herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    Nurses at Allina to strike: What's at stake?

    herring_RN posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Thousands of nurses at five Minnesota hospitals are scheduled to go on strike at 7 a.m. Monday, Labor Day, in a dispute over health insurance, workplace safety and staffing levels.... ... Union...
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    Union bias/discrimination.

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

    I'm sorry this happened to you. I would get everything in writing from now on. Can you email, write, or meet with the union president and/or board of
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    How th e US Government and Big Pharma P rotect Pharmaceut ical Profits

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    SUMMARY The enormous profits of the pharmaceutical industry are dependent on government protected monopolies Patent protected drugs only consist of 10% of the prescription drug market, but constitute...
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    How th e US Government and Big Pharma P rotect Pharmaceut ical Profits

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How to Cut Drug Prices? California Can Set a Model With Prop. 61 California voters can take matters, and their health, into their own hands – and set a national model by passing Proposition 61...
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    What do you think can be done to improve access to mental health care?

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The problem has been getting worse for decades. I once saw a man hit by a car near a hospital. Neighbors had repeatedly called to report a man who walked naked across a four lane street for hours at...
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    Any tips re: unions organizing RNs and MAs in New Mexico?

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

    Thank you.Click this link: National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees | About
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    Any tips re: unions organizing RNs and MAs in New Mexico?

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

    I think a nurses union is best for patient care
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    Any tips re: unions organizing RNs and MAs in New Mexico?

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

    We began organizing my hospital with the California Nurses Association in late 1990. We filed for election in 1992 and won our election almost six months later. It took more than two years to...
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    Nurses at Allina to strike: What's at stake?

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

    With nurses on the outside, Allina CEO focuses her attention on the real issues: Health Catalyst Mathew Keller, RN JD Regulatory and Policy Nursing Specialist, 9/6/16 It's been well reported that...
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    nurses get blamed because the public don't understand medical

    herring_RN replied to sleeptime's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't think we have enough information about "those articles" for a productive
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    Activism??? Nursing responsibilities increasing dramatically

    herring_RN replied to La'sBlueSky's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is too difficult when you are the only one. I know it worked on one unit where everyone, RN, LVN, CNA, and unit secretary filled them out. The hospital attorney came to a staff meeting. He said...
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    Nurses at Allina to strike: What's at stake?

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

    THANK YOU!I consider you and your colleagues to be doing this for all nurses. I'm so glad you have support from the
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    What do you think can be done to improve access to mental health care?

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What do you think of this article on the history of the release of mental patients from
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    Nurses at Allina to strike: What's at stake?

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

    Today I Walked Into My Last Shift at United Kelsey Swenson, Facebook, 9/2/16 ... I am a "lifer" at United. 25 years ago, my parents excitedly rushed in for a scheduled c-section and left with...
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    Nurses at Allina to strike: What's at stake?

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

    Nearly 5,000 Allina Health nurses begin open-ended strike Nearly 5,000 nurses at five different hospitals in the Twin Cities walked off the job Monday morning after failing to agree to a new...
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    Activism??? Nursing responsibilities increasing dramatically

    herring_RN replied to La'sBlueSky's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    THANK YOU! I would file an incident report each and every time dietary, pharmacy, or another department makes an error, doesn't send needed food or medication, or does not show to do their job. I...
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    RNs underpaid at non-profit, administration rolling in the dough

    herring_RN replied to RNBSN1000's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Patients are admitted to the hospital because they need nursing care. There is no other reason. If they don't need 24/7 nursing care they are outpatients. In Oklahoma hospital regulations are under...
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    RNs underpaid at non-profit, administration rolling in the dough

    herring_RN replied to RNBSN1000's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I'm re-posting what I wrote in the "General Nursing, Nursing Activism Healthcare Politics" forum. I grew up in Oklahoma and moved to California. I attended high school, college, and nursing school in...
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    Activism??? Nursing responsibilities increasing dramatically

    herring_RN replied to La'sBlueSky's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Here is an example of a hospital cited with a Statement of Deficiency for unsafe nurse staffing. The nurse was assigned four patients with one critically ill requiring 1:1 care. There is no Plan of...
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    RNs underpaid at non-profit, administration rolling in the dough

    herring_RN replied to RNBSN1000's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the public will be interested that safe, effective, competent nursing care is being compromised at their facility. When they find out that in the multi-specialty critical care unit it can take...
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    Staffing ratios

    herring_RN replied to MickiSkibinski's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Here is a "Statement of Deficiency" issued to a hospital in California where a patient fell and died. Unsafe staffing was a major factor. The hospital was fined and forced to write a "Plan of...
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    Activism??? Nursing responsibilities increasing dramatically

    herring_RN replied to La'sBlueSky's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is important to speak up! I think a major issue is probably unsafe staffing.Keep records as in my previous post. if you write every shift you work it will hold up in court or the Board of Nursing...
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    Activism??? Nursing responsibilities increasing dramatically

    herring_RN replied to La'sBlueSky's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You have excellently described what is wrong in all too many hospitals and healthcare facilities. As rapid changes are implemented in health care settings, RNs are often witnesses to unsafe or...
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    What do you think of the CDC? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    When SARS, H1N1, and other infectious diseases began to threaten people in the United States nurses were able to use the CDC information to proactively insist our facilities educate all direct care...
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    What do you think of the CDC? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just this weekend an opinion was published about the CDC (Below) August 27, 2016, 08:30 am What is going on at the CDC? Health agency ethics need scrutiny By Carey Gillam, contributor Officials...