DarrenWright

DarrenWright

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  1. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DarrenWright replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Now we are getting somewhere...almost. Here's what I'm saying; you can change the system, but you will never change the cost of living. I believe at the end of the day that socializing the American...

  2. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    DarrenWright replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So why do you think American RN's make more? I'm interested in reading what you think is a more solid cause/effect. And I'm interested in learning the cause/effect of why the ratio of Canadian RN's...

  3. Health Reform is the Most Important Domestic Policy Issue

    DarrenWright replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have a problem with someone hypocritically criticizing the US system, and I didn't bring her into the

  4. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DarrenWright replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is simply mud in the discussion. "Probably" is a word that supports nothing. What I did was compare similar areas (i.e. Toronto and White Plains). Not an entire state (Arkansas) and a city...

  5. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DarrenWright replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's incredibly unfortunate for Toronto nurses. BTW, I made 25.50/hr five years ago working in a non-union hospital in Pittsburgh, a city where the cost of living is fantastically lower than...

  6. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DarrenWright replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually, someone else reported a number for wages in a specific area, claiming it to be similar to what nurses were making in Canada. I simply showed otherwise. One point I've made is that it doesn't...

  7. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DarrenWright replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The volunteer firefighters are not

  8. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DarrenWright replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The term "brain drain" was not coined by the media, but was coined by the Royal Society of London (an organization for the advancement of science), and was developed in response to the loss of...

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

    DarrenWright replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Our country is not behind in the "healthcare" arena. We execute superior outcomes in many critical areas. Our downfall is prevention, which requires a certain element of self-discipline. People love...

  10. Health Reform is the Most Important Domestic Policy Issue

    DarrenWright replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think it rather does. You can't criticize the profits of insurance and pharmacuetical companies with an credibility when you supported self-enrichment from the same activity by a different means,...

  11. Health Reform is the Most Important Domestic Policy Issue

    DarrenWright replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So you think multi-million-dollar malpractice awards and the subsequent practice of defensive medicine has no influence on the cost of health

  12. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    DarrenWright replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sure. RN's in the US, one of the rare countries with a mixed system, make more than RN's in any other country in the world that uses a universal

  13. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DarrenWright replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's not ignorant to say that the best flock to the private system; Brain Drain is a very real problem in Canada, and Canada is one of the top suppliers of RN's to the United States. You can't use...

  14. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DarrenWright replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    When it comes to volunteer fire departments, it's not just about funding. It's about the fact that BILLIONS are saved because noone has to pay for the wages of 70% of the nation's firefighters!...

  15. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DarrenWright replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The cost of living has nothing to do with this discussion. If we were living in a socialized system, the cost of living and real estate would be the same in California, but nurses would be paid LESS!...

  16. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DarrenWright replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In the US, 70% of fire protection is done by volunteers. Hardly a reasonable comparison. The public school system is doing terribly, especially when compared to non-public education. Our "police...

  17. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DarrenWright replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    King Drew is a gov't operated hospital; sort of proves the point the author was making. There are RN's in California that are making a lot more than $35/hr....

  18. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    DarrenWright replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I was just asking a comparative question. The nurses in socialized countries that were specifically mentioned in this thread all make substantially less (even given exchange rates and inflation), than...

  19. Health Reform is the Most Important Domestic Policy Issue

    DarrenWright replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hardly imaginable it seems. We will still make mistakes, and it should be remediated. Unfortunately, a universal, single-payer/socialized system will never support the gargantuan settlements won in...

  20. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

    DarrenWright replied to Ekklesia's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Before I forget, Thank you for this fantastic information. I've already applied to an ACNP program and will be interviewing in about a

  21. Care in need of a cure

    DarrenWright replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The first step to improving health-care. Tort reform squared. Caps on both malpractice awards, AND caps on malpractice premiums. Everyone likes to target insurance companies, but noone ever mentions...

  22. Health Reform is the Most Important Domestic Policy Issue

    DarrenWright replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    With the enormous respect due to a woman who has done great things for children, I find it ironic that she criticizes the system that has made her the millionaire that she is today. The system she...

  23. Are you willing to pay more taxes to ensure health coverage for all?

    DarrenWright replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I hope noone minds, but I'll have to ask the question a different way; Dear RN's, Are you willing to take a 37% cut in salary to ensure health coverage for all? If you want a system like Sweden,...

  24. Gilded Age Redux...

    DarrenWright replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Have to agree. And I also have to say that I could never be so presumptive as to speculate in even a slightly critical manner about what his 'earnings' could be used for. If I could answer the...

  25. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

    DarrenWright replied to Ekklesia's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Pinoy, I'd like to chat about ACNP, and would take it to PM if you prefer. I read the other thread until it evolved to liability coverage. 1. How long was your orientation to your job after...