K98

K98

He who hesitates is probably right...

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  1. Obama's health plan takes shape

    K98 replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Of all of the bad alternatives, single payer is the absolute

  2. How to find a job in PA/DE

    K98 replied to LindseyGeneJellyBean's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    There appear to be plenty of RN positions at Pittsburgh hospitals, we just hired 6 GNs to our ICU. You would have to rotate day/night, though. I have never heard of a steady daylight staff nurse...

  3. PA: Hahnemann RNs nix union bid

    K98 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Our contract expires in October of this year. The SEIU is already trying to dampen expectations of the staff by explaining that "times are tough, you may be fortunate to have your pay and benefits...

  4. Obama's health plan takes shape

    K98 replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Word from our rep. is that ObamaCare has run aground. She feels that the end result will be some sort of insurance reform, but no national health insurance. Polling numbers are against it, and no...

  5. Obama's health plan takes shape

    K98 replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    heartbreaking . kudos to hoyer for stating the

  6. Racism in Healthcare ---

    K98 replied to ShaniquaRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Huh? This post makes about as much sense as a football bat. I don't even know where to

  7. Want to be a psych nurse in pittsburgh pa, don't know where to start...

    K98 replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    WPAHS will be moving all of the psychiatric nursing services at Allegheny General to AKMC in Natrona, and Forbes in Monroeville. There will be quite a few openings for psych

  8. Single-payer advocates disrupt Senate Finance Committee.

    K98 replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Or CBS

  9. The French and Dutch do health care right.

    K98 replied to oramar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I wouldn't believe anything printed in that left-wing bird-cage liner. I guess you can always pack up and move to France. Thanks to us, they don't speak German there.

  10. PA: Hahnemann RNs nix union bid

    K98 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    A lot of nurses at my facility wish they would have taken this stand a few years back when the camel's nose (SEIU) poked into the tent. Once they are established, they are a pain in the butt to get...

  11. Philly BSN grad: no jobs - wait it out or relocate?

    K98 replied to mah09's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    If things don't recover, you are another 30-40K in debt and still have no experience. I have co-workers with MSNs wiping butts right next to me every shift. One just graduated from a CRNA program and...

  12. Philly BSN grad: no jobs - wait it out or relocate?

    K98 replied to mah09's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    There still seem to be plenty RN positions in the Pittsburgh area, although I have heard the same things that previous posters have mentioned about applicants coming from areas where there are few...

  13. Majority of Americans unhappy with Obamas' health care proposal....

    K98 replied to mwboswell's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A lot of Americans are wondering how President Transparency is going to pay for it. Actually, we know. That's why it's going

  14. Architect of Canadian health care system wants private health care

    K98 replied to ACU_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    They will

  15. Obama's health plan takes shape

    K98 replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You will find another thread under Social and Health Care Coverage Activism decrying any lobbying on health care issues. Nurses could write the ending of this story, but nurses are every bit as...

  16. I GOT A JOB!!!

    K98 replied to june2009's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    My daughter works at a UPMC facility. The staff RNs wear white, critical care (ICU) and OR wear ceil blue. I don't know that it's necessary for nurses to wear white to identify them as nurses, but it...

  17. act 102 no mandation

    K98 replied to theresa,lpn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Don't worry, the SEIU (Serving Employers Instead of Us) doesn't stop much of anything. I wish they would stop collecting 70.00 of my pay each

  18. Harry Reid finds his spine......

    K98 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Old Harry "this war is lost" Reid never had a spine to begin

  19. Half of foreclosures attributable to health care costs

    K98 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Most of those foreclosures are due to the government forcing banks to make loans that the customer was not capable of repaying, medical crisis or

  20. Are Nursing Jobs Plentiful where you Live ?

    K98 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Western PA (Pittsburgh), plenty of RN jobs available. Can't comment on LPN

  21. I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A fair number of that 52% were poorly informed college age adults (my daughter for one, as well as two of her college roommates). Now that they see where all of this hope and change is taking us...

  22. I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Not

  23. I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You certainly can read a lot into one sentence. What is tomorrow's lottery number going to be? Lobbyists mean absolutely nothing if the legislators are doing the will of the people. Keep sending...

  24. I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, it IS ok for lobbyists to lobby our lawmakers. If a lawmaker has any integrity, the lobbyist is wasting his/her time. As we all know, integrity is in short supply in Washington, DC. Obama and...

  25. I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That should buy enough votes to save us from government-run health care