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  1. BlueDevil,DNP

    Obamacare: Should I get out while I still can?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to TexasAbby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    AmandaVanGuilder- I am wondering if you are aware that the ACA and the Massachusetts plan of which you are so fond are fundamentally the same? Or is simply the federal implementation of the plan that...
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    Anybody else in hiring limbo?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Due respect reddgirl, you live in Miami and don't speak Spanish? I don't think you have a snowball's chance of getting hired. I'd enroll in a Medical Spanish course and buy Rosetta Stone tonight....
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    Interesting Physician Perspective On NPs

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Deep south explains everything. My
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    Interesting Physician Perspective On NPs

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    lol. I guess perhaps it may appear that way to you, as an outsider looking in. Rest assured, you are simply, as you say, bewildered. Once you are one of us, you'll see. Don't be discouraged, you...
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    7:22 am by Aurora77 Quote from Butterfly6890 To put it simply for my family: I am a diabetic who has health insurance because of Obama. If it wasn't for him, I don't know how...
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    This is how much ER doctors are making

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I do have the same base and bonus earning potential as my physician colleagues, yes, but I assure you, none of us is earning $200 an hour. In reply to Tim, do I think that the work of a NP or PA is...
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    Holistic Nursing NP vs FNP family nurse practioner

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to jnkgal's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Your difficulty is going to lie in the fact that while there is truth in what you say, and it is good primary prevention, most of what you will practice as a APN is secondary and tertiary prevention,...
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    This is how much ER doctors are making

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Was that salary a surprise to you Tim? I don't think it is wholly atypical, and I suspect Albuquerque is a difficult area to recruit. I am sure they want a physician boarded in EM vs. a internal...
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    Letting off Steam, hope my extinguisher is ready

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent post PRICHARILLAisMISSED. My company outsources all of our radiology. None of our films are read in the US. They are all read in India. I occasionally have patients complain that they...
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    Discrimination & Whistle blowing - Would you hire this nurse again?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to SunshineSmile's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    With due respect, two lawsuits? No, I would not hire you and I do not think many people will consider you. I also fear that advanced nursing practice may fail to solve the dilemma for you as well....
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the ACA: Certainly not. If your administrators have suggested as much, it is a falsehood. I would question why they would tell you something so blatantly untrue. I suggest you and your...
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were on opposite ends of the political spectrum and disagreed bitterly over politics for their entire careers. However, they loved and respected each other deeply and...
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Nov 6 by Ntheboat2 Quote from Trekfan Romney because I do not see any of changes that Obama said would happen. I am still out of work, I about $550 per month in cobra blue cross...
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    What do you think about nurses and PA's being called "Doctor"?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to PalmHarborMom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Agreed. I have not personally ever heard a medical student referred to as doctor. That it wholy inappropriate. All of the medical students I have had the opportunity to work with over the years...
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    What do you think about nurses and PA's being called "Doctor"?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to PalmHarborMom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I do not disagree with you. I think it should go without saying that every provider should explain to the patient who they are at every encounter until the relationship is clearly established. No...
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    Healthcare Premiums to Rise According to Obama Advisor

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to SC_RNDude's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Penned by someone currently a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and a member of Mitt Romney’s Health Care Policy Advisory Group, and formerly employed by Bain capitol. In...
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    What do you think about nurses and PA's being called "Doctor"?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to PalmHarborMom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ahem, check again, and check every state practice act. You do not know of what you speak and you owe me an apology. Next time, before you attempt to assail my good name and call me a liar, perhaps...
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    Online BSN - Is it taken seriously?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    Only read the first few posts, forgive me if this has evolved into a new meta-discussion. My answer depends on your motivation for obtaining the BSN. If it is merely to hang on to the position you...
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    Hired for part-time but being made to work full-time

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    Per diem is a good idea. Turn it around on them; let them know you will be giving them the dates you are available to be scheduled, they are not to be scheduling you without your consent. Then give...
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    Is your workplace haunted?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the world is full of curious things. This is exactly why scientists continue to study the world around them and do not just relay on base, nebulous theories to provide perfunctory answers to...
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    Is your workplace haunted?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I don't believe in any of that. I believe in science. So my answer is
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    Full Moon Syndrome: Fact or Fiction

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Klone was responded to as if the topic was just a spoof and advised to lighten up and have a sense of humor. So it is hard to know how to respond to these things. My answer: no, there is no such...
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    What do you think about nurses and PA's being called "Doctor"?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to PalmHarborMom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Stop drinking the kool-aid passed out by the Georgia BOM, lol. It is not "imprudent" for you to be called Doctor. Unless residents of Georgia are uncommonly stupid, they can handle it. They can...
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    Full Moon Syndrome: Fact or Fiction

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    At first I thought, "You can't be serious?" as well. It is framed as though it is supposed to be perceived and debated as a serious argument, and when someone points out a rebuttal fails to use...
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    when is it ok to bring up....

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to nitasarn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't know anything about the VA, but in general, I strongly disagree about asking about salary. In professional negotiations, pay/benefits is never discussed in early interviews. Ever. Unless,...