Simplepleasures

Simplepleasures

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  1. Insurance Practices: Delay, Diminish, Deny, & Blame

    Simplepleasures replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The right to health care is a BASIC HUMAN RIGHT, hard for some Americans to

  2. My sister is on life support

    Simplepleasures replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    My deepest sympathies to you, we lost someone very suddenly just recently and I know that it is so hard for the loved ones, my prayers for you and sister's

  3. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    Simplepleasures replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What you said to your patient was teaching, it was not being judgmental. Respect is the optimal word.The point I was trying to convey is this; Kindness WITH firmness goes further in teaching, it is...

  4. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    Simplepleasures replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    whats more important than you personally caring about the health of someone you don't know, as their nurse is to give them health care as directed , without allowing your personal bias regarding their...

  5. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    Simplepleasures replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks Spacenurse,and others, I'm glad you have embraced the core values we learned in nursing school,so many years ago, sadly we seem to be in the minority nowadays....

  6. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    Simplepleasures replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Marla, first let me say that whatever our sins have been we are living breathing humans STILL worthy of respect , dignity and some degree of understanding. We who have paid into the system for many...

  7. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    Simplepleasures replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, some are just so ready to pass judgement that they totally negate the persons worth as a human or formerly hard working productive human,I get so disheartened to read...

  8. digital stimulation!!!

    Simplepleasures replied to rxrn's topic in Rehabilitation

    I took care of a quad also who was should I say "anal":down: about digital stimulation.He would throw a temper tantrum if we did not do it long enough, he was bleeding rectally and still wanted it...

  9. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    Simplepleasures replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    so all people who make bad choices that affect their health don't deserve healthcare?what about the people who drive recklessly and get in an auto accident and sustain a brain injury, what about the...

  10. ERs fail as the nation's safety net

    Simplepleasures replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow, and some folks say that Canada has long waiting times and their care is

  11. Patients on Medicaid

    Simplepleasures replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are correct, IF the persons disability is not so severe they can work a very limited amount of hours.There are many disabled that can no longer work AT ALL .I honestly dont know why anyone would...

  12. Doctor Practices that Dump Patients

    Simplepleasures replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bandit, I agree that there are folks out there that are abusing the system and it makes it so much harder for the truly disabled.It makes me very frustrated and

  13. ERs fail as the nation's safety net

    Simplepleasures replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are discussions on other threads about Medicaid/ Medicare patients being dropped or refused by clinics and doctors, which in turn sends them looking for care at the ED. I am sure this is not the...

  14. Patients on Medicaid

    Simplepleasures replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are missing the HUGE point here, you have to be DISABLED to get Medicaid, or you need to be an unwed mother. If you think it is easy to get approved for SSI or SSDI you are very wrong. Here are a...

  15. i gotta ?~

    Simplepleasures replied to nghtfltguy's topic in General Nursing

    If the nurse is asked to falsify information on a nurses note or incident report or any of the multitude of documentation nurses do, it is illegal/unethical, NO MATTER what the facilities' policies...

  16. i gotta ?~

    Simplepleasures replied to nghtfltguy's topic in General Nursing

    It is illegal and unethical to lie or falsify info in a NN or other nursing documentation. No we do not owe it to the facility to lie and lose our license and self

  17. Doctor Practices that Dump Patients

    Simplepleasures replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/07/23/gvsb0723.htm wouldn't it just be better for all concerned to have a universal health care

  18. Doctor Practices that Dump Patients

    Simplepleasures replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, where might those be ? I guess they should dumped - period. I do hope that when we do get universal health care we wont be having this type of a discussion any

  19. Doctor Practices that Dump Patients

    Simplepleasures replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okey Dokey, but I still ask others who say that doctors should not have to take at least a percentage of Medicare/Medicaid patients, just where SHOULD these patients seek

  20. Doctor Practices that Dump Patients

    Simplepleasures replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    SO, where SHOULD the yucky Medicaid patients be dumped

  21. Doctor Practices that Dump Patients

    Simplepleasures replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Bandit, I actually will get Medicare right away because they denied me on initial application and its been almost two years already since I initially applied in March of 2006.They give you the...

  22. Doctor Practices that Dump Patients

    Simplepleasures replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is sad that for some Medicaid/Medicare is not appreciated and is abused.It makes it so hard for those who would be compliant and responsible patients. What I would have given to have been covered...

  23. Doctor Practices that Dump Patients

    Simplepleasures replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thankyou for your post.What I have read in the preceding posts about Medicare/ Medicaid patients not being accepted by many doctors and the generalizations about those who recieve Medicaid/Medicare...

  24. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    Simplepleasures replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.commonwealthfund.org/aboutus/aboutus_show.htm?doc_id=649326 . The Commonwealth fund is one of those think tanks that has been working on health care reforms. Incredibly intelligent ,...

  25. Patients on Medicaid

    Simplepleasures replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh,SharonRN ,I cant thank you enough for posting this.I have been on the waiting list for an ALJ hearing for 19 months. If not for my wonderful children I would be homeless, they pay a portion of my...