Simplepleasures

Simplepleasures

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  1. Socialized/Universal/Single Payer/Government Funded Health care....why?

    Simplepleasures replied to MBANurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I found a website run by businessmen advocating for a single payer healthcare system, very interesting. Business Coalition for Single Payer Healthcare

  2. Hypothyroid student

    Simplepleasures replied to Annegg's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It sounds like you need to see your doc and see if he wants to do tsh levels more often and stay on top of your symptoms. Once you are on the correct dose , you should be having none of the symptoms...

  3. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Jolie, I do not mean to BE hostile, but when you continue to post erroneous info about what may happen legally in this case, I felt compelled to call you on it. IT IS CHRISTMAS and if I hurt your...

  4. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, since my daughter holds a law licence ,has passed the bar and practices in this state, I choose to belief her take on this case over yours.You hold other posters feet to the fire to prove their...

  5. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You are WAY off here,Cigna will most DEFINATLY have to account for their decision to NOT approve for such a long time, which may have CONTRIBUTED to her death.Geragos is a sharp tough lawyer, you...

  6. Please Help Me!! 50 pts med pass [New grad]

    Simplepleasures replied to medsurgcutie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    YES,not surprising

  7. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    this is a sad

  8. Gving all the meds all at once?

    Simplepleasures replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    There are quite a few nursing home reform advocacy groups as well as nursing groups that have asked to have the nurse /patient ratio improved, well asking didnt get recieving, it will take mandates by...

  9. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Im tearing up here, what a beautiful song,very poignant in light of the Nataline

  10. Gving all the meds all at once?

    Simplepleasures replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there is a PANDEMIC in LTC across the country,its damn sad.Doesnt HAVE to be this way, but will be this way unless we come out of our stupor and stop blaming the nurse, first step, get...

  11. Gving all the meds all at once?

    Simplepleasures replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen nurses who do prepour and give meds all at once, and ,they are the so called perfect nurses because they get their work done on time, they are LOVED by administration. Guess what happens...

  12. Gving all the meds all at once?

    Simplepleasures replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I need to clarify here, I dont advocate prepouring or giving all meds at once, I am trying to get the point across that these things may be done by some BECAUSE of Nurse/Patient ratios and...

  13. Gving all the meds all at once?

    Simplepleasures replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    I think the substandard care is based on the nurse patient ratio , I think nurses in LTC want to be able to do a job that they can be proud of every night, not one in which they come home sick to...

  14. Gving all the meds all at once?

    Simplepleasures replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you misunderstood Daytonites post.I dont think she blames nurses in LTC for the poor nurse/patient ratio, does she? Or does she think that if we are perfect nurses LTC will eat out of our hands?...

  15. Gving all the meds all at once?

    Simplepleasures replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    LTC administrators will not ever be eating out of the hand of the nurses, LTCs have substandard care because the nurse /patient ratio is based on PROFIT and GREED. How about the title of the article...

  16. Gving all the meds all at once?

    Simplepleasures replied to ari3sdog's topic in General Nursing

    What?!Do you mean to say that there is unsafe staffing in LTC and other places as you said, BECAUSE we dont do a proper job as professionals, please tell me I misunderstood you. You dont see a...

  17. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Was she truly in a vegetative state? Or was her LOC related to something else, reversable? I just saw on the 2nd youtube video from ABC, that she was SEDATED into a coma, this IS reversable,

  18. Outsourcing nursing home patients.

    Simplepleasures replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    HA!!! That was great!:chuckle But wait just a minute, they REALLY are shipping Grandma to India!But maybe by plane instead of

  19. I experience physical symptoms when I think about my job!

    Simplepleasures replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I know how you feel, I felt that way for several years after nursing school until I probably finally felt sure of myself. Try regular LTC, get out of

  20. Outsourcing nursing home patients.

    Simplepleasures replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    WHAAATT??!! Next we will be outsourcing our kids to China for daycare.They get to come home for

  21. Accused of abandonement

    Simplepleasures replied to bell83's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thankyou Belle, for clearing some things up.My asumption that there was a problem between you and the preceptor was correct. It is a sad state of affairs in nursing when one nurse stoops to enlist...

  22. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is the most comprhensive article I have been able to find regarding this."On December 14, Hilda Sarkisyan was told by the hospital that a healthy liver was available, but because CIGNA had...

  23. Meeting with Management:Head Injury Patients

    Simplepleasures replied to bubba143's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i am now in the middle of a employment lawsuit of my own, because of a retaliatory termination.these facilities have big bad bulldog lawyers and will fight hard to prove their case should you sue...

  24. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oh, my gosh, the delay they caused in approving the liver transplant CAUSED her death.They should have to pay and pay BIG, but still a life is GONE. I wonder how many more cases like this are out...

  25. nursing fiction/nonfiction

    Simplepleasures replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Patients, Pain and Politics, by Mary Richards Rollins,RN/BSN. Mrs. Rollins was a WI state surveyor. She tells all, the corruption, the ineptitude, the beaurocratic nightmare.She ended up being fired...