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delvenia

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  1. Is healthcare a right or privilege?

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

    that's my point, "your employer chooses the plans they offer you". you can only choose from the plans they offer you or you are forced to find it somewhere else, which is very expensive and most...

  2. Is healthcare a right or privilege?

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

    i know this response was directed to someone else, but i personally work in community health and have formed an opinion based upon my experiances. i became a nurse because i wanted to help people. it...

  3. Is healthcare a right or privilege?

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

    your employer is the "other" policy holder that sets the parameters for what care can or cannot be received in your plan, unless you have an insurance plan for which you are the only policy holder and...

  4. Is healthcare a right or privilege?

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

    they already do. it's called your employers benefit package. For example: my previous employer used Anthem BC/BS and they did not have an obesity rider for gastric bypass. my current employer uses...

  5. VA BON

    delvenia replied to NURSESTAR's topic in Virginia Nursing

    actually as of september of 2006, va does. we were told this in school as well. the info below came directly from the board of nursing website: basis for denial of licensure or certification...

  6. Why do RNs get paid so similar to NPs?

    delvenia replied to foreverLaur's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad and i make $46k while in training in hampton

  7. My first colonoscopy

    delvenia replied to Tim Holloway RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    ewwww!!!!

  8. Unreasonable Home Health Agency?

    delvenia replied to RealiRN's topic in Home Health

    thank

  9. Unreasonable Home Health Agency?

    delvenia replied to RealiRN's topic in Home Health

    that would be unreasonable where i work. i havent had any other jobs, as i started here as a new grad about a month and a half ago. all of the rn's are assigned laptops and we just transfer all of our...

  10. MCI Virginia Beach!!!!

    delvenia replied to mom78's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Please do not be discouraged by what others experiences were with MCI. In the Kaplan review class I took, we had people who graduated from ODU and NSU who had to take their N-CLEX for the 4th time,...

  11. Sentara's new BSN program

    delvenia replied to hoping2nurse's topic in Virginia Nursing

    MCI is not a diploma, it's and Associates Degree with a concentration in nursing. I just graduated from there in

  12. Medical Assistants to replace RN's?

    delvenia replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    many hospitals in my area are using MA's for doing tasks like vital signs, bed baths and things of that nature. My hospital, for example, told us in orientation that we are not allowed to do does...

  13. Riverside Regional- Hampton Roads VA

    delvenia replied to Epona's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I just started working for Riverside on 8/31/09 and I love it. I am in the home health office up the street from the hospital. I am also a new grad RN. they seem to really look for their employees and...

  14. States Hiring New Grads

    delvenia replied to restless09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe the foriegn trained nurses are accepting less pay or benifits. Where i am, I have heard the opposite. I was told that the non-us trained nurses have to jump thru way more hurdles. This came from...

  15. VA BEACH, VA

    delvenia replied to APRNReneeJ's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree. no one in my graduating class has jobs yet unless they worked at the hospital while in school. we are all having a horrible time finding emplyment. i live on the border of va beach and...

  16. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    delvenia replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    because a money order has to be sent in but the credit card payment can be accepted right away thru the computer. i paid with the money order/check option and all you do is print it and mail it, so it...

  17. RN program at MCI in Richmond

    delvenia replied to tiffdeandre's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I graduate from MCI in VIrginia Beach on 4/30/09. The program here and in Richmond was just increased to about $34k for the RN

  18. MCI Virginia Beach!!!!

    delvenia replied to mom78's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Like Liz said, the school is not a horrible school, but I still would have made a different decision if I could do it again. One of the reasons for me is the fact that the school is not NLNAC...

  19. MCI Virginia Beach!!!!

    delvenia replied to mom78's topic in Virginia Nursing

    as afar as admissions is concerned, they may have changed some things so I think you should go with what admissions asked you to

  20. MCI Virginia Beach!!!!

    delvenia replied to mom78's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I would strongly suggest that you all try to go into a regular program. I am in Mod 9 out of 13 right now (Med/Surg). And I must say, if I could do it over again, i would probably go somewhere else....

  21. Is MCI worth it? Do Hospital's Hire MCI grads?

    delvenia replied to san073's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I have to disagree. 90% of the students in my class work full time and we have all passed and most have children at home. i work upwards of 50 hours a week and after Pharm II you only go to class...

  22. Help Needed From Virginia Rn's!!

    delvenia replied to serenity67's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I agree and personally as an RN student currently, I had the circumstance in which I went to get my series of Hep B shots for school and the RN on duty almost killed me and didnt even know how to draw...

  23. Help Needed From Virginia Rn's!!

    delvenia replied to serenity67's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I am a current RN student in and ADN program and I agree with you. LPN's and CNA's can also attend my school in their respective programs. And what I have noticed is that the LPN's actually do way...

  24. Advice About Working While In Nursing School

    delvenia replied to Soon2baN.U.R.S.E's topic in Virginia Nursing

    accelerated is faster. ex: instead of 16 week long classes, my classes are all 5 weeks long. so i had to take a&pI, A&PII, micro & nurtrition and each class was only 5

  25. Advice About Working While In Nursing School

    delvenia replied to Soon2baN.U.R.S.E's topic in Virginia Nursing

    i have had a completely different circumstance at my school. i just finished micro and start nursing concepts tomorrow, not only is the school supportive but my job is as well. i guess it depends on...