pickledpepperRN

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  1. telemetry monitoring ratio

    pickledpepperRN replied to choirgurl67's topic in Cardiac

    I agree. It is not safe for the tech to be on another

  2. Calif. Nurses Group Joins AFL-CIO, Seeking Reform

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The CNA/NNOC is led by elected direct care registered nurses. We are the union that won whistle blower law for acute care hospital employees, patients, and families. We won the first safe staffing...

  3. woman dies in ER waiting room (article)

    pickledpepperRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I've been thinking for many years that this hospital needs to be run by nuns. There is too much curruption. So many fine nurses and others have quit over the years. Once the premier trauma center the...

  4. We don't need over-priced insurance - we need Guaranteed Healthcare.

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How can we get the insurance companies out of routine

  5. top 10 problems with HSA's

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Makes sense. Too many who make good money don't choose to buy insurance because they don't think they will need it. Do you approve of a mandate to have health insurance? I don't because the insurance...

  6. top 10 problems with HSA's

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I didn't explain clearly enough what I meant. Like other states my states is considering a mandate that all must purchase health insurance. It would be illegal not to. When I typed, "BUY" it referred...

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Really sad. I met two nurses who work at a state hospital for the criminally insane. The medical director will not agree that any child molester has become sane so they are never released (from that...

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And I worry that food workers may not wash their hands!

  9. We don't need over-priced insurance - we need Guaranteed Healthcare.

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    OK I have a $20.00 co pay and about $35.00 for the lab when I see my doctor. Insurance pays about $110.00. Do you if insurance didn't pay anything think the cost would go down on these so the person...

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There was a significan boycott of Taco Bell by students and others. We did not buy food there until they were willing to pay one cent a pound more for tomatoes and that money had to go toward pay for...

  11. top 10 problems with HSA's

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Both major parties promote HSA'a and pass laws regading them. I think it is important to educate people about them. The one promoted by my employer makes money for the bank that administers it. The...

  12. Class action lawwuit in Canada due to waiting lists for treatment

    pickledpepperRN replied to ARealMan's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It was not work related. I was riding a bicycle on a beach bike path. A man on inline skates was coming down a hill unable to stop. I turned to avoid being hit. My arm caught on a concrete bench while...

  13. We don't need over-priced insurance - we need Guaranteed Healthcare.

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You are right that single payer would not guarantee all the healthcare a person needs. That is the goal. Nurses are working toward that goal. If not single payer what do you

  14. More people in Britain die from cancer thanks to universal healthcare!

    pickledpepperRN replied to ARealMan's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree that Senator Clinton is no expert on health care. As for my Dad - he joined Care America against my advice. Signed his Medicare over to that HMO. Because his doctor was the 'gatekeeper' I will...

  15. top 10 problems with HSA's

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It doesn't matter which party they are not good policy. Many states and the Federal Government promote them. - http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/hsa.htm The question is how do we prevent economic...

  16. More people in Britain die from cancer thanks to universal healthcare!

    pickledpepperRN replied to ARealMan's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My father died of prostate cancer after years of increasing PSA results. It was discovered after spreading to his spine. His primary physician tried a biopsy but didn't refer him to a urologist....

  17. Class action lawwuit in Canada due to waiting lists for treatment

    pickledpepperRN replied to ARealMan's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sorry I can't read these. The links don't work. My shoulder was injured in an accident. My insurance was PacifiCare. I went to my primary physician who filled out request forms for me to see an...

  18. Eating healthy on 21 dollars per week...

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Some go to a lot of trouble to pay $15.00 for $21.00 in food. They spend their day off at the social services office with little children. Then they wait in line to pay for the card. It is worth it...

  19. Staffing question & your cardiac floor

    pickledpepperRN replied to laurenjarrod's topic in Cardiac

    Good for you!I hope your CNO can convince the President of your hospital that the purpose of the hospital is nursing care. Every other service is available as a n outpatient or in a hotel with room...

  20. woman dies in ER waiting room (article)

    pickledpepperRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I know nurses who quit working at King Drew after a decade or more because management, both hospital and the County Supervisors, didn't care. I heard too man say, "I only have one license. There are...

  21. Staffing question & your cardiac floor

    pickledpepperRN replied to laurenjarrod's topic in Cardiac

    I think your acuity is high even for a step-down unit. You certainly are not caring for stable telemetry patients! You should never have more than four patients, a momnitor observer, and nursing...

  22. Eating healthy on 21 dollars per week...

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A family pays for food stamps according to income. The income must be at or below the poverty level. The amount is $80.00 a month per person. http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/faqs.htm I think it would be a...

  23. Dishonest Nurses

    pickledpepperRN replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with both of your posts. I've written more incident reports on my errors (generally late treatments or meds) than anyone elses. Since unsafe staffing IS in my opinion the cause of so many...

  24. Dishonest Nurses

    pickledpepperRN replied to Pam I Am RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Does anyone really think it is OK to document that a dressing was changed, medication given, or an assessment was done when it was not? If the patient refuses a medication do not chart that you gave...

  25. Understaffing and burnout

    pickledpepperRN replied to cherishlpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    From the Journal of the American Medical Association ( attached) Vol. 288 No. 16, October 23, 2002 Hospital Nurse Staffing and Patient Mortality, Nurse Burnout, and Job Dissatisfaction...