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  1. Gay labeling, is it just plain mean? Or sexual harrassment?

    pickledpepperRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Men in Nursing

    I agree it is best to talk with the person first. Some people just don't know. The goal is to stop inappropriate behavior, not to get a fellow nurse in trouble. Oops, I saw this on "New Posts". I...

  2. Med/Surg 6:1? Thought the ratio was 5:1

    pickledpepperRN replied to Michellex1013's topic in California Nursing

    These managers pretend to know what they are doing and I think they do. They are purposfully misinterpreting the law in order to violate it. It is literally a crime. You can make a complaint. They...

  3. California Definition of Registered Nurse

    pickledpepperRN replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in California Nursing

    The practice of nursing means those functions, including basic health care, that help people cope with difficulties in daily living that are associated with their actual or potential health or illness...

  4. Decent private schools in SoCal that offer ADN?

    pickledpepperRN replied to elle0elle's topic in California Nursing

    I think Mount St. Mary's is excellent. Both campuses. I worked with a new grad from Maric College in San Diego. She is a fine nurse. She has large loans to pay off but didn't have to wait for...

  5. Help!!! I Need Housing In La

    pickledpepperRN replied to Born2Nurse's topic in California Nursing

    Culver City, Torrance, Gardena, and Hawthorne have nice neighborhoods with far less expensive rents. The South Bay has light traffic to the west side and downtown for 7A -7P. If you work nights the...

  6. Nurses' Unions

    pickledpepperRN replied to nursemike's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I agree with this nurse’s

  7. Nurses' Unions

    pickledpepperRN replied to nursemike's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    A UNION-BUSTING HABIT The sisters who run St. Joseph Health System are often pro-labor—but apparently not at their hospitals

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am glad you agree with me that WE must care for our brothers and sisters. I think America is great enough to do much better than we are now regarding healthcare. No it will never be perfect. I am...

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My husband has single payer health insurance, Medicare. He CHOOSES his providers. He can choose his primary physician and refer himself to a specialist. Recenly he went to an opthomologist with no...

  10. Nnoc

    pickledpepperRN replied to lee1's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I think nursing is a wonderful profession. We do so much good even when we didn't want to go to work. My daughter is not a nurse but I'm always encouraging and helping a student financially. So far...

  11. Med/Surg 6:1? Thought the ratio was 5:1

    pickledpepperRN replied to Michellex1013's topic in California Nursing

    Med/surg has been 1:5 since 1-1-2005. Ratio basics by unit: http://www.calnurses.org/assets/pdf/ratios/ratios_basics_unit_0704.pdf Additional staffing must be added for patient acuity as assessed by...

  12. Question about striking nurses?

    pickledpepperRN replied to mommy2boys's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Fremont-Rideout to Lock out RNs, One-day strike is set for August 31 - RNs Condemn Role of Controversial Denver Based U.S. Nursing Corp. - CNA files unfair labor practice charges against hospital...

  13. Question about striking nurses?

    pickledpepperRN replied to mommy2boys's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    RNs at 7 Sutter Health hospitals OK union to strike Union-represented registered nurses at seven Sutter Health affiliate hospitals in the Bay Area have authorized their contract negotiating teams to...

  14. Do CRNA programs favor male applicants?

    pickledpepperRN replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Two of my friends and former colleagues in the ICY are now CRNA's. I hope they remember that in critical care the were bedside nurses. I commend the education and skills of CRNAs. I admire all direct...

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In 1994 PacifiCare always took ten business days to authorize a specialist or a test. There was NO calling around because I had to use my hospitals MRI only and inpatients went first. In my post I...

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am sorry for what your sister is going through. I was on disability in 1994. We in California have a small amount deducted from every paycheck for state disability insurance SDI). I received a...

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you for the advice. I think I should follow the instructions of the physicians rather than treat an injury myself. But my family practice and orthopedic physicians instructed my not to move to...

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I was "fully insured" by PacifiCare. Waiting for authorizations had me wait exactly six weeks for an MRI. It was a total of 11 weekd befor they authorized the physical therapy that finally helped....

  19. Commute time East side Valley to Beverly Hills (west side?)

    pickledpepperRN replied to 777RNThatsMe's topic in California Nursing

    Glendale Memorial staff walk from the metro rail station. There is one from Lancaster. The Southbay, Torrance, Hawthorne, Gardena, and parts of Inglewood are nice. I don't need air conditioning and...

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Did I read that food stamps are not socialism? Is Medicare insurance socialized

  21. Discuss the usefulness of social science towards making competent nurses.

    pickledpepperRN replied to grace87's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think cultural anthropology is also helpful for

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Maybe it depends on which definition you are thinking of. de-moc-ra-cy Pronunciation: di-'mä-kr&-sE Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -cies Etymology: Middle French democratie, from Late...

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Could you elaborate? Where?

  24. Health Reform is the Most Important Domestic Policy Issue

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Remember Universal Health Care? Ads In Iowa Target Democratic Front-Runners On Health Insurance

  25. What All Great Hospitals Do

    pickledpepperRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'll say it again. NURSING CARE is the reason for a hospital! An out patient clinic or physicians office and a hotel can provide everything else. Yes that inclused the lab. Hospitals exist because...