kjetski

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1. If I can't handle medical, am I weak?....

   kjetski replied to RN_Newbie's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I know nothing at all about medicine. Social science? Bring it on... In any event my first class starts in a month.. A & P. Time to get 1000 3 x 5's I guess. I could not imagine the pressure...

2. Falling Behind: Americans' Access to Medical Care Deteriorates

   kjetski replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Walmart is probably the largest private health provider in the US. Those four dollar scrips have lowered the cost and increased the competition. The marketplace works boys and

3. Falling Behind: Americans' Access to Medical Care Deteriorates

   kjetski replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   It appears that HSC "tracking report" is based on self reporting. Self reporting is a lousy way to gather data. A couple of years ago The Lancet published a so called study claiming mega-deaths in...

4. National Day of protest Against Insurance Corps

   kjetski replied to Ludlow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I went to the website and talk about agenda driven! What some of my liberal brethern are proposing will bankrupt the USA. I just roll my eyes sometimes when presented with communist claptrap. 1 An...

5. National Day of protest Against Insurance Corps

   kjetski replied to Ludlow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Have you really looked at the Inland Revenue income tax rates? Are you aware of the hated VAT? On top of the VAT and income taxes there are road taxes, council taxes, death taxes and formely a TV...

6. National Day of protest Against Insurance Corps

   kjetski replied to Ludlow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Attack? What attack? Your concerns/logic are misplaced. I provided an example that is accepted as "general knowledge" and pointed out the tone of your response. This is a political sub-forum...

7. a question about the good samaritan law

   kjetski replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

   Indeed, The key is moral. I am rather sanguine about the protection provided by Samaritan laws

8. National Day of protest Against Insurance Corps

   kjetski replied to Ludlow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Indeed, Free expression is a path to freedom. If you cannot take the heat do not jump into the fire. In any event the response to my simple request for a proper source was silence. Case

9. National Day of protest Against Insurance Corps

   kjetski replied to Ludlow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   It is obvious that you do not understand a darn thing about economics. Healthcare is a business, it is not a right given to us by our creator. Universal healthcare is an oxymoron. Waiting times...

10. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    kjetski replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    My sister is a PA. She drinks like a fish and chain smokes. I have seen her light one from the end of another. A couple of years ago I was visiting her in the Florida Panhandle. In keeping with her...

11. Pandemic News/Awareness - Thread 3

    kjetski replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you do not remember the so called "swine flu threat". The latest from the "sky is falling" crowd is the bird flu hoax. H5N1 (or whatever moniker) is of no threat to civilized societies....

12. National Day of protest Against Insurance Corps

    kjetski replied to Ludlow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    OMFG! Who gave you the purple Koolaid? The insurance industry saves millions of consumers billions of dollars every month by allowing them to contract their healthcare costs. Who could do it...

13. striking nurses

    kjetski replied to amandasdad's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Bollix, or so the phrase goes. The OP is entitled to an opinion, which I do not happen to share. The OP sounds like a Kipper, and that explains a

14. Am i being Discriminated against?

    kjetski replied to WVnurse6608's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Diabetics are NOT covered by the ADA. My SO has her masters degree in Human Resources. Diabetics can control their illness... Sorry no

15. What is the Law for Nurses taking breaks?

    kjetski replied to Ebeza's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My sister is a PA who has a mind of her own. She conducts her practice at her own pace (slow) and chainsmokes. She will light the end of one with another.. She has an FY designation rather than one...