K98

K98

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  1. your thoughts how will this affect nursing jobs?

    K98 replied to thekid's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The easiest and quickest way to cut costs in healthcare is to reduce access (close hospitals). Fewer hospitals, fewer practitioners, fewer

  2. Has Anyone Ever USED Their Malpractice Insurance?

    K98 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent analysis. Our hospital's legal staff actively discourages RNs from securing malpractice insurance, although my wife and I both have it. In a suit, the hospital will let the nurse without...

  3. act 102 no mandation

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

    Your union wouldn't be SEIU 1199P, would it? You would be hard-pressed to find a more useless collector-of-dues than those

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

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ah yes, get EVERYONE paying into the system. That has made quite a few folks question the costs of this proposed mess. Thank heavens it will never come to pass. It will remain something to debate on...

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

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I only know of one case, my brother's father-in-law. It didn't end

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

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Elkpark, You support government efficiency with government documents? Please. Of course government administration is less expensive, they can mandate costs. The government can mandate access. The...

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

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Respect is earned. I don't receive insurance through my employer. You must have missed that part. The bottom line is this. We all pay our own way. You take care of yours, I'll take care of mine. I...

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

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't need to read a link to know that I don't need to be paying any more tax than I'm currently paying. I take care of mine, you take care of yours. Self reliance. One of the principles this...

  9. Private insurance, most efficient , cost effective funding of Healthcare ?

    K98 replied to nicurn001's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Our government has just spent trillions of dollars that we don't have. Now they are printing new dollars at an alarming rate. This is the model of efficiency that some people want at the helm of our...

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

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Negative. I receive no insurance from my current employer. My insurance is part of my retirement compensation. In any case, I don't need more taxes deducted from the meager pay that I receive working...

  11. Finally - Great Pants for Male Nursing

    K98 replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I will stick with my Aviator Classics on the ICU. I wear the 5.11s at my other job as an LEO, nice pants but I'd feel a little odd wearing them in the

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

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If my health insurance is provided at no cost to me by my employer, how is a payroll tax going to lower my net

  13. Obama's health plan takes shape

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

    i am not rich. i worked for 25 years as a maintenance employee for a public transit system, and took an early retirement. i then returned to college and became an rn. my wife and i (both rns) work...

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

    K98 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My health insurance is just fine. It has covered mine and my family's needs since our children were infants. My son was born with a bilateral cleft and is still being treated at age 18. I don't want...

  15. Quick Q&A about this union business.

    K98 replied to CAnurse22's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    There are a lot of nurses at my facility that would love to opt out of belonging to the SEIU. Seventy dollars per month for pitiful representation and weak contracts. What is the procedure for...

  16. I GOT A JOB!!!

    K98 replied to june2009's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Congratulations on your new job

  17. UPMC CEO Romoff's salary hits $4.45 million

    K98 replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    That is what you call ruthless efficiency. Don't get in the way of the machine or it will squash you. I'm done with UPMC. I have found WPAHS a little better (but not

  18. WPAHS makes antitrust charges against UPMC and the Blues

    K98 replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    The real grumbling will start if and when the government takes over the healthcare system. No more health care giants, just one

  19. WPAHS makes antitrust charges against UPMC and the Blues

    K98 replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm not trying to explain anything away, just pointing out that your point of view is your opinion. Your opinion is not necessarily fact. I think that WPAHS understands the dynamics of the western...

  20. WPAHS makes antitrust charges against UPMC and the Blues

    K98 replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I agree that you were poorly treated, but that seems to be the rule rather than the exception in nursing. Bankruptcy and reorganization can certainly change a lot of attitudes in management, as can...

  21. No-hospital settings for new grads

    K98 replied to Guest321574's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    What area (geographic) are you looking for? Western PA? Both health systems in Pittsburgh continue to hire new grads, albeit at a much slower rate than previous

  22. WPAHS makes antitrust charges against UPMC and the Blues

    K98 replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Having worked for both systems as well, I'm happy to see that somebody continues to pick fights with the Evil Empire. I'd hardly call it whining. BTW, where can I witness all of this arrogance (and...

  23. Unions and Hourly pay vs. Salaried

    K98 replied to rnrn10's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Be careful what union you join. My facility is represented by the SEIU. The SEIU "negotiated" a joke of a contract that the hospital violates at will. I believe that our contract raises do little...

  24. The Great American Hospital Organizing Campaign has begun!

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

    What Stern was trying to say was, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em". He can pack up his SEIU and get it the heck out of our hospital. I've been in a union my entire working life. The SEIU is not a...

  25. Are UPMC freezes increasing?

    K98 replied to Jean1313's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    At WPAHS you get 3500.00 in tuition assistance anywhere you choose to go for additional education. The key word being "tuition". The system pays only the tuition portion of your classes, none of the...