cwazycwissyRN RN

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About cwazycwissyRN

cwazycwissyRN has 18 years experience as a RN and specializes in OR,ER,med/surg,SCU.


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  1. cwazycwissyRN

    formalin in the Operating Room

    Has OSHA stated that formalin is not to be taken into the operating room? AORN states they follow the OSHA recommendations. Has anyone else been hearing anything on this?
  2. cwazycwissyRN

    Where to go from Circulating?

    I am 56 and have some days that kick my keester, that I will admit. I also question if this is what I want to do for the next 10 to 20 years. I think you are correct with these thoughts. I can do it, the question is, do I want to do it. Yes, afte...
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    Mandatory Vaccination

    New York and Massachusetts are making the H1N1 flu vaccine mandatory. Should it be? NO Is it that much of a threat to our health that is an emergency? (WHO says it is) Who knows And if you would be against getting the vaccination, how fair is the la...
  4. cwazycwissyRN

    The future of Obamacare

    Public options is not dead from the Heritage Foundation "The headlines are encouraging: The AP reports, "White House appears ready to drop 'public option'." Politico reads, "White House backs away from public health care option." And the front page o...
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    What's your QALY (Quality-Adjusted Life Year

    good question....no responses...OK.
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    I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    In the trenches ...nurse..OK here is my take I have never been a fan of the insurance companies. I have cursed them under my breath on many occasions. But, when we do surgery on a person with insurance..we sigh a breath of relief, because the reimb...
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    I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    There are other solutions out there...presented and voted down. We can cover the uninsured, in other ways.
  8. Is this truly the proposed healthcare chart? http://docs.house.gov/gopleader/House-Democrats-Health-Plan.pdf And this proposal on how to pay for this....is this correct? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2JulokpU_w&feature=player_embedded
  9. For those not familiar with 676 perhaps you would like to read the proposed bill its self https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/hr676/text
  10. http://www.healthcare-now.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/annotated676.pdf Here is another look at the plan from another angle....it is nice to look at what may be instead of just theory of what other countries are doing. I have always wondered how anyon...
  11. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-676 Perhaps you missed this link in the article http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:h676: This is the full text fast track articles http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/24/health.care/ h...
  12. 3) ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIVERSAL, BEST QUALITY STANDARD OF CARE- The Board shall specifically establish a universal, best quality of standard of care with respect to-- (A) appropriate staffing levels; (B) appropriate medical technology; © design and sco...
  13. The expansion of medicare. I would think it would be wise to fix the medicare system prior to expanding it. Instead we are going to fast track this. Here we go.
  14. Text of H.R. 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-676 Full text http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:h676: Plans to fast track http:...
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    "Two ingredients are necessary for the implementation of Universal Health Care in any country: 1. the belief in the obligation AND 2. the concept of public accountability If you think that UHC will be a disaster in the US it is not because UHC is n...