Nurses fighting for everyone

[scecile]

Here's a video the National Nurses United did that reflects the real faces of America.

It's powerful to watch and shows how the organization is going beyond fighting for nurses --- NNU is fighting for everyone.

[RN4MERCY]

http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/s980-2011

please let's start calling our legislators and senators. we can't afford this!

hi there mewilmot. i clicked on the link to the legislation and this is the description:

"increases medicaid reimbursement payment aggregate for private duty nursing services and care by 15 million dollars for period 7/1/11 to 3/31/12, and by 20 million dollars annually thereafter for each period from april 1 to march 31; allocates $20 million for such reimbursement on an annual fiscal year basis thereafter."

why is it that we can't afford this? it looks like important legislation that will help really vulnerable injured, disabled, and seniors get access to the professional nursing care services they need at home. isn't that a good thing? what's the alternative--warehousing and institutionalization in chronic "lack of staff" facilities?

or having victims languish at home until becoming so sick from complications that a neighbor or family member has to call 911 for transport and delivery to an er as a critically ill patient? how cost-effective is that? it certainly isn't a humane or civilized solution.

please, tell me what i'm missing here, if anything? what about if we tax wall street, instead of denying people access to vital services?

and, why is there rarely, if ever, talk about the deficit and affordability with regards to war spending?

must we keep cutting funding for our schools, eldercare, disability care, jobs and public works programs, health and safety inspectors/enforcement officers, and health care to pay for undeclared wars and occupation and rebuilding programs in the middle east?

how can we not afford health care, jobs at living wages, adequate shelter, wholesome food and a quality education for each other? it's because the wealthy, many corporations and financial speculators aren't paying their fair share.

[tewdles, RN]

well said RN4MERCY...well said

our societal compassion has fallen to the point that crowds cheer the notion of just allowing the unisured to die...

so sad