herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    An RN's thoughts on the health care law

    herring_RN replied to RN4MERCY's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The law is for working people who can't afford
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    Obamacare Survives, Supreme Court Rescues 'Big Health'

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    [color=#365f91]obamacare survives, supreme court rescues 'big health' [color=#333333]just a quick comment on the supreme court's decision to uphold the constitutionality of the obama healthcare...
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    Obama health care law upheld.

    herring_RN replied to strawberryfields's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I hope you do
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    Obama health care law upheld.

    herring_RN replied to strawberryfields's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I hope you graduate and are working with benefits before 2014. (If that is what you want)If the legislature and governor of your state doesn't refuse help for low income people to buy health insurance...
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    Obama health care law upheld.

    herring_RN replied to strawberryfields's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Do you get paid for caring for uninsured patients?Are you a
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    Obama health care law upheld.

    herring_RN replied to strawberryfields's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That is why the law has a way for you to have help.Home | HealthCare.gov It may depend on whether your state accepts the new federal options to help working people afford health insurance. --...
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    Obama health care law upheld.

    herring_RN replied to strawberryfields's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    See your post #87. I cant copy and paste formsome reason, but you posted that 80 year are not "entitled" yada,myada, yada. And i question what entitlement has to do with it, if they are healthy...
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    An RN's thoughts on the health care law

    herring_RN replied to RN4MERCY's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Excellent discussion. My grandmother sold her house and lived with her children during my entire childhood so she could pay the bills for my grandfathers terminal cancer treatment. If Medicare had...
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    New national nurses union forms

    herring_RN posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    A new national union of up to 154,000 registered nurses was created in Phoenix today, replacing one of the most aggressive nurse unions in the industry and combining its membership with two other...
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    Obamacare Survives, Supreme Court Rescues 'Big Health'

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Fact-checking claims about the individual mandate -- http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2012/jun/28/fact-checking-claims-about-individual-mandate/ Top 5 falsehoods about the health care...
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    Obamacare Survives, Supreme Court Rescues 'Big Health'

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't have a password for that link. Try this site: Supreme Court health care decision (full text) - The Washington
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    Obamacare Survives, Supreme Court Rescues 'Big Health'

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    democracy now! special: supreme court upholds healthcare overhaul, individual mandate ... amygoodman: karen higgins is standing outside the supreme court right now. she's a nurse and co-president of...
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    Obamacare Survives, Supreme Court Rescues 'Big Health'

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    [color=#496a8b]sanders, nurses: we still need 'medicare for all' what sanders says about thursday's supreme court decision upholding the aca provides important insights for progressives as they...
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    California RN-staffing ratio law is threatened. See letter to legislators.

    herring_RN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You are absolutely correct. All nurses and others needs to be competent. I remember being an LVN for 19 years after working as a CNA for 18 months. Floats and registry sometimes didn't know our...
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    California RN-staffing ratio law is threatened. See letter to legislators.

    herring_RN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    it is nurse-to patient ratios effective january 1, 2004 -- http://www.cdph.ca.gov/services/dpopp/regs/pages/n2pregulations.aspx but the high acuity of acute care patients makes it near impossible for...
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    California RN-staffing ratio law is threatened. See letter to legislators.

    herring_RN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    error
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    California RN-staffing ratio law is threatened. See letter to legislators.

    herring_RN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The California Nurses Association (CNA) worked with non union nurses, nurses belonging to other unions, and people who understood the importance of safe staffing to get the ratio law passed. i can...
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    Out of ratio and dirty rooms a ok!?

    herring_RN replied to Chaotic Mind's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Rather than plan to provide sufficient nurses your manager is planning to violate the safe staffing law -- Nurse-to-Patient Ratio I would contact your hospitals infection control officer too. Often...
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    California RN-staffing ratio law is threatened. See letter to legislators.

    herring_RN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i was not whining when along with tens of thousands of my fellow nurses i worked forb 12 years to get the ratio law passed and implemented. i do not wand my patients to suffer and/or die because i...
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    California RN-staffing ratio law is threatened. See letter to legislators.

    herring_RN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    [color=#38393c]california hospitals, with help from uhw-seiu local, launch new attack on life-saving ratio law [color=#38393c]sacramento, calif., june 15, 2012 [color=#38393c]the california...
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    Are nurses forced to assist abortions?

    herring_RN replied to lookingintoRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    federal law prohibits forcing nurses or others to participate in abortion. hospitals have repeatedly lost lawsuits regarding this. - http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/fir...t-in-abortion/ i read...
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    so-cal job market and supporting my husband

    herring_RN replied to supportmyh's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    With his experience he could probably be hired at a hospital associated skilled nursing facility, nursing home, or clinic. Most nursing home openings are weekends and nights. As before the good...
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    so-cal job market and supporting my husband

    herring_RN replied to supportmyh's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In Los Angeles both skilled nursing facilities and outpatient clinics have LVNs. All but the worst staffed nursing homes will only hire an experienced nurse, not a new grad or someone who hasn't been...
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    Are nurse patient ratio's safe with the numbers rising away?

    herring_RN replied to Aubrianna's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Nurses in long term care and correctional facilities often are assigned an impossible number of patients. we need a change of priorities. Sick people suffer lack of nursing care at so called "nursinf...
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    Thousands of nurses to march at G8 summit in Chicago, 18 May

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thousands of nurses to march at G8 summit in Chicago, 18 May Nurses from across the U.S., joined by healthcare, labor and other community activists, as well as activists from G-8 nations, will hold...