Patti SW

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1. Patients with drug issues vs. the doctor playing dumb about it!

   Patti SW replied to nursey07's topic in General Nursing

   As a social worker I would like to know if as nurses you have ever experienced the fact people behave differently. My father died of lung cancer but, never needed oxygen or pain meds, however, I have known lots of other lung cancer pts who required ...

2. Alcoholism: disease or choice?

   Patti SW replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

   Regularly? If you want to make such claims, it might be wise to back them up with some actual sources. Good luck with that, and please dont come back with an isolated incident or cases from another country. Demonstrate the "regularity" of this prac...

3. Alcoholism: disease or choice?

   Patti SW replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

   Kevin RN08 WHAT? Do you think at 12 years old you should be held responsible for your actions? If so why have parents who should teach their children right from wrong? At 18 years old the brain is just catching up to the body. A conscious decisi...

4. Alcoholism: disease or choice?

   Patti SW replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

   ProwlingMA, As a social worker I sincerely hope you don't work anywhere in the South. Do you think children start drinking at a such a young age do it as a responsible thought? I have worked with 10 year olds who were drinking and taking drugs. ...

5. Do you think fluoridating our water is bad for us?

   Patti SW replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. I thought we lived in a free country where we could make our on decisions whether they are good of bad. Fluoridation works for preventing tooth decay, but, does it cause harm? Why should we be forced in a free country to have fluoridized ...

6. Alcoholism: disease or choice?

   Patti SW replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

   What is your definition of disease? I believe like obesity it is a choice that in time will definitely become a deadly disease. We all make choices that will eventually be the death of all of us. Drinking alcohol, over eating, laying on the couch ...

7. Do you think fluoridating our water is bad for us?

   Patti SW replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

   O.K., but what about everything else has lied to us about?

8. Do you think fluoridating our water is bad for us?

   Patti SW replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

   By the way, I am not proud of the fact I used tax payers money now that I work in a private industry. The government will tell you anything you want to hear. Again, I have been there.

9. Do you think fluoridating our water is bad for us?

   Patti SW replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

   You trust the government? They would never lie to us would they??? Tobacco was safe too, right? How about Celebrex and Vioxx? What about the recent tomato, chicken, beef, lettuce, spinach and the list will go on and on. What about all of those things...

10. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Patti SW replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism

    I guess from reading these posts McCain will be the next President of the United States. He is for Universal Healthcare. I always thought nurses were Democrats.

11. average # of nursing home patients

    Patti SW replied to Em1995's topic in Hospice

    This is true, they can also be admitted as a medicare pt to the hospital if the admitting diagnosis happens to be one other than their hospice diagnosis.

12. average # of nursing home patients

    Patti SW replied to Em1995's topic in Hospice

    Aimeee, I agree with you about the family's fraught. As I had mentioned before on another forum, the family had told NH staff they wanted Hospice but the NH was blamed for being greedy. It really was not the NH pushing for skilled care. The fami...

13. average # of nursing home patients

    Patti SW replied to Em1995's topic in Hospice

    Thank you so much for your input. I have tried to explain on other forums that sometimes the pt may need hospice but, the family requests P.T. so their loved one can be a skilled care pt. Though wrong, in my opinion as well as medicare fraud, the f...

14. average # of nursing home patients

    Patti SW replied to Em1995's topic in Hospice

    To all hospice nurses on this site. Does Medicare pay for the care of the pts in your NH? I am a hospital social worker and I have been told that Medicare only pays for the pt whose death is anticipated within seven days. The pts who have a qualif...

15. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    Patti SW replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism

    Jolie, Thank you for your response. How many jumped in behind those ideas?