pickledpepperRN

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  1. shootings and mental health

    You write it so well. Thank
  2. Real People Denied Healthcare

    LOS ANGELES, CA--Emily Cannon, is a young woman in the prime of life, the daughter of a registered nurse, and a former elementary school teacher whose life has ground to a halt since developing a...
  3. shootings and mental health

    Did He Buy the Guns Legally? A federal background check cleared Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-Hui to buy weapons. It should have stopped him cold. April 19, 2007 - The disclosure that Virginia Tech...
  4. shootings and mental health

    I think it is a matter of balance. At this time we don't have the facilities to care for those who are a danger to others oe to themselves. We didn't have the will to do so. Maybe after this tragedy...
  5. shootings and mental health

    ...Martha Mitchell was the wife of John Mitchell, Attorney-General in the Nixon administration. When she alleged that White House officials were engaged in illegal activities, her claims were...
  6. shootings and mental health

    I agree. Walking to my car one morning I heard a crash. By the time I got the two blocks to the site a man was lying in the street unconscious. A physician was there and 911 had been called. I went...
  7. Nurse-Patient Ratio Legislation?

    This link has an 800 number to call to find out more. It is (800) 540-3603 - http://www.calnurses.org/nnoc/?print=t More information on what is happening in Texas -...
  8. Nurse-Patient Ratio Legislation?

    The Bill - http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/HB01707I.htm Allnurses.com thread about the bill - https://allnurses.com/forums/f195/nurses-rally-texas-capitol-building-189981.html...
  9. Action Alert! FDA is trying to outlaw natural medicine!

    My doctor told me that there is no regulation of the supplement industry. The vitamins, fish oil, and such may not even contain what is on the label. If true wy doesn't the FDA at least ensure we get...
  10. Action Alert! FDA is trying to outlaw natural medicine!

    Drug Lobby Second to None How the pharmaceutical industry gets its way Drug in Washington http://www.publicintegrity.org/rx/report.aspx?aid=723 Annual research and development spending by the...
  11. Real People Denied Healthcare

    What is the value of a healthy
  12. Another idea

    Another idea ... Criticizing various proposals because they depend on private, for-profit insurance companies, Angell wrote: "They all have the same fatal flaw ... no workable mechanism to control...
  13. Nurses' Unions

    Union Disunity The secret deal worked out between SEIU bosses and nursing home owners denies union members the right to speak out, strike, or protect patients......
  14. Real People Denied Healthcare

    Bonnie Drew was a successful attorney working for the federal government authorizing benefits for people with disabilities and social security. After developing a rare disease and being denied...
  15. Nurses' Unions

    We can't close every hospital where an employee diverted narcotics, falsified documentation, or where management knowingly violated health and safety regulations. SO we need to work for the most...
  16. (Who's really) Looking out for Veterans health?

    Walter Reed not the issue By Deborah Burger Posted April 9 2007 There's another side to the ongoing scandal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well as Veterans Administration facilities. The Bush...
  17. Still think we have the best Health care in the world?

    From the same article. It seems quite complicated. Government licensed health professionals and facilities. It is not perfect but there are standards. Just like what we read about in Canada we have...
  18. Still think we have the best Health care in the world?

    :kiss
  19. Still think we have the best Health care in the world?

    Of course. As were our 'foremothers' Dolly Madison, Martha Washington, Sally Hemmings, and Abigale Adams kepr diaries and wrote many letters. We know much about them and their thoughts about the men...
  20. Still think we have the best Health care in the world?

    At that time Jefferson had one of his slave women treat his children for scarlet fever and such rather than call a doctor to bleed
  21. Still think we have the best Health care in the world?

    Weren't the Federalist papers partison articled promoting ratification of the Constitution? - http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/federalist/ Didn't Hamilton argue against the Bill of Rights?...
  22. I would write on paper, "This is to document that i informed ***** that I am fatigued and unable to safely care for assigned patients, Therefore the hospital is responsible for any adverse effects on...
  23. If I am tired and they beg me to stay over I say, "I would if I could, but I can't because to do so would endanger my patients. Fatigue could cause mistakes and
  24. Dominguez Hills CNS?

    JaneyW: It is so good to read you plan to educate. I know a professor in a mostly on-line RN to BSN program that leads to a Public Health Certificate. It has a reputation as a fine
  25. Still think we have the best Health care in the world?

    Is Europe socialist? The certainly have a combination of the free market and a "safety