Simplepleasures

Simplepleasures

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  1. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I will be going to Canada for a family reunion in a couple of days and I plan to interview all my Canadian reletives about what they think of their national healthcare. When I get back on Tuesday I...

  2. Recruiting Staff

    Simplepleasures replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    CapeCod, wouldnt be like old times if I couldnt get under your skin a

  3. Recruiting Staff

    Simplepleasures replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I dont know if your post is asking about nurse managers only, but a definate plus to a floor nurse would be a good working relationship between mangement and a good union

  4. How are you spending your retirement?

    Simplepleasures replied to Grace Oz's topic in Retired Nurses

    For the last two years since I was "retired", I have been in a lawsuit with my ex employer, fighting to get approved for Social Security Disability, trying to get decent healthcare with no insurance,...

  5. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Dont blame the lawyers , they are doing the bidding of the owners of the health care faclities.Unless they own stock in the facilities, they couldnt care less about how we do things.They are NOT...

  6. Poll: How many of you have been fired from nursing jobs?

    Simplepleasures replied to weetziebat's topic in General Nursing

    I was fired in retaliation for reporting unethical/ illegal patient care issues.I am fighting back by utilizing my states whistleblower retaliation protection law.NO NEED for any nurse with such a law...

  7. Fired after 15 years in nursing

    Simplepleasures replied to asha2000's topic in General Nursing

    Whistleblower laws protect the nurse most when she/he has been fired. My state whistleblower retaliation protection law provides for reinstatement, lawyers fees, back pay with interest, some front pay...

  8. Health Care is a right

    Simplepleasures replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The access to free health care is not a legal right at this time, BUT that does not mean that it wont be some time in the future. There are grass root groups and even legislators that will take the...

  9. Fired after 15 years in nursing

    Simplepleasures replied to asha2000's topic in General Nursing

    Running may work for some, but what happens when there is no where left to run, you may be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Nurses with strong convictions and a big mouth tend to make...

  10. Fired after 15 years in nursing

    Simplepleasures replied to asha2000's topic in General Nursing

    Hi,I know what you are going through, I am still involved in a lawsuit against my former employer after being fired in retaliation for whistleblowing/complaining about patient care issues.My state of...

  11. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    MM is showing the citizens of the USA in living color just WHAT the health care problems are, I dont nessessarily care for his other movies, but this is such an important issue , why discount the...

  12. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This continuous blather about "socialism" is just getting old, most average everyday people are just too intelligent to buy this propaganda any longer.Dont mean to be insulting here, but it REALLY is...

  13. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Exactly, Lindarn!! We do see these things as caregivers, but do we have the voice and the wherewithall to get this message out to the PUBLIC? What good can we do as nurses to alleviate this health...

  14. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Don't shoot the

  15. Eating healthy on 21 dollars per week...

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Aren't you greatful for the free lunch program? I was left with 4 children and a husband of 19 years who decided to leave his family for a second childhood. I worked full time as an LPN, raised all 4...

  16. Eating healthy on 21 dollars per week...

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    To punish the children for the sins of the fathers is just plain WRONG. The kids that get free school breakfasts and lunches and their food at home with food stamps deserve not to go hungry, NO MATTER...

  17. Eating healthy on 21 dollars per week...

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow,thanks for giving every "gardener" here a reality bite. How many coffee cans will it take to grow a years worth of vegies? Hope their apartment has southern exposure. Some folks are so busy being...

  18. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree 100% I dont like it when people deride or degrades this great country., i have heard through the grapevine this forum actually discourages debate by banning or limiting posts of people that...

  19. The crowd was there to show support for SB 840

    Simplepleasures replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Even conservative Fox news sems to think there is merit to MM's new documenary, SICKO.Maybe now we can get past the persona of MM and actually listen to the message of the

  20. Eating healthy on 21 dollars per week...

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Even non organic produce is

  21. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    Simplepleasures replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You're kidding ,

  22. Who Must "Take the Fall?"

    Simplepleasures posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have wondered for many years about who is ultimatly responsible when a nurse who works in LTC has something tragic happen to her patient. Most nurses who have worked in LTC understand that they are...

  23. California Nurses Association Loses in 2nd attempt to organize Western Medical Center

    Simplepleasures replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Im not

  24. California Nurses Association Loses in 2nd attempt to organize Western Medical Center

    Simplepleasures replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    WOW, maybe there IS some hope for our future as professional nurses.We have been ridden roughshod long

  25. Nursing and unionization...

    Simplepleasures replied to dzadzey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hopefully we may soon see the tide turning for workers and unions, unions have been weakened by those who chose to believe the trash talk of the employer that their work conditions would be so much...