herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    Air pollution 'kills 7 million people a year'

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ... The right to a healthy environment requires a healthy human habitat, including clean water, air, and soil that are free from toxins or hazards that threaten human health (Centre for Economic and...
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    Air pollution 'kills 7 million people a year'

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We can try to make them do so or vote them
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    Nurses of Local 97 Nova Scotia Union, say that mandatory ratios are necessary

    herring_RN posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Too often the nurses are understaffed, putting patients' health and even lives at risk.Capital Health, their employer, argues that mandatory ratios are too costly to implement and not effective.......
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    Unions protest 100m hospital donation

    herring_RN replied to mhy12784's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    What makes you think the hospital will serve those without access to quality healthcare?FYI because you don't know **** about them: The Real Welfare Queens - In These Times...
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    Unions protest 100m hospital donation

    herring_RN replied to mhy12784's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    This International Women's Day, Keep Koch out of NYC ... Their funding network, which the New York Times calls "unrivaled in complexity and secrecy," allows them to wield their clandestine influence...
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    Has anyone ever caught you in the act??

    herring_RN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Another nurse and I were side by side on lifecycles at the gym when a lean and muscular young man walked by. She whispered to me, "Look at those veins!". He stopped and treated us to a posing display...
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    Nursing Related Cartoons

    herring_RN replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    I should have known that. Once my Mom called because her neighbor was sick and wouldn't go to the hospital She was not rational. I told my Mom to call 911. The next morning we went to visit her in...
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    Nurse Says He Was Fired After Speaking Out Against Hospital Merger

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't like the BIG profit motive in healthcare. Fair pay for caregivers, support staff, and physicians is good. BIG pay to executives when nurse staffing is insufficient is
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    Medicare to disclose physician reimbursement data

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    For the first time in decades, HHS may start telling the public exactly how much money individual doctors earn treating Medicare patients. Previously, the release of specific Medicare...
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    Judge says Affinity Medical Center must reinstate nurse, recognize union

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

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    Sutter Health - Union needed?

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

    NLRB Upholds Vote by Sutter California Pacific RNs to Join CNA It's official. The federal government has upheld the vote by registered nurses at San Francisco's largest private hospital, and largest...
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    Nurse to Patient Staffing Ratio

    herring_RN replied to Seasoned's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Before ratios every hospital I know of had "Core Staffing". They would always schedule a a certain number of staff. It was different everywhere. Now the core staffing was set by the Department of...
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    Nurse to Patient Staffing Ratio

    herring_RN replied to Seasoned's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't think the current congress is not interested in a nurse staffing bill. Now is the time to organize to get it done as soon as possiblt. Maybe state-by state. There are two companion RATIO...
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    Is the California Board of Nursing Manipulating their Nursing Shortage?

    herring_RN replied to RoubRN's topic in California Nursing

    I'm so sorry this happened to you. It seems to be you are as competent as any RN. I remember when California began putting the notice on their web site. I think it was 1002. California is very...
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    Judge says Affinity Medical Center must reinstate nurse, recognize union

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

    Nurse returns to Affinity after judge rules reinstatement A registered nurse was greeted with paper lanterns, bag pipes, flowers and supporters Thursday morning as she returned to work at Affinity...
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    Judge says Affinity Medical Center must reinstate nurse, recognize union

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

    Perhaps this nurses will get his job back too:
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    Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

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

    CHS is now the largest hospital operator in terms of the number of facilities: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20140127/BUSINESS/301270054/Community-Health-Systems-completes-purchase-HMA Often...
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    Article by a Senior MD Includes Understanding of the Importance of Nursing Care

    herring_RN posted a topic in Nurses Rock

    ... What did this experience teach me about the current state of medical care in the US? Quite a lot, as it turns out. I always knew that the treatment of the critically ill in our best teaching...
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    From The Other Side Of the Bed :)

    herring_RN replied to LLC10's topic in Nurses Rock

    Thank you. Your appreciation means so very
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    Removal of the Nursing council licensure exam in Trinidad and Tobago

    herring_RN replied to ryan26's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Many professions in my country require a licensing examination. Physicians and attorneys for example. If he means that someone enrolled in an accredited school of nursing that is even more...
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    Nurse Says He Was Fired After Speaking Out Against Hospital Merger

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It seems to me that if what happened three years ago was just cause for termination they would have fired hime
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    Advice on Expressing Patient Safety Concerns

    herring_RN replied to hunnybeeRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    typo Even if your state has no whistleblower protection you CAN report to a licensing and regularory agency to protect future patients. Of course we do all we can to care for patients the unsafe...
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    Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

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

    If you ALL want your 8 hour shifts back I think it is worth having a few meetings away from the hospital to plan. Then begin by bringing it up at staff meetings. A letter signed by all nursing staff...
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    Advice on Expressing Patient Safety Concerns

    herring_RN replied to hunnybeeRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You can complain to the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services: Survey and CertificationRegional and Central Office Management You can submit a complaint to The Joint...
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    NLRB orders Medical Center to Bargain With Nurses

    herring_RN posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Affinity Medical Center in Massillon, Ohio, was ordered torecognize and bargain in good faith with the National Nurses OrganizingCommittee-Ohio on a first contract for its registered nurses, and to...