholastica vs UND vs Mankato...

    HM2VikingRN replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Nursing

    Full disclosure....I am a Mankato ABSN grad. A coworker is attending Mankato for her BSN and she is having a great experience. I just entered the MHNP program at UND. (Aug 2010). My MSU degree was...
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    Those that prefer to work with men

    HM2VikingRN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a MH unit that is 50% men. My boss has shared that she has far fewer personnel problems than other managers because it tends to level out some of the
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    Is healthcare a right or privilege?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Humankind reflects the will of god by establishing certain basic positive
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    Is healthcare a right or privilege?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Government as a collective representative of the people has an affirmative responsibility to protect the positive rights of individuals as established by laws established through the legislative...
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    Home Health Agencies?

    HM2VikingRN replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    I would apply to the VAVMC. I think that there will be some hiring happening...Have you considered public health or
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    Help me save my poor hands

    HM2VikingRN replied to wmg246's topic in General Nursing

    try aloe vesta or vani cream or bag balm Aloe vesta is to put it delicately a barrier cream for incontinence bag
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    New health care bill..

    HM2VikingRN replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Medicares finances reflect the financial state of health care as a whole. http://blog.prospect.org/blog/ezraklein/04_publicandprivateexpenditures1-thumb-500x290.jpg...
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    Health Care Reform: Should we all go per-diem?

    HM2VikingRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    MIB was talking about proportional tax rates. Proportional taxes are higher for the middle class than for the very wealthy. Envy had nothing to do with his observation. If you look at wealth...
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    MN Program Interviews

    HM2VikingRN replied to Annalin81's topic in General Nursing

    Contact the nursing programs admission coordinators and ask to be considered for their waitlist (I emphasized my willingness to start on short notice.). All they can do is say
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    MN Program Interviews

    HM2VikingRN replied to Annalin81's topic in General Nursing

    I was waitlisted for the ABSN option at Mankato for roughly 2 weeks. Being on the waitlist is a good thing. I started applying for waitlists at other colleges based on the letter. It did lead to an...
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    What would you do if you were me?

    HM2VikingRN replied to Britt7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As a ABSN grad I can say that it was no picnic. I am not sure that I would have been able to focus on school with a young child at home as I was doing double clinicals and double theory classes. (I...