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  1. Staffing....What are guidlelines / formulas for it

    pickledpepperRN replied to WaynesvilleRN's topic in Gastroenterology

    We only do emergency GI procedures at nigh in our ICU. Conscious sedation needs to be 1:1. The nurse must not have any other duties until that RN has determined the patient has recovered from the...

  2. Uninsured=financial ruin

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Insurance companies exist to make profits. They not longer contribute any useful work. Nice smart people figure out ways to deny "out of network", "Experimental", and other care. "Pre-authorization"...

  3. Benefits of Medicare for all!

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.calnurses.org/healthcare/legislation/?print=t

  4. Can (do) nurses unions help improve patient care

    pickledpepperRN replied to Tucson's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Registered Nurse Unions and Patient Outcomes. ...The significant finding in this study is that hospitals in California with RN unions have 5.7% (.84-the RN union coefficient from Model...

  5. Benefits of Medicare for all!

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.calnurses.org/healthcare/

  6. Uninsured=financial ruin

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    These are not primary care providers, or hospital employes providing care. It is all waste. None of these people do anything useful for our tax money. The USA spends twice as much per person for...

  7. Uninsured=financial ruin

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Who wants to eliminate

  8. Uninsured=financial ruin

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The non productive administrative costs are way too high. Insurance companies make a LOT of money and don't provide ANY care. It is all

  9. Causes of diabetes and other myths

    pickledpepperRN replied to huladancer's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I did a paper on this. The genetic component is only part of the picture. Pima people before modern times lived long health lives if the didn't die in accidents or as infants. They ate a very low fat...

  10. Single payer vs. Universal healthcare?

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Typed from pdf on website. Top 10 Reasons For Enacting a Single Payer Healthcare System Top 10 Reasons For Enacting a Single Payer Healthcare System 1. Everybody in, nobody out. Universal means...

  11. Single payer vs. Universal healthcare?

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    More than sad it is morally wrong. This is the richest country. I don't think the question should be "Should everyone have a single standard of high quality healthcare?" The question should be "HOW?"...

  12. Causes of diabetes and other myths

    pickledpepperRN replied to huladancer's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I think anecdotal beliefs should be explored. The hormones associated with stress can cause

  13. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    pickledpepperRN replied to jill48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Phenomenon: You can to this! You made it through nursing school and passed boards. That proves you have self control Good luck. I hope you don't mind prayers because they are being silently

  14. California Labor Laws . . . Can you help me?

    pickledpepperRN replied to tattooednursie's topic in California Nursing

    Here is a start from the California Labor Code. I think it is different for government workers such as county and state facilities. 511. (a) Upon the proposal of an employer, the employees of an...

  15. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    pickledpepperRN replied to jill48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work with a womderful nurse whose first nursing job after more than a year was with us. For several months, as a condition of licensure, she was not allowed access to controlled substances. Our unit...

  16. Dumped in America

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In downtown Los Angeles there are "hotels" that rent rooms for about $100.00 a month! A former patient, Korean war ver lives in one. He says, "I have a bed, a chair, a table, and lamp in my room. We...

  17. Dumped in America

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Seems since it is a societal problem our society has failed too many people. She was 63. If she were 65 she could be cared for by Medicare. Many hospital social workers get Medicare based on...

  18. Katrina - Need Info on Charges Against Nurses

    pickledpepperRN replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    There was much discussion about this:

  19. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    pickledpepperRN replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    People become wealthy in this country by using tax supported services. they use our infrastructure more. They benefit from the public education that prepared their employees to produce the goods and...

  20. Dumped in America

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Diana Bonta apologized. She did not make an excuse. Kaiser advertises, "We want you to live long and thrive." I heard on radio news that she has a diagnosis of Alzheimers. How is she going to turn...

  21. Dumped in America

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Kaiser owns and runs its own hospitals. The woman was dropped off in the street. No bed had been arrainged. NPR : Kaiser Faces Charges for Dumping Homeless

  22. Dumped in America

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you Viking! Healthcare Index

  23. Mandatory overtime

    pickledpepperRN replied to cargal's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I let the supervisor or manager know that I am too fatigued to provide safe patient care after working a 12 hour night. I will care for my patients to the best of my ability until unable to stay...

  24. OC Koreatown info?

    pickledpepperRN replied to Hyun SunWu's topic in California Nursing

    There is a Vietnamese Nurses Association in Orange County. The area near the music store is mostly Korean speaking people. They have a custom of blunt honesty I really

  25. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    pickledpepperRN replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am a liberal and have no problem with anyone being rich. I do have a problem with corporations breaking our labor laws. Health and safety, OSHA regulations, minimum wage, and hours of work laws...