tewdles RN

tewdles has 31 years experience as a RN and specializes in PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice.

tewdles's Latest Activity

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   12 hour shifts in public health?

   tewdles replied to Queen2u's topic in Public/Community

   In some rural areas, Alaska for example, the PHNs travel to villages to provide their services. As one might imagine, it is hard to maintain "bankers hours" when practicing like that. I do believe that they are primarily M-F, 8-4:30 though, even her...
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   Advice and tips on completing Time Cards, Flowsheets, and Daily Summary's.

   tewdles replied to CapnCurphy's topic in Home Health

   I wish I could help you... have you asked the staff at the MD office for some insight? good luck to you...!
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   Obama delays major part of health law: coverage for > 50 workers pushed to 2015

   tewdles replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   Politician of any ilk want a trifecta in elections. That agenda is evident in EVERYTHING they do and in the amount of time they spend being concerned with elections vs. any other productive activity. I am not sure that it is reasonable to blame this ...
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   Hospitals / Corporations replacing nurses with...

   tewdles replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   The robots should replace the administrators...that would be easy...cheaper too. No big bonuses, long vacations, big salaries...the robot can do the figurin at low cost, works 24/7, doesn't need a bonus, and the $$ can be used for bedside care.
5. 

   legal ramifications?

   tewdles replied to nursecheryler's topic in Safety

   I said I would dump it on the floor and call the cno. It will quickly get cleaned if it is on the floor.
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   Is health care a "right"

   tewdles replied to tulip5's topic in Activism

   You are already paying for the cost of the uninsured...you are just doing it in the most expensive way possible. We have had government out of our health care, it has been run by capitalists. As a result we have the worst health outcomes at the hig...
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   Obama delays major part of health law: coverage for > 50 workers pushed to 2015

   tewdles replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   We still have republicans in Congress wasting time trying to repeal ACA... how many times have they voted on that now? and how many times have they voted on a jobs bill, or other helpful legislation...?
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   Do many hospice patients also have continuous G-tube feedings?

   tewdles replied to Blackcat99's topic in Hospice

   Every single esoph Ca patient that I have cared for in hospice with a GT regretted having it place...every one.
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   Obama delays major part of health law: coverage for > 50 workers pushed to 2015

   tewdles replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   I disagree with you and so I, and those who think like me are "what's wrong with America" and an insult to our military??? Really? Cuz, see it is not people like me who want to make it more difficult or possibly impossible for the poor and working c...
10. 

    Hospitals / Corporations replacing nurses with...

    tewdles replied to Brian's topic in Rock

    Our corporate citizens don't care about the health of the American people...those citizens care about the capitalist laws and regulations that affect their ability to make profit. Our legislators pass laws to make the few corporate citizens happy bec...
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    Obama delays major part of health law: coverage for > 50 workers pushed to 2015

    tewdles replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

    Have you read it? Are you afraid of it? The insurance lobbyists were very busy first campaigning against and then for parts of the ACA. I wouldn't depend upon them for any factual summation of the benefits to citizens.
12. 

    And what other questions do you have?

    tewdles replied to advsmuch08's topic in Ambulatory

    Depends on where I am interviewing... I may ask why the position is open, or what the best parts of the workplace are, I may ask about the management style of the "boss"... I may ask about patient mix, or insurance mix, or caseload, etc dependent upo...
13. 

    Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    tewdles replied to PICUPNP's topic in Union

    top 10 reasons against unions: 1) unions interfere with management's ability to treat staff in their preferred fashion 2) unions generate contracts which hold both sides to the agreed upon language 3) unions are designed to protect the workers withou...
14. 

    Hospital policies

    tewdles replied to amdale's topic in Activism

    If you were supposed to work that shift and sent home for low census, then yes. No, they don't have to pay you for the "oncall".
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    Hospital policies

    tewdles replied to amdale's topic in Activism

    Soon it will be legal for all of us to have the "flexibility" to work for our employers without the burden of OT, if some conservative legislators get their way...just sayin.