fronkey bean

fronkey bean has 13 years experience and specializes in Cardiac Care, ICU.

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1. Do nurses support physician assisted suicide?

   fronkey bean replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

   I know this has already been said but withdrawing tx that artificially prolongs life and providing comfort measures is not the same as giving someone who would otherwise live weeks, months or even years a substance to immediately end their lives.

2. Cost of illegal immigration on one Florida hospital

   fronkey bean replied to Danish's topic in Activism

   It is their "fault" They made a choice to bypass the legal method of entry into this country therefore any consequences are theirs alone to bear. That is exactly what you are doing when you say it is not an illegal immigrants fault that they are he...

3. Cost of illegal immigration on one Florida hospital

   fronkey bean replied to Danish's topic in Activism

   I agree being born here shouldn't automatically give you citizenship but I didn't think that that rule had been reversed.

4. How to approach my manager??

   fronkey bean replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know how it works elsewhere but here my manager keeps a running list of night shifters who want to go to days and as a slot opens the one who has the most senority gets it. It shouldn't matter why you want to go to day shift, there are dozens...

5. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

   fronkey bean replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism

   not at all, and perhaps not having lived in the us you completely miss the point being directed primarily at my fellow countrymen. unfortunately, the u.s. populace tends to be extremely lititagous. burglers sue and win for damages from an injury duri...

6. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

   fronkey bean replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism

   So they're spending less on their citizens than americans spend on themselves-- does that mean they're getting a better deal or does it mean that their citizens are getting fewer services? I don't agree that our system is " horribly broken". There ...

7. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

   fronkey bean replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism

   not as much as in countries w/ UHC where my taxes would go through the roof.

8. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

   fronkey bean replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism

   Again the same tired stuff. Individual expenditures, i.e. out of pocket expenses. Even w/ high out of pocket expenses we still come off cheaper b/c we're not paying the outrageous taxes that countries w/ socialized medicine pay. The reason the same t...

9. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

   fronkey bean replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure where you work but they need to upgrade their philosophy on orientation. New employees to our ICU have a structured orientation program and they don't move to the next stage until they and their preceptor are comfortable with their abili...

10. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

    fronkey bean replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it is not just a matter of knowing where to look something up or even what to look up, sometimes its a matter of knowing that you need to look something up! I agree that our nursing programs need to give students more bedside experience but...

11. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    fronkey bean replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism

    The key words are "out of pocket expenses". Add up what they pay in taxes and I'm betting their pockets would be emptier than ours. P. S. Hey Viking, how about some new graphics and cartoons? These have already been seen and responded to in other po...

12. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    fronkey bean replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism

    Someone should have hooked this guy up w/ the drug co.s. Everyone thinks their heartless b/c they have to turn a profit but most have programs in place for those who can't afford their meds. Also, many hospitals have programs in place to help provide...

13. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    fronkey bean replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism

    Tell that to the soldiers at Walter Reed

14. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    fronkey bean replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism

    One of the reasons insurance premiums are so high for everyone is the huge payouts insurance co.s have to pay for people whose lifestyle - smoking, overeating, lack of exercise, high risk sports, excessive alcohol, etc - have led to chronic and expen...

15. preparing to be one of them????????????

    fronkey bean replied to RN2B73's topic in General Nursing

    One other thought RN2B, we have strict visiting hours where I work so I try to get my assessments and tx's done prior to visiting time so that I don't cut in on family's time w/ the pt. I do try to get in to introduce myself to the fam. and answer a...