Obama likes nurses

vashtee · Mar 27, 2009 07:18 AM

When Sasha – "our little precious pea" – was just three months old, she was hospitalized with life-threatening meningitis, Obama said at an unprecedented White House Internet town-hall meeting Thursday.

"Very dangerous," the President said, responding to a health-policy question from a nurse in the audience. "The doctors did a terrific job, but frankly it was the nurses that were there with us when she had to get a spinal tap, and all sorts of things that were just bringing me to tears."

http://www.people.com/people/article...s-topheadlines

*herring_RN* · Mar 27, 2009, 11:55 AM

Obama Recalls Sasha's Fight For Life

…When Sasha – "our little precious pea" – was just three months old, she was hospitalized with life-threatening meningitis, Obama said at an unprecedented White House Internet town-hall meeting Thursday.

"Very dangerous," the President said, responding to a health-policy question from a nurse in the audience. "The doctors did a terrific job, but frankly it was the nurses that were there with us when she had to get a spinal tap, and all sorts of things that were just bringing me to tears."

The result: Sasha, now 7, got better, and Obama will always appreciate RNs.

"I'm biased toward nurses," he said. "I just like nurses."…

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20268384,00.html

NURSET2007 · Mar 27, 2009, 12:13 PM

Well with that, I hope that Pres. Obama can see the dilemma that we are in and give incentives to experienced nurses to produce more nursing programs.
The answer is to make sure that the nurses here in the U.S. have safe, adequate working conditions, so that they will want to work. Have adequate staffing, and have a advocate for us. Because we deserve that.

*herring_RN* · Mar 27, 2009, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by NURSET2007

Well with that, I hope that Pres. Obama can see the dilemma that we are in and give incentives to experienced nurses to produce more nursing programs.
The answer is to make sure that the nurses here in the U.S. have safe, adequate working conditions, so that they will want to work. Have adequate staffing, and have a advocate for us. Because we deserve that.

Our patients deserve that too.

HonestRN · Mar 27, 2009, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by herring_RN

Obama Recalls Sasha's Fight For Life

"I'm biased toward nurses," he said. "I just like nurses."…

Ha ha ha...What guy doesn't?!
Now if he uses that bias towards improving working conditions for nurses then I will have more respect for that comment.

afranklin · Mar 27, 2009, 01:32 PM

I sure hope And Pray that he likes LVNs who are having a Hard, hard time trying

to make it through the maze of red tape(wasting precious time having to re-take

sciences, etc.) hoping to get into a nursing program despite all the ridiculous

requirements that are being imposed.

FireStarterRN · Mar 27, 2009, 03:37 PM

Nursing is always the number one trusted profession. Most people like nurses. I don't see why this is news. He probably likes the plumber who unclogged his toilet too.

Quaffetti · Mar 27, 2009, 04:36 PM

Unfortunately everyone seems to like nurses, but few understand just how stressful and difficult our job is. And even fewer care to try to make things better for nurses. Of course, that takes money, and there isn't too much of that floating around these days.

AjaRN · Mar 27, 2009, 04:45 PM

It's great that he "likes" nurses. The problem I see is that most Americans have lost respect for nurses. I "like" my next door neighbor and the lady that bags my groceries but I would not trust them with my life! People think they get all the info they need from the internet. Nursing being looked at as less of a professional career choice. Makes me sad!

Nurse_Leroy · Mar 27, 2009, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by Stanley-RN2B

Maybe he likes American nurses!

We need a President who will cater to American nurses. There are plenty of American nurses who need to work. Feed America first, then adopt

Obama likes nurses

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