herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    Nearly 1 million Californians seek medical care in Mexico annually

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I know people who go to have dental work done because the cost is so low. It's a three hour drive from here. It seems to be as good as my dental care. Sometimes there are reports that border towns...
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    No More Fingersticks for Techs!!

    herring_RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I tried to make it clear that it was NOT a CNA lying about vital signs. It was people who were forced to be "patient care partners" or be unemployed because the hospital chose to lay off licensed...
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    No More Fingersticks for Techs!!

    herring_RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the NY BON site and could not find the regulation or law. At my hospital and many others in California up to 50% of the RNs and LVNs were laid off and replaced with dietary and housekeeping...
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    No More Fingersticks for Techs!!

    herring_RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    The SAME person who does the glucose testing shoud treat the result. The people who do their own accuchecks also give themselves insulin. The problem is that hospitals would rather staff unsafely and...
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    Oklahoma Nurses get paid WHAT?!

    herring_RN replied to Mrs.BSN71109's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of good people in Oklahoma. If we could find a buyer and DH didn't have a circle of friends we could sell our little CA house and buy a nicer one near my family. Yes I think some in Texas have a...
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    No More Fingersticks for Techs!!

    herring_RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I would copy the written response you received from the BON and show it to my colleagues. Then write a letter stating that it is not not legal for unlicensed personnel to perform fingersticks in the...
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    No More Fingersticks for Techs!!

    herring_RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    We've found that so long as they don't get caught hospitals don't mind breaking the law. Just like people speed and run red lights. Only nurses have to be the police. We first inform them of the law...
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    Media Blackout on Single-Payer Healthcare?

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The advertisers own the commercial media. How many insurance and pharma ads do you see? The corporations also donate to candidates of both
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    No More Fingersticks for Techs!!

    herring_RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    We found it disturbing that licensed nurses were being replaced with unlicensed assistive personnel. Whenever you give away part of your practice you are going to have less time for your patients. At...
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    No More Fingersticks for Techs!!

    herring_RN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    It has not been OK in my state for a decade. I was one of thousands who worked for this law. Once before rations I had eight patients on telemetry. Six were diabetic. The CNA gave me a list of room...
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    One on ones are killing us for staffing!

    herring_RN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone remember this thread?
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    Emergency Nurse Relief Act 2009- Update

    herring_RN replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I love and admire the many foreign nurse graduates I've worked with over the years. An amazing RN who oriented me when I was a new grad taught me organizational skilld that continue to help me. She is...
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    Did you watch "Reforming Healthcare on Bill Moyers Journal"?

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Did you watch Bill Moyers Journal? You can see the video on line if you missed
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    Did you watch "Reforming Healthcare on Bill Moyers Journal"?

    herring_RN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    some highlights from the transcript: [color=#333333][color=#333333][color=#333333]"it's what we used to call national health insurance, so government collects the money for health care from taxes. you...
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    10 Excellent Reasons for National Health Care

    herring_RN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Those 10 Excellent reasons are: 1. It's good for our health. 2. It costs less and saves money. 3. It will assure high quality health care for all Americans, rich or poor. 4. It's the best choice -...
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    Swine flu, latest example of why an economic theory endangers us

    herring_RN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    bacon-flavored capitalism the swine flu scare was just the latest example of why an economic theory that mixes subsidization, consolidation and deregulation endangers us all.... ...the associated...
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    Single-payer advocates disrupt Senate Finance Committee.

    herring_RN replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The "Blues" give us the blues wiyth their shell game of for profit subsidiaris. http://www.putmipeoplefirst.com/pdfs/2008/04/Freep-AF-411608.pdf They still deny needed care. Google this site to find...
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    Single-payer advocates disrupt Senate Finance Committee.

    herring_RN replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What useful things are the for profit insurance corporations doing? Seriously I can't even guess. The United States needs to come up with the times. We once had the best public schools, safest food...
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    Interesting article on Obama health care plan

    herring_RN replied to Future-nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    when a family member gets cancer or is an accident premiums will be raised. those people too will join the elderly and permanently disabled in medicare. healthy people will pay for their insurance and...
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    Single-payer advocates disrupt Senate Finance Committee.

    herring_RN replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    With single payer expanded and improved Medicare will be the insurance company. There will be no shareholders or multimillion dollar compensation. The good smart people who work for the for profits...
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    Single-payer advocates disrupt Senate Finance Committee.

    herring_RN replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We have a responsibility to advocate for the interests and wishes of our patients. We have a responsibility to provide safe, effective, therapeutic, competent nursing care in a compassionate manner....
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    Single-payer advocates disrupt Senate Finance Committee.

    herring_RN replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    a partial list of supporters of hr 676 (conyers) united states national health insurance act - physicians for a national health program, 14,000 members - american medical student association (amsa)...
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    Single-payer advocates disrupt Senate Finance Committee.

    herring_RN replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Cutting costs and providing health insurance to all Americans will not be possible without either: - Rationing care - Raising taxes OR - Taking the profit from the insurance
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    Single-payer advocates disrupt Senate Finance Committee.

    herring_RN replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Civil rights and health care rights, says Chism, are "…about the same things. It’s about equality. It’s about social justice. But we’ve got people more concerned about making a profit than...
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    Single-payer advocates disrupt Senate Finance Committee.

    herring_RN replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Five protesters were arrested this morning at a Senate hearing on health-care reform. The protesters -- some, who identified themselves as doctors and nurses -- were be charged with "Disruption of...