nicurn001

nicurn001 specializes in Psych , Peds ,Nicu.

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1. HELP! NRP Questions

   nicurn001 replied to NancyP123's topic in NICU

   Airway always in neonates . As an aside if in your position , were you feel you are having a problem with one question , rather than struggle with it for a several hours , try substituting the other answers , because although the answer may look wron...

2. Medication 20% Rule.

   nicurn001 replied to kv07's topic in NICU

   I agree with MunoRN 's math . It appears that by adding another layer of calculation , another layer of risk is being added , with no apparent gain . Sorry to say but too large a number of nurses appear to be numerically challenged , it is better to...

3. Nursing Unions: Pros and Cons

   nicurn001 replied to lookup's topic in Union

   Asking someone to become a representative in the circumstances described above , is simply a response to someone who has shown enough initiative to at least interact with their union , they are saying if you are interested in change why not join us a...

4. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

   nicurn001 replied to PICUPNP's topic in Union

   I think that what Jean Marie may be an outlier , but the point is that in some areas of the country nurses are harrassed by their employers by mandated extra shifts , these shifts are not staffed because the admin. refuses to employ enough nurses to...

5. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

   nicurn001 replied to PICUPNP's topic in Union

   I think mene19 is a nom de guerre and that this contributor has a axe to grind , from the only other contribution they have made on allnurses , the violence they reference was based on an incident 20 years ago !, what relevance that has to do with pr...

6. To be, or not to be, that is the question.

   nicurn001 replied to PennyWise's topic in Union

   Look at the states nursing associations , to see if they do collective bargaining or look at the NNU site , which I believe has links re. organizing . I can't swim so I don't float .

7. To be, or not to be, that is the question.

   nicurn001 replied to PennyWise's topic in Union

   Why not work to get the union you prefer , our employer had enterred an agreement with a union , we nurses looked at this decided we did not wish to join a non specific union , contacted a RN only union , they took the necessary steps to get upon an ...

8. To be, or not to be, that is the question.

   nicurn001 replied to PennyWise's topic in Union

   GitanoRN puts it well , I view my membership of a union as an insurance against the changability of management , most of the time many can get along well with their facilities management , but when managements ethos changes , or even your floor manag...

9. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

   nicurn001 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism

   to me the obsession with other peoples lifestyle choice is simply a cover / justification of avoiding paying for insurance , which works in healthcare financing as in other fields by spreading the risk between a large group in order to cover the lia...

10. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    nicurn001 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism

    In my contributions to this thread I keep coming back to two points and as highlighted by the last few responses they have not been answered by those who view healthcare as a priveledge :- a) what are you going to do for people who CANNOT pay for the...

11. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    nicurn001 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism

    Sigh ! we all get the concept of fee for service and personal responsibility . Surely you get the reality that there will always be those who cannot finance those services , what would you have done to them ? . If you give them care how is it to be f...

12. When calling in are you asked "what's wrong with you"

    nicurn001 replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure it is Hippa but I thought it was illegal to ask an employee why they are calling in sick . I know when I get a note from my physician they only put illness in as the reason for being off work .

13. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    nicurn001 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism

    rkealy , I have in the past been accussed of looking at the world with rose tinted glasses , that is what you are doing , you are looking back to the time before the present insurance / taxation finaced model of healthcare existed , if it had been as...

14. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    nicurn001 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism

    I would guess in the usual way, when a patient is told they are fit for discharge , they are discharged in the same manner as they are now .Honestly I to am not trying to be a smart -alec either , however healthcare is financed I would have thought t...

15. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    nicurn001 replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism

    The thread is titled :- To all "medical coverage is a priveledge " folks , The OP posed a question which boils down to the one I reiterated above , what would those who believe medical coverage is a priveledge do to those who cannot / will not buy ...