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  1. ADVICE, PLEASE: RN with a Certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders??

    dianabay replied to dianabay's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Hi medictoRN: There is no formal education in autism forRNs; I know...I searched and searched. I took the certificate program at JMU (James Madison University) in Harrisonberg, Virginia. The courses...

  2. ADVICE, PLEASE: RN with a Certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders??

    dianabay posted a topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Hi all I am a Registered Nurse (licensed since '87) working on a RN- Bachelors degree, and just completed a "Certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders". I would love to work with DD children but have...

  3. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    dianabay replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :chuckle I like your sense of humor,

  4. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    dianabay replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Originally posted by Forrester: "I'm not demonizing anyone for anything! I merely point out that being concerned only with your self interest does nothing to address the global concern over patient...

  5. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    dianabay replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Baby heart: First, I can't begin to tell you how sorry I am that your family has had to endure such a nightmare. It is cruel to put parents of a chronically ill child through such additional stress....

  6. Pregnant felons in prision!

    dianabay replied to KAYBDT6's topic in Correctional

    OOps just noticed this thread was a while

  7. Pregnant felons in prision!

    dianabay replied to KAYBDT6's topic in Correctional

    That sounds like a well-thought out program. Wish it could always be like that. Of course others have a point about the expense. But I think we may pay either way, as Deyo suggested. Do we pay up...

  8. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    dianabay replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "I had all these tests done including an MRI and the insurance company denied all my claims saying that the employer never submitted the correct paperwork for me. I had to pay it all myself and lost...

  9. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    dianabay replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "If your healthcare is free there is no incentive not to use the ER or take an ambulance to the hospital." If your health care is free, there is no incentive not to go to your primary doctor for...

  10. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    dianabay replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You're welcome, Sehille. Indeed, you are right- if you can't pay, you don't get care. I volunteer at a clinic for the uninsured and under-insured; good, hard-working people who caught a bad break...

  11. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    dianabay replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is true, CRNA, that we do end up paying for some who have made poor choices. But, take me for an example. I came from poverty. My summers as a teenager were spent working in a fish plant to save...

  12. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    dianabay replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My husband and I "EARNED" our health insurance for years and years. But then he lost his job (and thus our affordable group health insurance). Call me crazy, but I have never, in 30+ years of...

  13. From the Other Side of the Bed Rails - When the Nurse Becomes the Patient

    dianabay replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Take good care, and please let us know what happens. Sending positive energy and thoughts your way....

  14. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    dianabay replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "if they budgeted they could afford to have it" We do not have the best insurance, we don't have the worst. But at nearly ten thousand a year for 3 healthy people...... If our household income was 20-...

  15. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    dianabay replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Healthcare should be a human right, not a privalage!" You speak my language, Gerry. For those of us stuck with individual heath insurance, here is the reality: For a family of 3: $700/ month X 12 =...

  16. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    dianabay replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Dear rollyp80: I'll try. I keep hearing nightmare stories about how it will be like Canada where everyone waits 6-9 months for treatments, surgeries etc., etc. I have never had to wait for anything,...

  17. RN new grad UNPAID residency program

    dianabay replied to rebean's topic in California Nursing

    Yes, it was a great deal for all, Freedom. Too bad it does not exist anymore. The entry to practice is now a BSN, so no more diploma

  18. RN new grad UNPAID residency program

    dianabay replied to rebean's topic in California Nursing

    Indeed, Caliotter. We also knew the reality of nursing before

  19. RN new grad UNPAID residency program

    dianabay replied to rebean's topic in California Nursing

    BTW, that was before getting our RN license. The other bonus- the RN exams were a breeze. For nearly every scenario, I'd had a pt with the same or similar

  20. RN new grad UNPAID residency program

    dianabay replied to rebean's topic in California Nursing

    I completed a three year diploma program- I mean 3 FULL years. No spring breaks. Summers were for "summer rotation" in med-surg. Third year we worked as a "Nurse Intern" for a FULL 12 months, 40...

  21. Telephonic Nurse Case Management for Blue Cross

    dianabay replied to amjbrick's topic in Case Management

    Lamazeteacher, what an awful experience. I am so sorry. SHAME ON THEM!! I know what you mean. At the ripe old age of 45 my BCBS insurance DOUBLED! I have no history of illness, no major surgeries, on...

  22. Will I be too tired to work out at the gym 3 nights a week when I work LTC?

    dianabay replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Try water aerobics! Many under-estimate how good a work-out it really is. Add "water weights" and you have it all aerobics, toning, but no impact! I could do it after a 12 hr shift, no

  23. Ethical Issue- Is this child abuse? Do I need to report this?

    dianabay replied to Daria5363's topic in General Nursing

    Hi exhausted: Do you have a social worker you can consult? Ask their opinion only on what YOU have witnessed first-hand. Unfortunately, you have become a participant in this crazy-making. My advice...

  24. Compassion.... why is it so hard to give some?

    dianabay replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "both of your non-compassionate stories center around men in nursing. since i have observed examples of every gender being non-compassionate and judgemental -- do i percieve an anti-male bias here?"...

  25. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    dianabay replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi Jamie: Right, you want her to remember you- but not as a pest. I really don't know if I would go by the recruiter's office (?) If she is having a bad/busy day, it could backfire. Perhaps some of...