mvanz9999 RN

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    Planning our future and outsourcing

    mvanz9999 replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not really sure what this means. You mean to say with all this disillusion, the population (of German) found a strong leader (in Hitler) and blindly followed him, despite the horrors for which he...
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    Nursing Home Snacks

    mvanz9999 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I actually enjoy pimento and cheese sandwiches. I don't eat them any longer because they aren't healthy. I would eat cheese and mayonaisse as long as it was real mayo and not miracle whip. I think...
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    Planning our future and outsourcing

    mvanz9999 replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    ZASHAGALKA, you make good points. However, I do not share your optimism. True, one COULD run for office or maneuver into a position to affect who is in office, however that's not me. I'm interested...
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    Planning our future and outsourcing

    mvanz9999 replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I was talking about earlier. "If you don't like it get out and vote". Vote for what? I've got one bad candidate and another worse candidate. How is this democracy? I cannot stand...
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    Planning our future and outsourcing

    mvanz9999 replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh. Look where I'm at. So basically I would make MORE as an RN than an NP in Illinois? I've talked with quite a few people my age, and no one believes this generation will be able to fully...
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    Planning our future and outsourcing

    mvanz9999 replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe it works that way, nor do I believe the US has a true democracy. Every 4 years we have an election, and it essentially comes down to voting for dumb and dumber. It's not voting for...
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    Planning our future and outsourcing

    mvanz9999 replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    So how do we counter this? As nurses, nurses-to-be? How do we protect our jobs and maximize both opportunities and compensation? Because I'm a victim of the IT debacle, I have no interested in...
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    Planning our future and outsourcing

    mvanz9999 replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. This is a well constructed statement. It's EXACTLY what happened. MBA's come in and say "NO, we're doing it this way" and we are left to clean up the mess that we knew would occur if it was...
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    Getting a Spouse's Support

    mvanz9999 replied to nynurse2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow. And you're sure you're a woman? Perhaps you can have a chat with my GF and get her to see the light. (30K+ for a single day vs. a house or college degree). I'm still struggling with this...
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    Planning our future and outsourcing

    mvanz9999 replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly what happened with IT people. Contract labor with no benefits. The days of contractors being paid $90.00 an hour are gone. Now you are lucky to get $20.00 an hour. The question is,...
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    Planning our future and outsourcing

    mvanz9999 replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    I assume this is a change (for the worse) from previous years. This happened to me as well. My deductible went from an affordable and reasonable $500.00 per year to $2000, my premiums doubled and...
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    Planning our future and outsourcing

    mvanz9999 replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting view Mudwoman. I'm a career changer, and for the reasons you've stated above, I basically have decided to go the NP route. There are many direct entry MSN programs, which I've heard the...
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    Planning our future and outsourcing

    mvanz9999 replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any ideas to resolved this dilemna. Here's a brief background of me. In 1996, everyone (including myself) was flocking to IT. That's where I went. Things were booming until 2000 and...
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    A PA training question

    mvanz9999 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm afraid to post this. I'd rather not go find a new board....or get banned. Please don't start the debate thing again. All I want to know is why there are no PA programs in the regular...
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    Very Frustrated With Start To Career...

    mvanz9999 replied to AB_NormalRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Probably nothing. It's the lies, lies, and additional lies of so called "experts" on the economy and so on. It's difficult for any new person to find a job in a field in which they have no...
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    Tuition Prices

    mvanz9999 replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Community colleges are $75.00/credit hour. 4 year colleges are roughly $9,000 - $10,000 per semester. Graduate schools roughly $15,000 per
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    Is There Really A Shortage Of Nurses?

    mvanz9999 replied to Vman's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    mudwoman, could you post a link to that thread? i don't want to miss
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    Very Unhappy With My Career

    mvanz9999 replied to Nupe4sleep's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    An excellent post to show it's not always the money. If you're miserable, it doesn't really matter how much you make. That being said -- I'm also not a nurse, but I think it might be good to work at...
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    Retirement "Gift"

    mvanz9999 replied to rck213's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! Sorry... See this is why I said it's not just nursing. It happens to pretty much everyone except the CEO's of Disney, Boeing,
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    Which path would you take to BSN?

    mvanz9999 replied to LovesDisney's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is this an actual question? Hmmmmm.... Many reasons. A) I hate my pointless job and there's not enough money to make it worth doing for the next 30+ years. B) The job prospects are few and far...
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    Getting a Spouse's Support

    mvanz9999 replied to nynurse2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    can you explain the reasoning behind this logic? i'd be waaaaaay more supportive of a nurse than a psychologist. better job prospects imo. nynurse2be: it sounds like you've already considered a lot...
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    Getting a Spouse's Support

    mvanz9999 replied to nynurse2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm divorced. Hm....this is a tough one. I decided to forego the BSN due to the cost, and pursue an ASN instead. I already have 18K in student loans and I don't want more, regardless of earning...
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    Retirement "Gift"

    mvanz9999 replied to rck213's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! Sorry, that's kind of funny. "Here's your chair!" After 32 years of standing, please sit. I do think this happens in a lot of fields outside nursing though. If I were to work at this place...
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    Is There Really A Shortage Of Nurses?

    mvanz9999 replied to Vman's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm going to put up what I basically said before and that is this: there is not a shortage of RN's, but a shortage of RN's willing work under the conditions they are offered. Lack of teachers, ect...
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    Is There Really A Shortage Of Nurses?

    mvanz9999 replied to Vman's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There's already a thread with quite a few responses: