iggynan

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1. "Socialized medicine"

   iggynan replied to Grushenka's topic in Activism

   I was not really familiar with HMO's until I moved to AZ. I was from NY state, where the physicians strongly opposed them. It was culture shock for me when I first relocated. Since 1997, I have worked as a UR Nurse and then as a Case Manager for a Nu...

2. "Socialized medicine"

   iggynan replied to Grushenka's topic in Activism

   How uncaring can you be? You really shouldn't be so quick to lump all those who can't afford Health Insurance into the burden category. This is why in America there are millions of people who cannot access health care. I was a hardworking RN who land...

3. I love nursing but I'm too busy to:

   iggynan replied to UM Review RN's topic in Safety

   This is a cynical statement for a student nurse. I have never known any nurses with hardened hearts, nor ones who didn't care about their patients. Well, maybe I have known one or two supervisors who fit this bill. Before you pass judgement, please r...

4. How do you feel about ADN nurses?

   iggynan replied to Stacy W's topic in Career Support

   I have both degrees. It's an individual decision to go on. I will say that you don't really need the BSN, and certainly most employers don't recognize this in a monetary way. The Nursing Associations encourage further education. Personally, I feel th...

5. Boneheaded Nursing: A Cautionary Tale

   iggynan replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   QUOTE=moondancer]Wow! how sad is that, and could've been prevented probably....what is with these docs??? We had a close call last week w/one of our pre-termers, PPROM, barely missed delivering her 27 wkr in the bed in our hi risk ante partum unit ca...