herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    State Surveyors Are Here...What Do You Do?

    herring_RN replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Of course you should know the policies and procedures of your unit. If asked I would tell the truth. Maybe that is why I was often not scheduled when they were expected. In my state the surveyors are...
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    Mass. voters see robust 'Nurse Staffing Act' on horizon, finally!

    herring_RN replied to DannyBoy8's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The Patient Safety Act: What the Bill Does It protects patients safety The Patient Safety Act:Â What a Bill Does "How to get involved" for Massachusetts voters: The Coalition to Protect...
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    Mass. voters see robust 'Nurse Staffing Act' on horizon, finally!

    herring_RN replied to DannyBoy8's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I hope the nurses of Massachusetts work to keep this on the ballot. And educate the public. It will save lives. The opposition, Steward Health Care, the largest for-profit private hospital operator...
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    Maternal Mortality Is Rising in the U.S. As It Declines Elsewhere

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    California decided it was tired of women bleeding to death in childbirth The maternal mortality rate in the state is a third of the American average. Here's why... California decided it was tired of...
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    Maternal Mortality Is Rising in the U.S. As It Declines Elsewhere

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The Last Person You'd Expect to Die in Childbirth The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world, and 60 percent are preventable. The death of Lauren Bloomstein, a neonatal...
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    why can't nurses get safe staffing laws passed

    herring_RN replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thank you Nurse Beth!Our ratios in California truly save
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    How to keep RN License Active while Working from Home

    herring_RN replied to sanae's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There is no requirement to be employed as an RN. Completion of 30 continuing education hours is sufficient to renew an RN license in California. After I retired I took CE classes and renewed my...
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    why can't nurses get safe staffing laws passed

    herring_RN replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Federal law for any hospital admitting Medicare and/or Medicaid patients. From page 220 of the link: Clearly no nurse can be in more than one place at a time so insufficient staffing precludes the...
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    why can't nurses get safe staffing laws passed

    herring_RN replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nurses did not go on strike to achieve our ratios. thousands of nurses lobbied their state assembly members and senators, wrote letters, made phone calls, rallied, hosted town hall meetings, and...
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    Trump Admin Will Protect Health Workers Who Refuse Services On Religious Grounds

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

    She worked at a different hospital:
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    Preventable Medical Error 3rd leading cause of death

    herring_RN replied to guest7/31/17's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What hysteria?What does the PA scope of practice have to do with deaths due to medical errors? There may be a connection, but the link does not explain it at
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    Preventable Medical Error 3rd leading cause of death

    herring_RN replied to guest7/31/17's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think this is about the study referred to: The
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    Preventable Medical Error 3rd leading cause of death

    herring_RN replied to guest7/31/17's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is from 2013: This from
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    Trump Admin Will Protect Health Workers Who Refuse Services On Religious Grounds

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

    I know a retired nurse who left a job at a major medical center thirty years ago. She worked on a unit that cared for patients undergoing surgery for "Gender
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    Trump Admin Will Protect Health Workers Who Refuse Services On Religious Grounds

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

    Since 1964 it has been illegal for an employer to require performance or assistance in an abortion or sterilization procedure. I don't think there is a need for new statutes or regulations regarding...
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    Repealing ACA

    herring_RN replied to OnceMorewithFeeling's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The plan you once had seems almost exactly like my daughter's ACA insurance.Her cap including monthly premiums and copays is
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    why can't nurses get safe staffing laws passed

    herring_RN replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Arnold did NOT sign the bill. He tried to eliminate med-surg and ER ratoos with an executive order.Please read about how we achieved the ratios. Lives have been saved and nurses can better care for...
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    Catholic Nurse Sues Duke University Hospital After Refusing to Assist with Abortions

    herring_RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I worked with a nurse who wouldn't give blood. She was a wonderful colleague otherwise. Sometimes the assignment was changed. Other times another nurse started and observed the transfusion. She would...
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    Catholic Nurse Sues Duke University Hospital After Refusing to Assist with Abortions

    herring_RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    It is illegal for a hospital to force an employee to participate in abortion. My state nurses association recommends writing a letter to management informing them of your conscience restrictions so...
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    Floating

    herring_RN replied to Crush's topic in General Nursing

    I learned not to say. "I'm not comfortable floating to that unit." the supervisor then asked if my shoes were too tight. When I said, "I'm not competent to be assigned mental health patients, but will...
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    Floating

    herring_RN replied to Crush's topic in General Nursing

    From my state's hospital regulations. Hospitals have been cited for floating licensed nurses who were floated without having demonstrated competency and oriented to the
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    Is a public petition required?

    herring_RN replied to Jmar532's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It seems people who say they want to unionize are afraid to state it
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    California Requires Gender Pronouns

    herring_RN replied to DaveICURN's topic in Nursing News

    My step-Mom lives in a senior community with a SNF on the property. Twice after hospital discharge she was cared for at the SNF. For many that is their home. They also have a locked dementia unit with...
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    California Requires Gender Pronouns

    herring_RN replied to DaveICURN's topic in Nursing News

    The new law only applies to residents of a skilled nursing facility. I think the chart would use the patient/resident's legal name. Unless they are a celebrity or well known the legal name if used....
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    California Requires Gender Pronouns

    herring_RN replied to DaveICURN's topic in Nursing News

    More than 40 years ago I was a CNA when I cared for my first transgender patient. She was in traction for a fractured hip with surgery scheduled for the morning. I helped her with a bedpan before...