tewdles RN

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    Where do most of the uninsured live?

    tewdles replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    [color=#800080]wouldn't watch it on a bet...it has nothing for me...just propaganda and divisive language, i will play with my grand daughter
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    Be careful of what you ask for....

    tewdles replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Obamacare...another propaganda tool used to inflame and divide. Nothing constructive in the use of that
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    Should cancer survivors become nurses?

    tewdles replied to psustudent5's topic in General Nursing

    I am a cancer survivor. I am still a nurse. My mother was a cancer survivor. She was a nurse. She died from COPD. The disease does not define us...our character
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    Homebound guidelines

    tewdles replied to cny4rn's topic in Home Health

    I hope she was referring to the fact that the RN case managers have (in some agencies) almost no face to face time with the patients on their census. The RNCMs are creating recertification data from...
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    Where do most of the uninsured live?

    tewdles replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Your last comment sounded just like it came out of the mouth of Glen Beck or Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh or Sarah Palin or....you fill in the blank with the name of an entertainer who makes a living...
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    Be careful of what you ask for....

    tewdles replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Unjustified criticism? Have you actually investigated how we are doing as a nation in caring the for the sick and injured and dying? Is it ok for you that millions of Americans die for lack of or...
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    Just because you are a nurse...

    tewdles replied to silentRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The bill will bankrupt the country??? Our current system of health care is costing the USA 16% of the GDP...16%. The experts figure it will be at 20% by 2012 or 15. We have scores of people who die...
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    how would you feel if one of your own(a nurse) didnt have insurance?

    tewdles replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My husband and I (both nurses) had no insurance for a spell. Then we paid through the nose for a policy...and when my dh got sick and actually NEEDED the insurance we paid for the insurance company...
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    telephone orders

    tewdles replied to calliesue's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Back in the day, I was taught that we should not ever sign our names for an order which we did not personally receive...particularly a telephone or verbal order. It is sort of tantamount to playing...
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    Hospice Criteria

    tewdles replied to TangoLima's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Ok...big topic...and you will get some good info here... I will address this part; all hospices are required to provide Nursing care, aide assistance, MSW, pastoral and bereavement services and they...
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    Where do most of the uninsured live?

    tewdles replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    With our current congress it will take longer than a
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    Where do most of the uninsured live?

    tewdles replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Is this Angela Braly person the exec who just testified in congress about the huge premium increase that they are planning for their Cali individual policy holders? And isn't she just one of dozens...
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    Abusive Doctors!

    tewdles replied to new_oldRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You have received a great deal of good guidance here... With a couple of years experience it is time for you to take the next step in your nursing career...step into the "professional" role of the...
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    pt. load for case managers

    tewdles replied to holiday2525's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    12 patient visits per day? That is
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    Catholic Bishops Announce an Agreement on the Rights of Healthcare Workers

    tewdles replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Interesting to me that one of the worst employers I EVER worked for was a large catholic
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    Needing a Live-In nurse for my Mom, does medicade cover it?

    tewdles replied to roger32036's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry that your mom is having a difficult time. First off, she may not need live in "nursing" care. She may need care givers and supervision but that may not have to be nurses. In the absence...
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    Homebound guidelines

    tewdles replied to cny4rn's topic in Home Health

    Unfortunately, I find that the truth does NOT always prevail in matters such as this. Particularly in for-profit home care
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    Tenet/CNA Election Procedures Agreement

    tewdles replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    So if individual professionals are not able to exact meaningful and needed change with the management of their hospitals and fear losing their jobs should they persist, what alternatives do you...
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    Gum Chewing

    tewdles replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    It is really almost amusing to me how many people are outright irritable about a thing such as chewing
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    Homebound guidelines

    tewdles replied to cny4rn's topic in Home Health

    I agree that you are correct to question the recertification of a patient who is able and willing to drive on a regular basis. Your assessment that the patient is driving daily clearly suggests that...
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    Hospice RNs- How would you interpret this?

    tewdles replied to DLS_PMHNP's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    definitely agree with the suggestion for haldol. am sure you looked for any signs of something going on in her belly...and cognitive changes surely can give folks some strange
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    Gum Chewing

    tewdles replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering how many nurses adamantly opposed to gum chewing went to parochial schools and were punished for the
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    Hospice interview !

    tewdles replied to Rascal1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    read up on hospice... be conversant with hospice philosophy, get a feel for symptom algorithms, be prepared to demonstrate that you can function autonomously (if it is a field position). it is a great...
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    Gum Chewing

    tewdles replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if putting a dryer sheet in your underwear makes your gas smell "spring
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    Drug Testing

    tewdles replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I recently worked with an RN who submitted to a random drug screen when the employer requested it. She tested pos for MJ and immed lost her job and her ability to practice nursing. She is a grandma...