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  1. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    RNfaster replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you! I appreciate your thoughts as well! I think fear causes people to come up with the term "death panels." After working in healthcare for a period, my views have changed relative to...

  2. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    RNfaster replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    THank you for the articles... I found the CBS story and the "Medicare Benificiaries - Costs of Care in the Last Year of Life" especially compelling. With regard to the CBS item, I think they presented...

  3. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    RNfaster replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm sorry about your father... I am glad you and your sisters were able to be such a comfort to him. I would like to learn more about where all the money in healthcare goes... Googled this.. ....

  4. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    RNfaster replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think some folks do that already. Makes me wonder about the notion of universal healthcare. I personally have health insurance through my work, but it seems to me that universal healthcare is...

  5. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    RNfaster replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hmm...I'd like to see some statistics on that... I would have thought the greatest expenses would be for cardiac surgeries, transplant surgeries, chemotherapeutic drugs, and such. Many of those things...

  6. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    RNfaster replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think we should consider healthcare a human right and address it in our society. I think to not do so sets the stage for continued negative outcomes, including rights abuses. I think it's also a...

  7. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    RNfaster replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Regarding objections to universal healthcare and/or considering healthcare to be a human right.... What if we don't consider ourselves simply as individuals, but rather as also part of something...

  8. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    RNfaster replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    From the UN: What are human rights? Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language,...

  9. Narcotics administration

    RNfaster replied to schoolmack's topic in Patient Medications

    I generally believe that most patients report pain accurately. I also have noticed some using narcotics for emotional pain or anxiety (and some of them have told me as much). I let the provider know...

  10. Does a year of experience make a difference?

    RNfaster replied to rn710's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Keep trying. Make sure you're selling yourself well with your cover letter and resume. Ten months is about the same as a year in my eyes --and yes, it will make a difference. In many parts of the...

  11. Rn vs bsn hiring critera

    RNfaster replied to Amerk's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Interesting. Here's a link to the Institute of Medicine's report: The Future of Nursing: Focus on Education - Institute of Medicine Reading the report allows one to view their reasons. --They suggest...

  12. Rn vs bsn hiring critera

    RNfaster replied to Amerk's topic in Arizona Nursing

    If money is a concern, pursue ADN first. If you can't get into an ADN program and are offered a BSN, consider it. An ADN plus some experience (even long-term care) can get you into acute care faster...

  13. Resume questions + should I remove retail sales experience in resume?

    RNfaster replied to miniangel729's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree with the prior poster. Put the other jobs in with brief bullets highlighting relevant items (e.g., time management, customer service). Watch your grammar. You have many errors. Align your...

  14. Love or hate your IV pumps?

    RNfaster replied to steffimarty's topic in General Nursing

    The modularity of the Alaris pumps looks really cool....a bit more functional than the Sigma, I think. I like the Guardrail library,

  15. Love or hate your IV pumps?

    RNfaster replied to steffimarty's topic in General Nursing

    I like the Sigma Spectra pumps when programmed with detailed drug library - as I feel it supports safety. I don't like it when they are not programmed with such a library. As Nursetastic said, they...

  16. Flu Shots anyone?

    RNfaster replied to sauconyrunner's topic in General Nursing

    I used to decline the vaccine because of a reaction to one as a kid in 1976...(as walking out of clinic, sibling who also got shot, vomited and I was sick, too)... Many years later, a doctor convinced...

  17. Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    RNfaster replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    I can't chart and carry on unrelated conversation, either. I usually let people know what I am doing..."I am charting xxx...." and then "I am charting yyy..." that seems to help... I sometimes say,...

  18. Should i go over my manager's head

    RNfaster replied to Ladybluebell's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you want to stay in the position, I'd work at getting on your new manager's good side. Thank her when she offers you the critical feedback and adjust your behavior based on that. You might even...

  19. Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    RNfaster replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    I like doing some charting bedside, but not all of it. I try to chart initial assessment details immediately. Sometimes, that is not possible due to too many lights going off... I do some charting...

  20. Newly employed ADN nurses please read!

    RNfaster replied to AlexFutureMD's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't think it makes a significant diffierence to have a BSN or an ADN related to the first couple of nursing jobs. I think experience is most important. For later jobs a BSN or other advanced...

  21. HIPAA violations and the cell phone

    RNfaster replied to Sacred eagle's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I am shocked that people would be stupid enough and shameless enough to do such a thing. I agree that they should be terminated. I have not heard of such a thing related to my job places. Hopefully,...

  22. Phasing out Unit Clerks???

    RNfaster replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have seen the phasing out of unit clerks at some hospitals... Physician order entry also helps some places do it. Not all places do it, however. (Aware of at least one place in my market area that...

  23. suspension/possible termination

    RNfaster replied to SeattleRN25's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Consider this... Critically ill patients admitted to an ICU experience, on average, 1.7 medical errors each day, and many patients suffer a potentially life-threatening error...

  24. What can I do to these scrub stains? Help Me!!!!

    RNfaster replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My top stain removers: 1) rubbing alcohol (it's also in hairspray) - for ink. (I soak bad stains overnight and sometimes longer --adding more rubbing alcohol at intervals over the stain.) 2) Dawn -...

  25. Very discouraged new grad.

    RNfaster replied to >--stethoscope--o's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It gets better. With time, you will be more familiar and faster with procedures and charting. If at all possible chart as you go. I notice that when I do that I seem to have a better handle on...