herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    Health coverage 'plan' was no insurance at all

    herring_RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree. The insurance companies do all they can to take in as much money as possible and pay out the least. And this bill to use tax money to subsidize health insurance for low income people is...
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    Aroostook nurses walk for contract

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

    I found two reports: Local 7631 of the MSNA/CNA/NNOC and Aroostook Medical Center reached a tentative
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    Medicare for everyone is a public option

    herring_RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't understand this post. Do you want us to have a military? Social Security?
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    Medicare for everyone is a public option

    herring_RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So do you think the government should not run the military? I think rather than disband the military or getting rid of Medicare WE THE PEOPLE through our government need to do all we can to prevent...
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    Medicare for everyone is a public option

    herring_RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Do you really want choice and control over your healthcare? There is still hope for real
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    Health coverage 'plan' was no insurance at all

    herring_RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am angry that this is happening to you. It is NOT fair. We need to have healthcare for everyone. But insurance does not = guaranteed
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    Democrats want everyone else to pay for the health care

    herring_RN replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Greedy dishonest people cheat when they can. Yet I think doing good for people is still worthwhile. The United Way had a scandal, but the good they do outweighs the harm cheaters
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    Democrats want everyone else to pay for the health care

    herring_RN replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Many surgeons and others contributed over hundreds of years to create innovative approaches to surgery.
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    Big Pharma's Newest Fake Disease

    herring_RN replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    or the horrifying disease hypotrichosis (not enough eyelashes). ask if you should be treated with
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    Democrats want everyone else to pay for the health care

    herring_RN replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is my country. I love my country and want it to do better, Therefore many nurses and others are working to make life better for us all. I'm sorry that some don't trust th American people and our...
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    Health Care is a right

    herring_RN replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This thread is for discussing our opinion regarding healthcare being a right. It is not onle for nurses in the
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    Health Care is a right

    herring_RN replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Private hospitals have dumped patients on skid row http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-11-16-kaiser_x.htm http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jun/02/local/me-dumping31...
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    Health Care is a right

    herring_RN replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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    Health Care is a right

    herring_RN replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.namesofthedead.com/story.php?id=4012 http://www.namesofthedead.com/story.php?id=3966 http://www.namesofthedead.com/story.php?id=4113 http://www.namesofthedead.com/story.php?id=4031 "health...
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    A Wardrobe Malfunction, or Why Not to Wear A Halloween Costume to Work

    herring_RN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago only the oncology unit at my hospital had a tradition of staff and patients dressing up for Halloween. Patients really looked forward to it. A male nurse dressed as a female nurse. White...
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    Does the MAGNET system work?

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

    Don't hospitals pay a lot on the "journey to
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    Half of US kids will get food stamps, study says

    herring_RN replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Most single mothers working as clerks or nursing assistants while in nursing school use food stamps until they
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    Heroes fighting for single-payer, arrested.

    herring_RN replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    protesters arrested in pelosi's office san francisco -- federal police on tuesday arrested 12 supporters of a single-payer health care system who entered house speaker nancy pelosi's san francisco...
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    Health Care is a right

    herring_RN replied to headsup's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think we all deserve a single standard of safe, effective, therapeutic healthcare delivered with compassion. Is that not our goal as
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    Heroes fighting for single-payer, arrested.

    herring_RN replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    11 arrested at pelosi's office, for guaranteed healthcare the struggle for guaranteed healthcare moved today to rep. nancy pelosi’s district office, as 11 healthcare advocates were arrested for...
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    Ratio question

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

    The nursery is staffed with an RN and an LVN. A third "baby nurse" is assigned to the nursery but cares for the babies when they are with the mothers and transports babies at mothers request. Kind of...
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    Democrats want everyone else to pay for the health care

    herring_RN replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    study says most corporations pay no u.s. income taxes washington (reuters) - most u.s. and foreign corporations doing business in the united states avoid paying any federal income taxes, despite...
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    RNs are ready to strike Oct. 30 over lack healthcare worker safety equipment

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

    tentative deal between nurses and catholic healthcare west sacramento november 2, 2009 9:18am catholic healthcare west, the largest not-for-profit hospital system in california and which operates...
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    Ratio question

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

    i have heard that the proposed legislation for florida improves on the california law. our california regulations include as the last
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    RNs are ready to strike Oct. 30 over lack healthcare worker safety equipment

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

    RNs: Strike Plan Forces Overdue Release Of Masks, Hospitals Have No More Excuses To Improve H1N1 Standards This week's announcement of a major nurses strike over inadequate hospital protections for...