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  1. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am not an oncology nurse. A transplant RN from UC San Diego spoke today. She said she has seen patients with nearly the same clinical situation recover after receiving a liver. I am not qualified to...

  2. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This was called a "victory". I pray it is. Thank you to all who

  3. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree with Sasha1224. Why didn't the hospital and doctors go ahead and try to save her life? Then deal with the money. I would (and have) donated lots of time. And physicians do too. But we can only...

  4. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I was at the rally. Her mother was telling us that when the doctors wanted to do the transplant she was an exellent candidate. In the week since she has developed pneumonia. Then the Moms cell phone...

  5. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Natalie Sarkisyan, recently treated at UCLA Medical Center with a bone marrow transplant for a recurring leukemia, developed a rare complication from the chemotherapy and transplant which caused many...

  6. 17- year-old girl needs liver transplant, CIGNA denies

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nataline Sarkisyan, recently treated at UCLA Medical Center with a bone marrow transplant for curing leukemia, developed a rare complication from the chemotherapy and transplant causing many of her...

  7. Overhaul of health care system needed to address nursing understaffing?

    pickledpepperRN replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    We ARE doing much better in California. No hospital CEOs don't respect nurses. They view us as costly but take us away and you just have a building. The public trusts and respects us more than any...

  8. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    While "Sally" and Sue's de[endent have their too late and inadequate healthcare paid by taxpayers other more fortunate people are paying for insurance every month. Executives get multimillion dollar...

  9. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You are right. I do hope to work on encouraging/educating people about their health. I think THAT should be the main focus of health education starting with kindergarten. Teach kids to wash their...

  10. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Like many critical care nurses I've cared for many people who had symptoms but for financial reasons did not seek help. Undiagnosed HTN, DM, and cancer symptoms. 60 year olds with GIB in the ER with...

  11. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Of course not. I think what the ER nurse did was correct. She persuaded the patient to allow her to attach a cardiac monitor. She persuaded the patients own doctor to come in to the ER. She spent the...

  12. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    First I'm wondering how this never done no system could be accomplished. Then where is the middle ground? I don't want to eliminate standards. Legal regulationsa regarding licensure and competence of...

  13. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    OK, I finally think maybe I get what you are thinking. Let me know if I "get it". There is no place where the free market is working to provide all needed healthcare for those who need it for life and...

  14. What ice storm? Get yourself to work!!

    pickledpepperRN replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    I think we need to work toward a PLAN for our hospitals and communities for disasters. Weather, fires, pandemic flu - all are possible. There MUST be a plan. Hurricane Frances:...

  15. To Scarf or not to Scarf

    pickledpepperRN replied to 2bNurse Smart's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I know a nurse who has sewn head scarves to match her scrub tops. Decades ago she did not but returned to the fait of her family. Last year our family reunion was at Belle isle, Detroit. In the towns...

  16. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sorry, I am not smart enough to know where the free market is proven to work. Where in the universe is the free market ensuring a high standard of needed healthcare for those who need it for life and...

  17. ARH strike!!!!

    pickledpepperRN replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    The thread:

  18. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    People are dying NOW! We have to act! We cannot wait for a "pie in the sky" unregulated pure "free market" system to fix

  19. Saint Mary's Reno RNs Choose CNA/NNOC In Landslide 64 Percent Vote for 500 RNs

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nurses take union to heart RNs at Saint Mary's are hopeful a union will end the nurse exodus to California "There's no reason for disparity of care," registered nurse Amy Barats said. "Our patients...

  20. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What choice would a person have if they didn't like their current insurance plan? I mean a person who has suffered four myocardial infarctions, the first in his thirties, episodes of a potentially...

  21. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If Dick Cheney Were Anyone Else, He'd Probably Be Dead By Now By Rose Ann DeMoro ...Imagine if you had the Vice President's health history. Four heart attacks, quadruple bypass surgery, angioplasty,...

  22. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think we all should have the same high standard of healthcare that the President and Vice President have because we are Gods children too.

  23. As Medical Costs Soar, The Insured Face Huge Tab

    pickledpepperRN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    MAXED OUT - As Medical Costs Soar, The Insured Face Huge Tab Jim Dawson Hit Cap After Hospital Padding; The $1.2 Million Bill MERCED, Calif. -- One day in late July, Jim Dawson happily returned home....

  24. Saint Mary's Reno RNs Choose CNA/NNOC In Landslide 64 Percent Vote for 500 RNs

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Saint Mary's to unionize with CNA Ray Hagar ([email protected] ) RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL December 8, 2007 Some nurses at Saint Mary's Regional Health Center were overjoyed Friday after their colleagues...

  25. Cheney would "probably be dead by now" if not for his federally funded health care

    pickledpepperRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My question is, "What do health insurance companies