lamazeteacher

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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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    Have you had a bad reaction to the H1N1 vaccine? If so what happened?

    lamazeteacher replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Disaster Preparation

    indigogirl: Your episode with whatever it was, must be better. I'm glad it's
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    What's wrong with this picture?

    lamazeteacher replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And how will the requirement that insurance companies accept those with histories of high risk/previous diagnoses, and seniors (over 55 years of age) without charging ever higher premiums for them,...
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    What's wrong with this picture?

    lamazeteacher replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's for low risk women, with no family members who had breast cancer, no previous breast masses/cysts, not nulliperous (I didn't know if parus or parous would be correct), and no breast changes for...
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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If you go to public restrooms (especially men's rooms - sorry, guys), you'll see why adults must be told to wash their hands, WITH SOAP. It'a like, hey, this means you!! I'm always tempted when I see...
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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Large facilities have similar costs for older employees. I lost 8 good positions after I was 55, at a Public Health Department's clinic; a hospital's patient education department; a large...
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    LATERAL Violence. How Nurses treat Nurses!

    lamazeteacher replied to Medic/Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Titania: No one should be made to put up with those things! It's good that you left the employ of one place. What do you think it is, that followed you to the next one? Violence is any occurrence...
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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    don't confuse "room for improvement" with bad!i am from canada, and worked at the public health agency in windsor that fostered their health care programs through the work of 7 doctors there, who...
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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Absolutely not!! When a person becomes seriously ill, and can no longer work effectively due to that, they pay little to no taxes, need health care programs paid by taxpayers, and generally become...
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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    unfortunately, serious illness can be the beginning of an inglorious end to some peoples' careers. they often learn preventive measures too late to prevent it, and need to make changes in the way they...
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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    in canada, where i grew up, we used our "sun porch" for frozen foods. if it got sunny (seldom in winter), we'd take meat and fish to a "locker", a business that just stored frozen foods for people....
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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have worked for Wellpoint, a parent company of Blue Cross/Shield/Anthem, et al, as a case manager. let me tell you, the interest they have in "managing" cases is only to get rid of expensive cases....
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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    He makes only $35,000 a year? Oh, I got it, he smokes - and speaks very bashfully about it, if at all. In regard to that habit, he does have low self esteem - he certainly wouldn't want his wife or...
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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Trader Joe's markets are a great source of less expensive fresh fruits and vegetables. I looked at their website for locations of those stores in the northeast, and saw many in New Hampshire, Mass,...
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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i love to say to those who get cigarettes at supermarkets (and elsewhere) - unjudgmentally, of course, "if you didn't get those, what would you buy instead? with smokers, show you care about their...
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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Having noticed people smoking outside buildings that they'd rather be inside, and hearing the comments they make about restrictions on their smoking, and addiction, I don't see them having high self...
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    Where do most of the uninsured live?

    lamazeteacher replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sorry! That was my attempt at humor, and
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    Where do most of the uninsured live?

    lamazeteacher replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    wait, wait, don't tell me, you think doctors (especially surgeons) need to be responsible, when they expect nurses to have checked charts on their patients to see which body part is removable? that's...
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    "We need to spend more on prevention" debated

    lamazeteacher replied to adlockwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't know from your moniker, if you teach OB to nurses or patients. As mine indicates, I teach patients, in as critic-less a way as I can. Smokers, obviously those still smoking today have poor...
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    Where do most of the uninsured live?

    lamazeteacher replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If you're talking only about price, yes! The research for the improved technology (unlike that claimed by pharmaceutical companies as their own cost) wasn't paid for by physicians. In fact, often, for...
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    Does allnurses.com make you a better nurse?

    lamazeteacher replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Please take care, there. Even if the computer doesn't connect you virtually, please know that your whole community of nurses, and others pray for your safety and good health, and send well wishes to...
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    My New Diagnosis

    lamazeteacher replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I'd known that you had the shingles, as I was able to get a magical cream when I had it, from the acupuncturist whose treatment, I think, shortened the duration of the shingles I had. It stops...
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    Have you had a bad reaction to the H1N1 vaccine? If so what happened?

    lamazeteacher replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Disaster Preparation

    And after that, a few months later, how about getting the new shingles
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    Verbal, Written Warnings and Termination

    lamazeteacher replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Well, since you called patients "residents", I guess you work in a long term care setting. There, the roles are pretty clear cut regarding what nurses who have over 1 year of nursing education under...
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    Multiple workers sick on same shift on same floor...

    lamazeteacher replied to Gr8Dane's topic in Disaster Preparation

    They know why people are getting sick, it's H1N1! The fact that younger, previously healthy people are readily getting pneumonia from it, is practically diagnostic in itself. I don't think many...