herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    Disposing of medications at time of death

    herring_RN replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    When my Dad died almost ten years ago the hospice nurse took the unopened medications with her, fentanyl patches and such. The opened ones she put down the garbage disposal. Nor our hospital has one...
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    Obama assists at St. Louis hospital

    herring_RN replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    LOTS of information and opinions in this forum:
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    Health Risks of Mandatory Overtime

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    nurses seek ban on mandatory overtime members from five different nurses' unions held a rally today calling for an end to mandatory overtime and in favor of safer staffing ratios. several hundred...
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    Students with No Teachers

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the academic "publish or perish" is not good for nursing. Too many fine professors publish silly "studies". Why must this be
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    Has Anyone Here Been On a TV Series/Show?

    herring_RN replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    I know an ER Doc who worked as an extra on ER. He played a nurse. He had no lines, hung and IV and pushed buttons. Made
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    National Day of protest Against Insurance Corps

    herring_RN replied to Ludlow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A cousin & family will attend in Oklahoma
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    Canada's health system is as good or better than the US new research suggests

    herring_RN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In the provided link it seems that wait times are long unless the patient needs the surgery ASAP. I would guess half wait less than the median wait time because those are included in the hals done...
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    Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    herring_RN replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Ratios help solve the nursing shortage -
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    Crozer-Chester nurses vote to strike

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

    ...Bill Cruice, executive director of PASNAP and chief negotiator, said nurses are asking for the nurse-to-patient staffing ratios required of hospitals in California. Pennsylvania and New Jersey do...
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    Government Restricted Health Care - How Much is Your Life Really Worth?

    herring_RN replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What is your process for transitioning to the free market system as you envision it? How will you convince the
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    Government Restricted Health Care - How Much is Your Life Really Worth?

    herring_RN replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The "free market" and "government" are creations of civilization. Both require keeping records, usually in writing. Neither is a "law" of physics, chemistry, or other proven scientific "law". Either...
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    Government Restricted Health Care - How Much is Your Life Really Worth?

    herring_RN replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Economic laws of the
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    Insurance Practices: Delay, Diminish, Deny, & Blame

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

    an update on nick columbo. 17 year old cancer patient denied treatment by pacificare...
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    Intolerant of RN errors

    herring_RN replied to medpsychRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    nurses intercept 86% of medication errors: http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/journalarticle.asp?article_id=574065 blame and shame prevent solving the systems problems that lead to errors:...
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    Current Nursing Situation

    herring_RN replied to 2bNurseLaEnfermera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It does take time but nurses working together can and do improve patient care and working conditions. That draw nurses back to the bedside. And nurses to the facilities and state where staffing is...
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    Crozer-Chester nurses vote to strike

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

    I hope the threat of a strike motivates administration to brgain in good
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    Unite nurses, don't divide us

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

    Yesterday:
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    Unite nurses, don't divide us

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

    I certainly don't have all the facts but do believe this is the correct vote count in Vegas: BUT this thread is about a SAFE STAFFING
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    Massachusetts Nurses: advocacy in ACTION

    herring_RN replied to RN Power Ohio's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    House Passes Landmark Bill on RN Staffing and Patient Safety in Massachusetts Hospitals Measure Calls for Safe Limits on Nurses' Patient Assignments, Prohibits Mandatory Overtime, and Includes...
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    Are LPN's being phased out in hospital setting??

    herring_RN replied to fozziebear's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    LVNs have mostly been transferred from our acute units. They are working in outpatient clinics, the on site SNF, and "Fast Track" across from the ER where patients are treated after triage if they...
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    Insurance Practices: Delay, Diminish, Deny, & Blame

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

    healthcare activists plan june 19th as national day of action against health insurance companies [color=#333333]thousands to gather in san francisco and around country as 38,000 insurance industry...
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    Anti- union, anti- staffing ratio nurses

    herring_RN posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    "don't pay any attention to them, (the nurses) i'm always kicking their butts." arnold schwartzennegger said this at a women's conference in 2005 in response to nurses protesting his attempt to roll...
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    Insurance Practices: Delay, Diminish, Deny, & Blame

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

    1,200 people to have canceled healthcare coverage restored two of the state's largest health plans agreed thursday to reinstate coverage to nearly 1,200 patients whose policies were dropped after...
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    INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    herring_RN replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    i love my country and i love democracy. i do not want to go to anarchy because there is corruption in the electoral process. i think it is my duty to do my part to work with my fellow citizens and...
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    Q4 Vss

    herring_RN replied to Tait's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work 12 hour nights. I tell my patients when I need to take their vital signs and draw their labs in the morning. I ask them to use the call light if they wake up to turn over or use the urinal....