herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

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

    in its report to err is human: building a safer health system, the institute of medicine (iom) estimated that as many as 98,000 hospitalized americans die each year--not as a result of their illness...
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    Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    herring_RN replied to RnM21's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I bolded "nationally excepted standards" because if they exist I've never seen them. Does anyone know what these standards
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    Ten Reasons Why American Health Care Is so Bad

    herring_RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    America's Looming Health Care Disaster Rising Unemployment Threatens Health Care of Even Those Who Keep Their Jobs
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    Family coverage to cost $24,000 by 2016, 45% of median household income

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    an
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    Comment Deadline 11/30/08: Patient Safety: Rights of RN's Considering Pt Assignment

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Smart management at non union hospitals would pay attention to notification of an unsafe situation. I was working at a non union hospital. The ICU was notified that several patients would be coming...
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    Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, HR 5924

    herring_RN replied to alan headbloom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    California
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    Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

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

    I hope you are enjoying and learning. I
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    Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

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

    Of course labor unions are not the ONLY organization for good. It does take organization. People need to organize in unity to work for the common good. I think the thread is about ways unions are good...
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    How do you assess this video of fainting public official?

    herring_RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Could be a TIA caused by a spasm. or blockage not seen on the
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    Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

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

    Sorry you didn't see "The Orange County Register" in my post. it was in "METRO section" of the Orange County Register. The federal legislation is for federal government employees only. That is why...
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    Missed something in clinical

    herring_RN replied to LuvMyGamecocks's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you! You will continue learning and be an expert
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    Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

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

    [color=#333333]whistle-blower bill clears senate...
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    Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

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

    The other
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    Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

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

    I don't have a link because I just purchased archived articles. It should ve very easy to verify. Story appeared in METRO section on page b7 ID: 1108104 Morning
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    Fed UP IN MISSOURI!

    herring_RN replied to lorilou22RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Is it paperwork? Or are you taking care of the
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    Family coverage to cost $24,000 by 2016, 45% of median household income

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "We have 900 billing clerks at Duke (medical system, 900 bed hospital). I'm not sure we have a nurse per (each) bed, but we have a billing clerk per bed...it's obscene." --Dr. Uwe Reinhardt, hearing...
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    Improving Hospital Discharge

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    All too often hospitals rush to discharge. A telemetry RN was recently expected to admit a new patient, recieve a patient back from the cardiac cath lab, feed a third patient, and discharge another....
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    Ok to take Anabolic steroids as RN?

    herring_RN replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    I like the TOS. ALLNURSES.COM is my favorite place partly because of the
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    Texas Nurses push Legislature for changes , say patient ratios unsafe

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    What is the Texas Hospital Patient Protection Act of 2009?
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    Texas Nurses push Legislature for changes , say patient ratios unsafe

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

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    Insurance Practices: Delay, Diminish, Deny, & Blame

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

    Not legally. After evaluation they don't have to treat non emergencies. ERs are not for diagnosing and treatment before the illness becomes urgent or emergent. For instance you don't go to the ER for...
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    Insurance Practices: Delay, Diminish, Deny, & Blame

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

    It can be a matter of life or death. I'm glad firefighters and police don't need insurance or payment up front before putting out fires or responding to a
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    Socialized Medicine....WHAT IF?

    herring_RN replied to unclebenny20's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    getmeoutofhere: thank you for posting your
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    Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

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

    Where is the logic in demanding a peer reviewed study to determine how a law was passed and
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    Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

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

    Scary? No. I'm not in a "publish or perish" position. No peer reviewed study is needed to prove the fact that it was the California Nurses Association that sponsored the law, sheparded it through the...