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  1. Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    jjjoy replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In order for the government to be a least a little effective, we all can't specifically earmark exactly where we want each of our tax dollars to go. Unfortunately, that does mean that sometimes my tax...

  2. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    jjjoy replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't know if it's an oxymoron, but it is a good point that there are limits to the type and amount of care we can afford, either as individuals or as a society. The question is how do we balance...

  3. Nursing School or Med School?!? BOTH?

    jjjoy replied to Khaos05's topic in General Nursing

    Let me share some of my experience as food for thought. I decided on nursing school because I enjoyed the health sciences & was on the pre-med track by default but really wasn't sure about...

  4. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    jjjoy replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If that's truly the case, how is it helpful when health care is more expensive to access? A national plan should include case management (as most health insurance companies do in order to reduce...

  5. Acceptable questions for nursing students to ask?

    jjjoy replied to linnywho's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our ridiculously long and unrealistic patient assessment form was similar to that. I don't remember the specifics, but it was four pages long and for any given patient only about 1/4 was relevant to...

  6. Any Nurses in Southern Cali?

    jjjoy replied to Hanabna's topic in General Nursing

    Great! Also, a phone call can at times be much more effective than a letter. Good

  7. Dipoma Nurse and Proud!

    jjjoy replied to nurse4117's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think the reason some people think BSN is a good way to go is because for many people out there, if they hear that nurses don't need a bachelor's degree that it can't be that hard. The assumption is...

  8. As nurses do you see the need for medical assistants?

    jjjoy replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing isn't "giving away parts of nursing." The business of health care is. Nursing tends be a catch all type of job. In hospitals, first they did just about everything for the sick patient besides...

  9. Nursing School or Med School?!? BOTH?

    jjjoy replied to Khaos05's topic in General Nursing

    I know I felt much of nursing school seemed to only superficially address the pathophys of our patients. The depth seemed on par with having read a two page patient information sheet about any...

  10. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    jjjoy replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't think anyone who seriously cares about our society suggest 'let's just throw money at the problem.' You may disagree with the potential effectiveness of the idea, and that's where the critique...

  11. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    jjjoy replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Our current health insurance companies also dictate what procedures are and are not covered. Yes, someone could pay out-of-pocket, but many national health programs also allow that option. One might...

  12. How is the NP role different from MD

    jjjoy replied to abcdefg's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    jzzy88 - (on an aside here) I've seen you regularly argue that NP training is definitely sufficient for safe, effective practice. However, I understand that you're not yet a nursing student. How...

  13. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    jjjoy replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just wanted to point out that it was "no taxation without representation", not "no taxation,

  14. Any Nurses in Southern Cali?

    jjjoy replied to Hanabna's topic in General Nursing

    That's a great start! Now try another hospital. And another. Some are more strict about this type of policy than others. In addition to that, ask to speak to the volunteer department. Make sure to...

  15. Are 12 hour shifts safe?

    jjjoy replied to psychnurse1998's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    But with a longer day, you also have more things to accomplish. Those additional 4 hours also come with more orders, more admits/discharges, etc. I guess the benefit is that you already know the...

  16. Med Pass

    jjjoy replied to Lfransis's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    you wouldn't question the order because you are familiar with common practice. a nurse new to the environment has a more difficult making the call and should question any practice he/she is unfamiliar...

  17. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    jjjoy replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I do know people with dual citizenship who won't give up their right to use the Canadian health system just in case. And we certainly have heard of people buying medicine from Canada. Paying a...

  18. THE WORST Experience/night of my life!

    jjjoy replied to emmie08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yep, the "tsk-tsk" attitude is so unproductive! There's a lot to learn and while you learned many things in school, most of that info isn't right there in one's automatic memory recall. It takes lots...

  19. Yelled at nursing station by doctor

    jjjoy replied to longjourneydream's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What's difficult as a newbie is when told "you should have done X" it sounds like "your judgement call on this was all wrong" which gets interpretted as "your judgement stinks" which leads the newbie...

  20. I'm a Clinical Informatics Specialist!

    jjjoy replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah! I'm working with clinical information now, too, and it works well for me! Best wishes to you in this new adventure. You sound excited, as well you should

  21. single parents and 12 hour shifts.

    jjjoy replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's always nice to hear how things have turned out (so far!). Thanks for the update and glad to hear things are going

  22. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

    jjjoy posted a topic in General Nursing

    To me, nursing school often felt like a series of crash courses, one in each specialty area. Dozens of disease processes and conditions were covered each lecture, with no time for questions,...

  23. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    jjjoy replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yep, that's the real problem. Not that getting sick & not being able to work means losing one's health insurance and possibly one's whole life savings. Americans come in many different shapes...

  24. Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    jjjoy replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I get rather annoyed when any considered government mandate leads to the threat of a "nanny state." I do think that we people, as a group, sometimes need such help in 'doing the right thing.' For...

  25. Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    jjjoy replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    On the other hand, the most effective way to run any kind of group insurance is to have as many low-risk participants as possible. If everyone is high-risk, the insurance won't work. The idea of...