Sally_ICURN

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1. Cover the Uninsured Week March 10-16

   Sally_ICURN replied to Sally_ICURN's topic in General Nursing

   Gardengal, you may find this interesting: "1940's Truman's plan is denounced by the American Medical Association (AMA) , and is called a Communist plot by a House subcommittee." http://www.pbs.org/healthcarecrisis/history.htm Everyone read...it's an ...

2. Cover the Uninsured Week March 10-16

   Sally_ICURN replied to Sally_ICURN's topic in General Nursing

   Wednesday 3/12/2003 "Dr. James Dwyer, a professor at the Center for Bioethics and Health Law and the associate director of the Consortium Ethics Program, used his time to discuss the moral and ethical case of the uninsured dilemma. He said as a socie...

3. Is Health Care a Right?

   Sally_ICURN replied to VickyRN's topic in Activism

   All I can say Gromit is read the links posted in that thread that also has a link to the proclamation. There is a wealth of information there. What the proclamation says, plain and simple, is that you support the efforts of Cover the Uninsured Wee...

4. Is Health Care a Right?

   Sally_ICURN replied to VickyRN's topic in Activism

   So Gromit, did you sign the proclamation that's available in the Cover the Uninsured Week thread? https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32670 I think this week should be a week of non-complaining and action to help make a chan...

5. Cover the Uninsured Week March 10-16

   Sally_ICURN replied to Sally_ICURN's topic in General Nursing

   I think the difference in my rate is because I signed a few years ago when I was a new grad. As I look through my documents now, I do pay $80/yr. My mistake.

6. Cover the Uninsured Week March 10-16

   Sally_ICURN replied to Sally_ICURN's topic in General Nursing

   Most all nurses are covered by their employers malpractice insurance, but BEWARE. While you are covered, when it comes right down to it and you are (heaven forbid) facing a lawsuit, you have to remember that it is your employer's legal department th...

7. Cover the Uninsured Week March 10-16

   Sally_ICURN replied to Sally_ICURN's topic in General Nursing

   3/11/2003 "Tuesday: Student Organizations Plan On Campus Events on the Uninsured, Teaching Guide Developed" "Nurses are committed to a healthcare system driven by the needs of patients and families where everyone, including the uninsured, receives th...

8. Cover the Uninsured Week March 10-16

   Sally_ICURN replied to Sally_ICURN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, sanacruz. Yes.

9. Cover the Uninsured Week March 10-16

   Sally_ICURN replied to Sally_ICURN's topic in General Nursing

   Back on Feb 27 NRSKarenRN posted a link to a report by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in the Activism/Politics Forum. It's called State of the States, Bridging the Health Coverage Gap. I haven't read the entire report, yet, still working on it,...

10. Cover the Uninsured Week March 10-16

    Sally_ICURN replied to Sally_ICURN's topic in General Nursing

    Sleepyeyes: :kiss

11. Cover the Uninsured Week March 10-16

    Sally_ICURN replied to Sally_ICURN's topic in General Nursing

    3/10/2003 "There is no greater domestic policy crisis in the United States than the lack of medical insurance coverage for tens of millions in this great land." http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030310/flm001_1.html "Too often, Americans who have health co...

12. ICU vs PICU Novice Question

    Sally_ICURN replied to SirJohnny's topic in General Nursing

    As cactus wren and kimprn stated, pedi/neonatal ICU and adult ICU are two completely different beasts. As an adult ICU nurse I only float between the two adult ICU's and never float to PICU or NICU. It's completely seperate except for the cardiac s...

13. Cover the Uninsured Week March 10-16

    Sally_ICURN posted a topic in General Nursing

    As some may have heard or read or seen on TV in the form of informational commercials, in the United States, there are 41+ million people who are not covered by health insurance. As the commercial goes, 8 out of 10 of those uninsured are people who ...

14. Another organ dilemma so soon....

    Sally_ICURN replied to wv_nurse 2003's topic in General Nursing

    Karen (donormom!), thank you for bringing your own personal story to share and for bringing life and joy into this discussion. Organ donation is a profoundly unselfish gift and the most giving thing that a human can do for another human. Having lo...

15. Ethical Debate: Organ Transplants

    Sally_ICURN replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for making this statement MishlB. Good for you! I feel the same way. And so many of the views are so discouraging, and yes, sad. I've noticed, when one takes a view that's different from the popular opinion on these boards, one is asked to...