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  1. Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    DoGoodThenGo replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Truth to tell in many areas of the United States hospitals have been "ill" for sometime, Obamacare if anything merely brought out the rash. Between reforms/leaning on private insurers and cuts to...

  2. help! SUNY downstate? Hunter-bellevue? or NYU nursing?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Vincent_'s topic in New York Nursing

    Private colleges: Anyone I know from NYC who has the funds or can "front" (*LOL*) that doesn't want to fool around with CUNY's limited BSN offerings are applying to NYU. The place takes huge classes...

  3. help! SUNY downstate? Hunter-bellevue? or NYU nursing?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Vincent_'s topic in New York Nursing

    My own personal theory of why CUNY nursing programs are becoming more and more strict in terms of entry and retention relates to the overall student body. Basically if one graduates from a NYC high...

  4. Math rage

    DoGoodThenGo replied to tayloramaRN2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have said this before and it is worth repeating; often the math requirements for BSN and even some ADN programs are part of what all candidates for a particular degree must complete. This is often...

  5. Help!! I'm shut out of the NCLEX exam!

    DoGoodThenGo replied to NurseCookie2013's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    [h=3]64.1 Professional study of nursing.[/h] Registered professional nursing. To meet the professional education requirement, the applicant shall have graduated from: a...

  6. Why do hospitals hire travellers?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to mlbluvr's topic in Travel

    Did not say one *took* such deductions but was aware they previously existed. Also know that at one time husbands and wives filed separate returns, but wasn't around in the 1930's either.

  7. Why do hospitals hire travellers?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to mlbluvr's topic in Travel

    AriBNB does not require a 1099, so whatever funds one receives for "renting out" your home or apartment are up to you and the IRS to sort out. The nurse with the NYC apartment lives in a great area of...

  8. Why do hospitals hire travellers?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to mlbluvr's topic in Travel

    Do not think the correlation between airline hostesses and travel nurses is at all valid. One is told at interview and or time of hire where one will train and be based as an airline hostess. This...

  9. Why do hospitals hire travellers?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to mlbluvr's topic in Travel

    In the old genteel days of nurse's registries it was the nurse or assistant that kicked part of her or his pay upstairs. I worked for a few "white glove" agencies as a home nursing assistant back in...

  10. Why do hospitals hire travellers?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to mlbluvr's topic in Travel

    There is a common misconception about the tax deductions for mortgage interest and so forth associated with home ownership. In reality the number of persons taking said interest deduction is actually...

  11. Why do hospitals hire travellers?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to mlbluvr's topic in Travel

    Friend of mine does travel work in addition to gigs here in Manhattan, NYC, and yes he has his own apartment and is based in New York. When he is away the place either sits empty though *think* he...

  12. Why do hospitals hire travellers?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to mlbluvr's topic in Travel

    Throwing some more petrol on the fire: Travelers fill the nursing gap | Business, Political, and Cultural News in Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas Have R.N., Will Travel: Travel Nurse Demand Is...

  13. Why do hospitals hire travellers?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to mlbluvr's topic in Travel

    Posted the same on the news forum and it seems to happen there as well. However can find the article easily on Google News, therefore Modern Health News must "lock" link backs. Go to this Google...

  14. Why do hospitals hire travellers?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to mlbluvr's topic in Travel

    Does this answer some of your questions?...

  15. It's Tough Out There!

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    Just so you know it is very unusual for any random telephone caller or even in person visitor to reach HR directors of *any* sort of employer. Things might be different for a very small office or...

  16. help! SUNY downstate? Hunter-bellevue? or NYU nursing?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Vincent_'s topic in New York Nursing

    Colleges probably love for students to hang around and continue taking classes waiting and hoping they make the next nursing class cut; but in the meantime *you* are using up your financial aid...

  17. It's Tough Out There!

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    Here in NYC its Déjà vu all over again; another hospital is set to close by this weekend (Long Island College) which means nearly one thousand or more nurses will be hitting the streets looking for...

  18. help! SUNY downstate? Hunter-bellevue? or NYU nursing?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Vincent_'s topic in New York Nursing

    Private nursing programs may or may not have smaller classes than pubic schools. It depends on several factors. For instance both CUNY and SUNY nursing programs like the rest of the system faces...

  19. Mount Sinai Medical Center and Continuum Partners To Merge

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Submitted a news item to that forum which should be up later after mods approve, but to give a heads up here on Monday the formal announcement was made that Mount Sinai Medical Center and Continuum...

  20. SUNY To Close Long Island College Hospital

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Board members of the State University of New York voted this morning to shut down Long Island College Hospital. Once paperwork is filed and so forth it will be up to NYS dept of health officials to...

  21. SUNY To Close Long Island College Hospital

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in New York Nursing

    I don't understand how SUNY can get away with this, what is going on over there? Are you guys going to be paid after this

  22. Confused on what does PRN Mean??? Need Help on Understanding It Please!!

    DoGoodThenGo replied to jes07's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Just as an aside PRN is short for the Latin phrase Pro re nata which translates "in the circumstances" or "as circumstances needed". Originally used for orders by physicians where it directed a...

  23. what is "money losers" of a community hospital?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    Uninsured patients do not always equate into "money losers". Persons who do not pay their bills obviously cost a facility money and often are written off as a loss. However there are persons whom lack...

  24. New Yorker Patients

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Adrian32's topic in New York Nursing

    First, if you are going to label a class of patients at least do so properly. We or they are residents of New York City who may happen to be patients at any particular hospital. You might try to...

  25. A new book, "The American Nurse"

    DoGoodThenGo replied to herring_RN's topic in Nurses Rock

    Here ya go: Portraits of Compassion: Photographer Shows Voice, Fortitude of American Nurses | PBS NewsHour | July 9, 2013 |