nicurn001

nicurn001

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  1. Is healthcare a right or privilege?

    nicurn001 replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So when you make a claim on your health insurance , do you want another of your insurance companies premium payers , to have a say in what care YOU receive

  2. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    nicurn001 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Back just to burst this bubble . YES everything is involved when a contract is negotiated ,strangely enough , from your perspective managements are more ready to settle on the $$$ aspect ofthis than...

  3. Menorah Medical Center RNsBecome First Kansas Nurses to Join National Union of Nurses

    nicurn001 replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    PICU you ask a question , then say you don't want the same tired answers , but you give the same tired reasons for your beliefs ( which I know and accept are honestly held opinions you have , from...

  4. Menorah Medical Center RNsBecome First Kansas Nurses to Join National Union of Nurses

    nicurn001 replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    This is like saying another state falls to the democrats / republicans , what a shame . If we believe in the deomocratic process , when a duly certified election has occured , we should celebrate ,...

  5. Years Experience on the white board

    nicurn001 replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    hope that link will help you get further insight into this aidet bs

  6. Years Experience on the white board

    nicurn001 replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    Way to go Bortaz , celebrate with your patients when you make it to a full month ! This idea of putting lenght of experience on a board is stupid . What next , size of biceps , so patients will know...

  7. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    nicurn001 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    i will take my leave of this thread as we are simply going around in circles , as i said earlier in this thread ; i guess we will have to agree to disagree on the issue of strike breakers...

  8. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    nicurn001 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If you were the one nurse taking care of me in an unsafe enviroment , I would hope you would transfer me out of that facility to a safe one . Because however good or bad a nurse you are without the...

  9. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    nicurn001 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    i guess we will have to agree to disagree on the issue of strike breakers .professional responsibility in this context ,to me is not simply ensuring you have a nurse available at all times to care for...

  10. Discharged from the hospital without answers; the death of Jane Q. Patient

    nicurn001 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If a patient has a condition that eludes diagnosis , the health care providers , will ( for the want of a better expression ) , tire of the patient and their condition . Unfortunately this lady got...

  11. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    nicurn001 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The crux of this arguement is who is more interested in the patients best interest . Onekidneynurse you obviously are in the school of thought that no matter what the employers do / how they treat...

  12. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    nicurn001 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Describing the hypocisity of strike breaker in a succinct manner , their motivation is $$$'s . The comments were aimed at strike breakers , not all nurses. Which I think is quite clear in the context...

  13. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    nicurn001 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It takes two to tango , so the decision to go on strike , is influenced by managements attitude to negotiations . Recently the management of CHW hospitals in CA , pushed ( by lack of real negotiations...

  14. What's wrong with this picture?

    nicurn001 replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    lamazeteacher , I think you are wasting your time with Silentmind , he is either unwilling or incapable of giving you the information you requested ,legitimately, re. the composition and background of...

  15. What's wrong with this picture?

    nicurn001 replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes If is a big word ,but in order to make my thought credible , it had to be in that response .I don't know neither do you , how ,having the extra 47 million people will effect the cost of our...

  16. What's wrong with this picture?

    nicurn001 replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    NO! ,we don't all agree that all those 47 million people are very sick people , there are many who choose not to be insured ( eg. if young and healthy , they may not see a reason to be insured ). So...

  17. curious.......

    nicurn001 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    another possibility , would be to clarify what the project was , because as a nurse your priority should be nursing care , if the project was not hands on care of the patient , then it could wait...

  18. Have you ever been fired from a nursing job?

    nicurn001 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Lets be clear here , as some people think that unions make it difficult to fire ' poor " nurses , this problem is usually related to poor management .If management follows the law and their own...

  19. Democrats want everyone else to pay for the health care

    nicurn001 replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just for the sake of arguement , lets do what you appear to be advocating , get rid of all the government run programs , have the private insurance companies insure anybody able to pay their...

  20. Democrats want everyone else to pay for the health care

    nicurn001 replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  21. Democrats want everyone else to pay for the health care

    nicurn001 replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nope I was trying to explain the fundementals of all insurance , but you do not seem willing or capable of understanding them . Yes by increasing the pool of insured , in the case of healthcare as is...

  22. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    nicurn001 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Sorry , but if you want to travel , take up a regular travel assignment , were you may be paid less than as a strike breaker ,but if travel is honestly what you seek , wouldn't that be better than...

  23. Democrats want everyone else to pay for the health care

    nicurn001 replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The reason for wanting more Americans to have to purchase healthcare insurance , is related to a fundemental of all insurance , the larger the risk pool , the lower the risk to each individual policy...

  24. I stink so bad Mcallen, TX doesn't even want me.

    nicurn001 replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in General Nursing

    What has happened to employers . In the past nurses used to be able to readily move from one area of nursing to another , but now postings are always . X job , 1 - 2 years experience in it required ....

  25. Health Care is a right

    nicurn001 replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the point Debsimb was making , is that through no fault of her own , the nurse she referred to was now unemployed and uninsurable . Adressing the point many anti health reformers try to make...