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    Health Care is a right

    talaxandra replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    from the wikipedia page this post is responding to: hmm - not just left-leaning academics
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    Health Care is a right

    talaxandra replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    well, yes. the phrase "health care industry" generates 3.75 million google hits, including this wikipedia entry. the definition for "industry" on answers.com includes the
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    talaxandra replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here and in NZ, too - a legacy of our British
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    talaxandra replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know - ridiculous! I can see how, over time, stonehaugh could morph into a st/n/haw (sorry, no apostrophe key), but getting to shaw is a stretch. Fether as fan, though, makes no sense at all. The...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    talaxandra replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not health care but... I have a friend whose surname is Fetherstonehaugh, pronounce
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    My hospital's new PPE policy!

    talaxandra replied to Chewie_123's topic in General Nursing

    We can reuse eyeshields provided the patient doesn't cough while we're in the room. I'm horrified by the suggestion of reusing N95 masks, though - apart from the likelihood of of contaminating your...
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    Prioritization of Nursing Diagnosis pls!!!!

    talaxandra replied to 2bnurse_kadz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think gas exchange has to come first - if that's compromised then it doesn't matter what else you do, in the same way that first aid prioritises airway then breathing. I just meant are you able to...
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    Health Care is a right

    talaxandra replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If, like many countries with universal health care, you also have the option of private health care then no, it doesn't constitute a monopololy. How about working in health care? The quote says...
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    Health Care is a right

    talaxandra replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Moral rights are absolute, not
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    talaxandra replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    an-gi-na (vs
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    What is the Craziest Nursing Story You Have?

    talaxandra replied to NurseStephen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Inspired by the OP and patients leaving things too long - when I was a student I looked after a man in his eighties who'd come in with a strangulated inguinal hernia. He'd had the hernia for over...
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    Is Tramadol part of your Narc count?

    talaxandra replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    We have pre-printed count books for schedule 8 (narcotics/drugs of addiction) and schedule 11 (non-narcotic/drugs of dependency) meds. Although tramadol's pre-printed in the schedule 11 book it isn't...
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    Health Care is a right

    talaxandra replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are moral rights and legal rights - in the US health care is not afforded the status of a legal right but that doesn't stop it from being a moral right. Hopefully one day you'll catch up with...
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    understanding nursing nomenclature

    talaxandra replied to sciencemagic's topic in General Nursing

    RN means that the individual has achieved the academic, clinical and legal requirements to be registered by a state board to practice as a nurse. It is a protected title, which means that only people...
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    trying to figure out if nursing is right for me!

    talaxandra replied to abc123lou's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Becoming a nurse was the best decision I've ever made, but it's certainly not for everyone. I agree with members who've pointed out that there are other ways to help people, but I think you should...
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    Prioritization of Nursing Diagnosis pls!!!!

    talaxandra replied to 2bnurse_kadz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'd prioritise in order of risk to life/recovery, weighed by likelihood of outcomes. Reading that back it sounds like gibberish so let me give you an example - hypoglycemia hits fast and can be fatal,...
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    Cultural Safety

    talaxandra replied to Coop_696's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Young Hitlers? That's massively inappropriate! If it wasn't a lecturer I'd be so tempted to say that I was Jewish and insulted by the comparison. I'm not Jewish, and have the usual helping of middle...
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    READ THIS!!!

    talaxandra replied to busyallthetime's topic in General Students

    What Do We See? What do we see, you ask, what do we see? Yes, we are thinking when looking at thee! We may seem to be hard when we hurry and fuss, but there's many of you, and too few of us. We...
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    longest surgery?

    talaxandra replied to love2shop's topic in Operating Room

    God, SophiaO - how hideous. That poor child. When I did my student OR rotation I came on at 1300 to find the first CAGS case in chaos: the patient's aorta was somehow adhered to her sternum. A friend...
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    Rationale for fluid and electrolyte replacement therapy

    talaxandra replied to rachelgeorgina's topic in General Students

    Good work - you're definitely on the right track and have a good grasp on what's going on with this hypothetical. You've also pretty much included all the information you need for your answer, and you...
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    HIPAA VIOLATION!

    talaxandra replied to mehart2001's topic in General Nursing

    If it was just their names... that doesn't sound more confidential than the phone book. Am I missing
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    Health Care is a right

    talaxandra replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I suspect psychonaut was being
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    Cultural Safety

    talaxandra replied to Coop_696's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'd include a more specific example, and earlier in. I have to say that I found this section of your essay quite dense (as in solid, not stupid) and not very easy to understand. A couple if things to...
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    New Grad...A must read!!!

    talaxandra replied to Thank_You_RNs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    smn2009 - if you want to appear calm in your posts, consider omitting some of the formatting. All the bold, underscored, capitalised and coloured additions convey agitation and high emotion....
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    apology!

    talaxandra replied to freefalr's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure you didn't intend to beach the ToS; you're certainly not the first person to ask for advice, and I'm sure you never will again :) I hope your doctor is able to give you some helpful...