herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

    herring_RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I've been busy caring for step-Mom and driving husband to his appointments too. I do miss keeping up with members
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    California RN to tele PT ratios

    herring_RN replied to kiraesparza's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The definitions for each unit must be used. By definition a "Telemetry" patient must be stable. Patients moderately unstable or potentially severely unstable must be staffed at three or fewer...
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    conscious sedation in New outpatient Clinic

    herring_RN replied to laureena40's topic in General Nursing

    The following link has the advice our board of nursing. It includes the policies and position statement of the following professional organizations: * "AORN Recommended Practices for Monitoring the...
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    New Nurse, morality question.

    herring_RN replied to car48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We once had two RNs from Europe contracted to work in our critical care unit for two years. On had worked as an RN for 12 years at three different hospitals. The younger one had two years experience...
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    Swastikas & Nursing | Refusing care based upon moral objection?

    herring_RN replied to guest042302019's topic in General Nursing

    Not letting a patient abuse you is completely different from refusing to provide nursing
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    Swastikas & Nursing | Refusing care based upon moral objection?

    herring_RN replied to guest042302019's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes they learn better. Sometimes they make amends. I am glad it is not OK to deny care and perhaps let someone die because they are stupid. Only in self defense or defending another's life could...
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    Swastikas & Nursing | Refusing care based upon moral objection?

    herring_RN replied to guest042302019's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding abortion: I think: A nurse or other provider is required to act in the best interest of the patient. Justice underlies the principle of nondiscrimination and the obligation of nurses and...
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    Swastikas & Nursing | Refusing care based upon moral objection?

    herring_RN replied to guest042302019's topic in General Nursing

    Years after his last campaign I clearly remember former governor George Wallace on the Merv Griffin show apologizing for his racist and segregationist actions.He explained that years after being shot...
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    Staffing Issues

    herring_RN replied to HeatHuddy's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I posted some thoughts on how to inform nursing management of a probable unsafe assignment in a different thread:...
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    What do you think will happen if we actually achieve truly safe staffing ratios?

    herring_RN replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    We sang this often when rallying for our ratio law:Oh when we win our ratio law When we win our ratio law I'll be marching with the nurses When the saints go marching
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    RN Liability Insurance

    herring_RN replied to Mrs.D.'s topic in General Nursing

    I had NSO from my first day of LVN school through keeping my RN license active for volunteering after retirement. After 46 years, including three years of volunteering, at age 74 I put my license on...
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    What do you think will happen if we actually achieve truly safe staffing ratios?

    herring_RN replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    California's Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Law Reduced Nurse Injuries by More Than 30 Percent California’s Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Law Reduced Nurse Injuries by More Than
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    Staffing Issues

    herring_RN replied to HeatHuddy's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Many members have posted regarding safe staffing in these threads: https://allnurses.com/nursing-activism-healthcare/fight-for-mandated-1164542.html...
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    Federal Marijuana Ban Lift Effects on Nursing

    herring_RN replied to bluma5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Cannabis and RNs in CaliforniaBRN's mission is to protect and advocate for the health and safety of the public by ensuring the highest quality registered nurses in the state of California. RNs are...
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    Public Employee Unions Evicted From Offices As Result Of Trump's Executive Orders

    herring_RN posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    In federal government buildings across the country, public employee unions are being kicked out of offices where they meet with the workers they represent. It's the result of a set of executive orders...
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    Michigan hospital sued after honoring woman's request for "white nurse only"

    herring_RN replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    Once when I was charge nurse we had a patient from a Southern state who had an MI while vacationing in Socal. He was scheduled for a CABG in the morning. He was on a NTG drip. a Heparin drip. )2, and...
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    Public Employee Unions Evicted From Offices As Result Of Trump's Executive Orders

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

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    Public Employee Unions Evicted From Offices As Result Of Trump's Executive Orders

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

    National Nurses United Applauds Judge's Decision to Strike Down Key Provisions in Trump's Anti-Union Executive OrdersAugust 27, 2018 National Nurses United (NNU) applauds a federal judge's ruling that...
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    Public Employee Unions Evicted From Offices As Result Of Trump's Executive Orders

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

    Judge Invalidates Key Parts Of Trump's Executive Orders On UnionsAugust 25, 2018 A federal judge in Washington has struck down keys parts of President Trump's executive orders that would have made it...
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    Fight for Mandated Nurse - Patient Ratios Heats up - Pennsylvania

    herring_RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If nurses counter naysayers attempts to mislead the public to motivate action Pennsylvania can be the next state to improve staffing and save lives. Posting falsehoods is counter to nursing ethics....
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    Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Nurses Settle on Contract

    herring_RN posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The contract calls for a 7.5 percent salary increase over five years, retention of pivotal charge nurse positions and no-cost health care benefits for individual nurses... ... The contract comes...
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    Maternal Mortality Is Rising in the U.S. As It Declines Elsewhere

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    U.S. Has The Worst Rate Of Maternal Deaths In The Developed World NPR and ProPublica teamed up for a six-month long investigation on maternal mortality in the U.S. Among our key findings: More...
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    What would a single payer system look like?

    herring_RN replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    About half of Americans support single-payer health care By Emily Guskin April 12, 2018 A Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds a 51 percent majority of Americans support a national...
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    Mass. voters see robust 'Nurse Staffing Act' on horizon, finally!

    herring_RN replied to DannyBoy8's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This "leader" is just plain wrong. There have been MANY scientific studies demonstrating that safe staffing ratios save lives. It is dishonest and harmful to patients who die due ti...
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    Mass. voters see robust 'Nurse Staffing Act' on horizon, finally!

    herring_RN replied to DannyBoy8's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That quote is included here:Massachusetts Nurse-Patient Assignment Limits Initiative