Patti SW

Patti SW

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  1. Do you feel you have safe staffing ratios at your facility?

    Patti SW replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my God! What state allows this? Seven pts per

  2. doctors treatment of nurses??

    Patti SW replied to nursejllrn's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in small, medium and large hospitals. I asked one GI doc why they felt the need to be demeaning. He said, we for the most part ,are socially retarded. We are the boys and girls who no...

  3. The Power of Positive Thought

    Patti SW replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you think a negative thought would be better? I think people can " will themselves to death" Elderly men who lose their wifes usually check out quickly. I believe positive thoughts make the loss...

  4. insurance questions

    Patti SW replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Nursing

    The pt is not "kicked out". This is something the family may feel to be true but, until they are no longer acutely ill they stay in the hospital. Medicaid does not run out, at least where I live....

  5. What brings non-nurses to allnurses?

    Patti SW replied to ruralnurs's topic in General Nursing

    I wish this country would realize how important it would be for someone who really cares could be to to the healthcare industry.. Please don't give up. Healthcare needs

  6. What brings non-nurses to allnurses?

    Patti SW replied to ruralnurs's topic in General Nursing

    I am a hospital social worker. I am tired of nurses not realizing how important they really are to healthcare. They are so beaten down by the insurance companies and medicare. I want to show them we...

  7. Should medication aides exist?

    Patti SW replied to BradleyRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sorry, but it is not "health care" who no longer cares about the pt. It is the insurance co. If you have insurance you are more likely to get less than a traditional medicare pt. Your insurance...