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  1. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    pickledpepperRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Um, tell me if I'm wrong. It seems to me the difference between 47% and 36% is an 11% difference. In both countries less than half of the people can see a doctor. Does the US figure include the...

  2. Insurance Practices: Delay, Diminish, Deny, & Blame

    pickledpepperRN replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ...Lyle Schiele of Dallas. “As an owner/operator in the trucking industry, I was contracted to a major trucking company. I purchased my health insurance at what was to me an enormous monthly cost of...

  3. Doctor won't back up his telephone orders!

    pickledpepperRN replied to In_Chantress's topic in General Nursing

    One evening at the bedside I asked a surgeon if he wanted to order morning labs and X-ray. He looked at me and walked away. I followed him to the desk and asked again. He said, "Don't inrerrupt me."...

  4. In case we strike...

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

    I wish I knew the answer. We generally have one or two day strikes. The nurses are often locked out for another couple days. But we read hear about some very long strikes. Our union doesn't want...

  5. Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    pickledpepperRN replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think it is wrong to take peoples money and give it to a corporation.Even worse to a health insurance corporation. For what? So they can deny care? The good thing is that I don't think that if she...

  6. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    pickledpepperRN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Social Security had been an excellent program. Many millions of old people and the surviving children of workers who died receive their check on time every month. And have since 1935. In 2000 there...

  7. Nurses Associations Disaffiliate from United American Nurses

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    * New York State Nurses Association disaffiliates from the United American Nurses http://www.nysna.org/news/nysna_uan_annce.htm http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2007/12/17/daily44.html *...

  8. How do you convice elderly people of certain things?

    pickledpepperRN replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    A neighbor used to get out dated food free from the supermarket trash. He cut the mold off cheese, cucumbers, anything and ate it. The first time I met him he served egg nog. I thought it had alcohol...

  9. Mandatory Health insurance? Is it a solution to health care?

    pickledpepperRN replied to Faery1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Large Business Association Releases Plan To Overhaul U.S. Health Care System The National Business Group on Health, a not-for-profit association of nearly 300 large employers, on Wednesday released a...

  10. Is LVN/LPN really harder than RN?

    pickledpepperRN replied to Brandi8's topic in LPN to RN

    To me the LVN program was harder. It was five days a week, 2 classroom and 3 full shifts in clinical. We often had to study on the days we had clinical and do care plans on the weekend. We had no...

  11. What am I, chopped liver?

    pickledpepperRN replied to sunshineonleith's topic in General Nursing

    So true. My sister called me to come over right away. My Dad was starting to have trouble walking, even with the walker. He had spinal mets. He had had a messy BM because he just could no longer get...

  12. What am I, chopped liver?

    pickledpepperRN replied to sunshineonleith's topic in General Nursing

    My step mom asked me to be caregiver for my Dad when he was home in hospice. He was a smart and talented man who just never understood what nurses do. He was always proud of his girls but was way more...

  13. Mandatory Health insurance? Is it a solution to health care?

    pickledpepperRN replied to Faery1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    DeMoro and Leonard: Candidates' reliance on more insurance won't solve the health care crisis Wednesday, January 30, 2008 With the Presidential race approaching Texas, voters may wonder how to...

  14. Health Reform is the Most Important Domestic Policy Issue

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Political divide in solving health care crisis

  15. Health Reform is the Most Important Domestic Policy Issue

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Regardless of the messenger our healthcare and medication costs are overpriced. I think profit and multimillion dollar pay to executives who don't provide any healthcare keep the costs rising. Maybe...

  16. Nurses Political Involvement: Importance of Nursing Activism 2/07

    pickledpepperRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is truly unfortunate that federal law separates licensed nurses. We work together so well for our

  17. Nurses Associations Disaffiliate from United American Nurses

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

    Thank you Karen. I actually posted news articles about this without understanding why they

  18. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

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

    The Arizona law prohibits denying a person the right to work if the individual does not belong to a labor union. http://www.nrtw.org/c/azrtwlaw.htm The Federal National Labor Relations act states it...

  19. NAI descent: Roll Call

    pickledpepperRN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    nativefox: :hrns&wlcm: [color=sienna]to

  20. Panel kills Schwarzenegger's health plan

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Panel kills Schwarzenegger's health plan Calling it 'fundamentally flawed,' Senate Health Committee rejects the governor's proposal requiring insurance coverage. January 29, 2008 SACRAMENTO -- Gov....

  21. Panel kills Schwarzenegger's health plan

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ten Lessons for the Candidates from the California Healthcare Fiasco Posted January 29, 2008 Before the leading Democratic candidates come to California for the upcoming super Tuesday primary February...

  22. Panel kills Schwarzenegger's health plan

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Right! Why should taxpayers money be used to enrich insurance corporations? United health paid William W McGuire compensation of $124.8 million that people paid for healthcare. Yet these corporations...

  23. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    pickledpepperRN replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to try to attach information the California School Nurses Association is using to educate parents and teachers. There is a brochure with the same information as the powerpoint but I can't...

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

    pickledpepperRN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is a long thread about this film:

  25. NAI descent: Roll Call

    pickledpepperRN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Wish I knew about my family too. My grandmothers biological mother was called "Indian and Spanish" in rural Texas where she grew up. Her father died before she was born. He was listed a "Negro". The...