herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    A bill to protect nurse whistleblowers signed into law by Gov. Perry

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    TEXT OF THE LAW -
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    A bill to protect nurse whistleblowers signed into law by Gov. Perry

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    on june 17, 2011 texas governor rick perry signed an excellent nurse whistleblower bill sb 192 for into law. - http://www.legis.state.tx.us/billlookup/history.aspx?legsess=82r&bill=sb192 text of...
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    US Nurses Stand By UK Nurses

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

    u.s. nurses support millions of striking uk workers "these plans are just a cynical move to raise £4 billion to pay down the deficit caused by the bankers. instead of raiding the pensions of hard...
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    What do you thinkf of "Magnet"?

    herring_RN replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    comparison of patient outcomes in magnet® and non-magnet hospitals. non-magnet hospitals had better patient outcomes than magnet hospitals.
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    Health Insurance and Gender Discrimination

    herring_RN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How is being the victim of a violent crime a reason to deny health insurance? These health insurance corporations make huge profits. They don't provide any healthcare. I think it is time for Medicare...
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    Nurses protest at HCA Largo Medical Center

    herring_RN replied to VU RN BSN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Originally Posted by Tankweti To Futterwacken: I thought that was an excellent comment you made about facilities not being interested in new grads but being interested in overloading the nurses...
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    Can excelsior grads who later obtain their NP or CRNA practice in MD or CA?

    herring_RN replied to txnursingirl's topic in Excelsior College

    i'm not so sure. check the brn web site and click the application links. they state that eligibility requires the possession of an active california registered nurse (rn) license. -...
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    Intermediate care units?

    herring_RN replied to lrc1203's topic in General Nursing

    In California a step-down unit is defined in hospital licensing regulations. At minimum you should insist on education and experience including advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) as part of...
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    4000 RNs Win new contract

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

    Hail! to the victors valiantHail! to the nursing heroes Hail! Hail! to Michigan,The champions of the West! We cheer them again We cheer and cheer again For Michigan, we cheer for Michigan We cheer...
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    Mount St. Mary's nursing ADN program, Spring 2012; any advice?

    herring_RN replied to student2012's topic in California Nursing

    In my decades of nursing in Los Angeles I've been staff preceptor for Mount St. Mary's students and work with graduate RNs. Somehow this school's graduates are consistently excellent compassionate...
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    Nurses & Bill Gates Back Wall Street Tax at the G20 Summit

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The world's second-richest man and a group of American nurses on the frontlines of the Occupy Wall Street protests came to the G20 summit in Cannes, France this week to advocate for the same thing....
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    Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    herring_RN replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    We who worked 12 years to achieve the safe staffing ratio law respect ourselves. WE union and non union nurses did that with the leaders of my
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    Understanding management buzzwords

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

    I don't like "us" versus "them" either. But after decades on not needing a union my hospital was purchased by a for profit, traded on the stock market corporation. We needed to unionize to save our...
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    Ratio violations

    herring_RN replied to smoke over fire's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    employers generally try to get away with all they can. it reminds me of drivers getting away with speeding or running a red light. the former governor cut the budget for enforcement of hospital...
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    Sympathy strike...would you do it??

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

    The sympathy strike is about supporting our colleages. Kaiser is trying to take away sick pay, pensions, and health insurance for LVNs, CNAs, clerks, medical assistants in clinics, lab workers,...
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    Nurses Speak Out Against Debate Audience Members Who Cheered Leaving Uninsured to Die

    herring_RN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i am pro life. that means i think abortion is killing a baby. i believe it is not pro life to clap and cheer for letting 30 year old die because he didn't have health insurance. "therefore all things...
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    Nurses fighting for everyone

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

    tax wall street local nurse submits a modest proposal by elizabeth pataki when politicians in washington, d.c., debate how much to cut from medicare, social security, medicaid or other basic programs...
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    Nurses fighting for everyone

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

    National Nurses Make History - Sept 1, 2011 -
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    Nurses fighting for everyone

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

    a supreme court decision decades ago prevented an all nurses union. please see previous posts in this thread. this thread shows ho nnu rns support our colleagues whether lvn/lpn, cna, rt,...
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    Nurses fighting for everyone

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

    nurses take on wall st. and the politicians who pander to corporations on september 1, nurses will converge on congressional offices, calling on lawmakers to support a tax on financial transactions to...
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    Nurses share stories about impact of economy

    herring_RN replied to scecile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Class warfare -
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    Nurses fighting for everyone

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

    nurses tell wall street to pay their fair share
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    Sanders, McDermott push for single-payer health care

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    when democrats controlled the house, the senate and the white house in 2009 and 2010, president obama rejected the idea of a single-payer health care system because the political support for it wasn't...
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    Vermont governor signs single-payer health law

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    vermont gov. peter shumlin on thursday signed into law a bill establishing a single-payer health care plan for the state, making vermont the first state to do so. shumlin lauded the legislation as an...
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    South Africa's government has set out its plans to introduce a universal health care

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    [color=#333333]a pilot scheme in 10 areas is to start in april 2012, and will then be phased in nationally over the next 14 years. [color=#333333]"these first steps towards establishing national...