herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    PRN hours decreased because of the ACA

    herring_RN replied to kdhunley's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually the first health insurance was sold to Dallas texas teachers as a group by Baylor Hospital. In 1939 Blue Cross-Blue Shield provided hospital and physician office insurance sold to individuals...
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    PRN hours decreased because of the ACA

    herring_RN replied to kdhunley's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Health insurance was started by hospitals and the American Hospital Association. It was not the government, although at first it was tax exempt. Now most health insurance corporations are for profit...
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    Arterial Sheaths on the floor instead of the Unit

    herring_RN replied to Paperchasr's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with the advice here. IF the nurses are educated and experienced and there is sufficient straff it is OK. And if the RN removed the sheath the patient will need to be 1:1 for at least 20 to 30...
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    Lost my benefits

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

    Tell your manager, shift supervisor, and /or medical director each and every time staffing is unsafe. Keep a diary that includes what you said, who you said it to, and a direct quote of what that...
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    Any good "nurse" shows on tv? Netflix?

    herring_RN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Wit". Emma Thompson plays a woman dying of cancer. Nurses are portrayed accurately in my opinion.
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    Sutter Health - Union needed?

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

    Please don't clock out and then work. You can be accused of a HIPAA violation if you access protected information. Workers compensation will not help if you are injured. The hospital malpractice...
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    Food Insecurity and Child Malnutrition in the United States

    herring_RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Pediatric

    I sometimes buy a veggie burger at a drive thru, but we are doing well. They have good salads too: Sunny Grill - Home I never bought frozen or packaged burgers. i'd soak soy beans over night, cook...
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    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    herring_RN replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    All these posts make me think the problem is insufficient nurse staffing. Floor nurses are too busy with patients to drop what they are doing and come to the phone. The charge nurse probably has a...
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    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    herring_RN replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    NEVER a good practice.I'm pretty sure you made sure to let them
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    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    herring_RN replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is so very disturbing to me. Placing critically ill patiens on med-surg and not implementing hand off (report0 is literally a crime. It must stop. I would (and have) reported to the CMS and the...
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    RNs say yes to CNA

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

    California Pacific, San Francisco, RNs Say 'Yes' to CNA Posted On 2013 Dec 18 By : BMI Online Editor ... A clear majority of nurses voted for CNA representation despite intensive pressure and...
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    Providence Hospital RNs vote to unionize

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

    Hospital executives held a fundraiser for the chair of the D.C. City Council Health Committee. Nurses are respected by the public. Nurses vote. Will nurse advocacy or executive campaign money
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    Providence Hospital RNs vote to unionize

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

    The NAA site honors Lavinia Dock who in 1913 spoke at ANA convention urging nurses to support the union movement. Nurses should have listened to her. She was a true visionary and leader. AAHN...
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    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    herring_RN replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I work on a monitored unit an ER RN brings the patient. Report has been by phone so I look over the patient and chart and have time to ask questions. For medical-surgical patients there is always...
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    Irish nurses, midwives, and doctors protest cuts to healthcare services

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    HSE plan 'an austerity charter' ... The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) criticised the plan to cut health staff by a further 3,600 and the failure to learn the lessons of the...
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    Irish nurses, midwives, and doctors protest cuts to healthcare services

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Over 800 frontline jobs axed in 10 months
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    Irish nurses, midwives, and doctors protest cuts to healthcare services

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    HSE publishes long-delayed service plan for 2014 The HSE has said it plans to make €619m in cuts next year, down from an original projection of €666m. Just €23m of the projected savings will...
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    The Reason I Became a Nurse

    herring_RN replied to hrivera's topic in Nurses Rock

    Good for you! Thank you for writing this article. I think it will inspire people hoping to be a
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    herring_RN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In 2009 my employer went from Blue Cross to Aetna. The other choice is Kaiser. The employer pays 100% for Kaiser.The Aetna plan was $500 a month more than Kaiser. To keep my choice of doctor and...
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    Nurse To Patient Ratios

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hospital CEO pay not tied to quality of care: study Hospital CEOs' pay isn't linked to their hospital's benefit to the community. Nor is it linked to the quality of care the hospital provides, a new...
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    Nurse To Patient Ratios

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Massachusetts Nurses Seek Public Support for Minimum Staffing Ratios in Hospital Care Units Frustrated by the legislature's failure to enact a safepatient-staffing bill and citing changes brought on...
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    Nurses Volunteer to Help Typhoon Victims

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nearly 500 registered nurses from across the country have volunteered to go to the Philippines to help victims on the ground. Many of the volunteers are originally from the Philippines.... Video |...
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    Nurses Volunteer to Help Typhoon Victims

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Duluth nurse trades Christmas holiday to aid victims in Philippines ... A member of the R.N. Response Network, Anna Rathbun works in the ICU at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth. On Friday, she...
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    Nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital to strike Tuesday

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

    I don't fault anyone for not becoming a nurse or wanting to avoid bedside nursing in unsafe and understaffed conditions. For all of us who may be hospitalized I admire and thank the nurses working for...
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    Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

    herring_RN replied to skyflight's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Page 8 of this magazine has an article about the Orlando nurses and hospital employees working together. National Nurses United - National Nurse magazine October