fronkey bean

I know this has already been said but withdrawing tx that artificially prolongs life and providing comfort measures is not the same as giving someone who would otherwise live weeks, months or even years a substance to immediately end their lives.

It is their "fault" They made a choice to bypass the legal method of entry into this country therefore any consequences are theirs alone to bear. That is exactly what you are doing when you say it is not an illegal immigrants fault that they are he...

I agree being born here shouldn't automatically give you citizenship but I didn't think that that rule had been reversed.

I'm just curious after reading some of the comments on unions in other threads, what nurses in Al. think about unionizing. Are you for it or against it and why or why not?.

I don't know how it works elsewhere but here my manager keeps a running list of night shifters who want to go to days and as a slot opens the one who has the most senority gets it. It shouldn't matter why you want to go to day shift, there are dozens...

not at all, and perhaps not having lived in the us you completely miss the point being directed primarily at my fellow countrymen. unfortunately, the u.s. populace tends to be extremely lititagous. burglers sue and win for damages from an injury duri...

So they're spending less on their citizens than americans spend on themselves-- does that mean they're getting a better deal or does it mean that their citizens are getting fewer services? I don't agree that our system is " horribly broken". There ...

not as much as in countries w/ UHC where my taxes would go through the roof.

Again the same tired stuff. Individual expenditures, i.e. out of pocket expenses. Even w/ high out of pocket expenses we still come off cheaper b/c we're not paying the outrageous taxes that countries w/ socialized medicine pay. The reason the same t...

I'm not sure where you work but they need to upgrade their philosophy on orientation. New employees to our ICU have a structured orientation program and they don't move to the next stage until they and their preceptor are comfortable with their abili...

Sometimes it is not just a matter of knowing where to look something up or even what to look up, sometimes its a matter of knowing that you need to look something up! I agree that our nursing programs need to give students more bedside experience but...

The key words are "out of pocket expenses". Add up what they pay in taxes and I'm betting their pockets would be emptier than ours. P. S. Hey Viking, how about some new graphics and cartoons? These have already been seen and responded to in other po...

Someone should have hooked this guy up w/ the drug co.s. Everyone thinks their heartless b/c they have to turn a profit but most have programs in place for those who can't afford their meds. Also, many hospitals have programs in place to help provide...

Tell that to the soldiers at Walter Reed

One of the reasons insurance premiums are so high for everyone is the huge payouts insurance co.s have to pay for people whose lifestyle - smoking, overeating, lack of exercise, high risk sports, excessive alcohol, etc - have led to chronic and expen...

One other thought RN2B, we have strict visiting hours where I work so I try to get my assessments and tx's done prior to visiting time so that I don't cut in on family's time w/ the pt. I do try to get in to introduce myself to the fam. and answer a...

There is a lot of information on both sides of this issue. If you look at one set of statistics you will be sure that universal health care is the only logical and compassionate answer -- at least until you look at the next set of statisics that will...

Then these nurses are missing out on what can be a valuable resource. Get the family on your side and not only do you have an ally when you are trying to get the pt to do something they don't want to but you have someone to be an extra set of hands ...

It has been so funny (in a sad way) for me to read all these replies. So many of us have mothers poured from the same mold. I wouldn't mind so much if my mother went to another professional for a second opinion, but she will call her beautician and ...

We have different colors for nurses, techs, housekeeping, etc. and people still can't tell. Any one who comes in the room in scrubs of any color is a nurse and if you come in in street clothes you're a doc.

If it was the middle of shift change the out going staff was trying to get caught up on their charting so they could go home and the oncoming staff was trying to get organized so they wouldn't forget something that they needed to do during their shif...

I've never even thought of that. You would think that would make nsg salaries go up but I doubt it. Looking at VA salaries locally the nurses there work for less and the conditions are worse -- great benefits though.

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i don't think science and religeon are as mutually exclusive as your post seems to imply. throughout history many leading scientists believed in god and even today there are scientists in every field who are very religeous. belief in a supernatural b...

I think it is very natural when faced w/ life and death situations and situations involving pain and suffering to begin to question the ultimate meaning of life and what your beliefs about what happens after death are. We deal w/ pain and loss on a d...