herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    2020 Presidential Candidates on the Issues

    herring_RN replied to Brian S.'s topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

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    2020 Presidential Candidates on the Issues

    herring_RN replied to Brian S.'s topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Just easier links to click: As for trump’s cognitive issues and general mental acumen, george conway sums it up nicely here:...
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    The Top 10 women Joe Biden might choose as his VP-- Kamala Harris selected!

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    It’s Official: Kamala Harris named Joe Biden’s vice presidential running mate
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    Is it hypocritical to say you're against systemic racism while supporting affirmative action in higher education admissions?

    herring_RN replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    The year after affirmative action one School of Medicine went from one Black and one woman admitted to 50% White women and two Black men. Seems this opinion was correct about that place....
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    The Top 10 women Joe Biden might choose as his VP-- Kamala Harris selected!

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I so admire all these women. I once shook hands with Kamala Harris when she spoke at a nurse's convention. I met Karen Bass LONG ago when I was a young LVN working registry and she was an even younger...
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    Bipolar doesn't have to mean crazy!

    herring_RN replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I plan to read it first and then probably give the paperback to my spouse to read. He has good friend who was diagnosed bipolar a couple years ago. He is doing so much better since starting...
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    Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    herring_RN replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Singapore journalists spent a day at a Hospital to find out what it is about a nurse’s job that makes millennials hesitant to take the plunge – and why some nurses choose to do it anyway. Their...
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    Depression. Despair. Suicide.

    herring_RN replied to Deb_Aston's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You were a fine caring nurse whether staff or management, acute or long term care. Now I know you help your fellow allnurses.com members. I believe you help many we here don't know about. Thank
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    American hero Representative John Lewis is dead

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    In 2009 Len Chandler performed at Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga Canyon with the Indigo Girls and others. I was there with a group of nurses for that wonderful sing along and fundraiser for a food...
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    American hero Representative John Lewis is dead

    herring_RN posted a topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I will post more tomorrow. Too sad
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    Virus to close GOP convention doors to reporters

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I hope he will change his mind or be denied the
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    RN TO BSN Important Question

    herring_RN replied to Future Nurse 123's topic in General Nursing

    Contact the Board of Nursing in your state. If you want to work in California contact the BRN. https://RN.ca.gov/applicants/index.shtml https://RN.ca.gov/contact.shtml Phone: (916) 322-3350...
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    Is anyone else holy crap concerned?

    herring_RN replied to ladycody's topic in Disaster Preparation

    More Mask Use, Worry About Lack of Social Distancing in U.S. As the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is rising sharply, 54% of Americans say they are worried about the lack of social distancing in...
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    Racism in Nursing: Is It Real?

    herring_RN replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    In the early 1990s when we filed for union representation we on the bargaining team were shocked to learn the discrepancies in pay. In our CCU hourly pay was higher for those hired during a shortage...
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    Safe Staffing Levels for In-hospital Nursing Units

    herring_RN replied to NURS5870's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm glad you asked. Yes! First all the ratios apply to California long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH) the same as all acute care hospitals. Sadly SNF, Nursing homes, and such are not included in...
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    What did you do with your old nursing school textbooks?

    herring_RN replied to coopman712's topic in General Nursing

    I started with Nursing'72. It is still published:
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    What did you do with your old nursing school textbooks?

    herring_RN replied to coopman712's topic in General Nursing

    After finally earning a BSN I sent my books to a Jr. college with an RN program on a Lakota reservation. None of the Oklahoma tribes I asked wanted them. I appreciated the thank you notes. I got to...
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    Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in South Africa: Another Tuskegee? #Black Lives Matter Around the World

    herring_RN replied to simba and mufasa's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm too confused by this thread to have an
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    Trump Targets Efforts to Desegregate U.S. Suburbs

    herring_RN posted a topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Trump Targets Efforts to Desegregate U.S. Suburbs Targeting HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, the president said on Twitter that enforcing housing desegregation would have a...
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    Trump Targets Efforts to Desegregate U.S. Suburbs

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    How The U.S. Government Segregated America In 1933, faced with a housing shortage, the federal government began a program explicitly designed to increase — and segregate — America's housing stock....
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    Trump Targets Efforts to Desegregate U.S. Suburbs

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    We live in a house built in 1932 as a WPA project. When we first moved here in 1969 several of the original owners were our neighbors. One man told us, "Me and Charlie built your house." This was an...
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    Trump Targets Efforts to Desegregate U.S. Suburbs

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Leading Civil Rights & Housing Groups Condemn President’s Effort to Gut Fair Housing, Use of Incendiary Racial Rhetoric for Political Gain July 23, 2020 Today, a coalition of civil rights,...
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    Trump Targets Efforts to Desegregate U.S. Suburbs

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    In 2009 I had to have electronic fingerprints done to renew my RN license. The man who did it asked me if I wanted to see my FBI file. I didn't know I had one, but there it was on his screen. A one...
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    When You See Something, Say Something

    herring_RN replied to simba and mufasa's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! Regarding the word "Negro". I am almost 76 years old. We were called that or "colored" when we were kids. Or the "N" word, which in our multi racial family got a bar of soap in the mouth....
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    Safe Staffing Levels for In-hospital Nursing Units

    herring_RN replied to NURS5870's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It took thousand of nurses writing letters, meeting with elected officials, working on campaigns of those who promised to support our bill, rally's that got us on TV and print media. CNA's 12 Year...