tewdles RN

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    Assisted Suicide

    tewdles replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I soooo hope that this a tiny fraction of any medical practice. Of course there are bad apples in every cart,
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    Is healthcare a right or privilege?

    tewdles replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    hhhmmm I do not advocate that the USA emulate any other country. I am not sure what discussions about "failures" of other health systems in other countries has to do with the argument about health...
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    How would you design Health Care Reform

    tewdles replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am so in agreement with sniffing out fraud, giving more, proper, and earlier information about care choices and end of life options, and encouraging cash only transactions at more medicals points of...
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    Use of pulse oximetry in hospice

    tewdles replied to HoosierMale's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In my experience dyspnea and shortness of breath are frequently unrelated to O2
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    Hopeless elders

    tewdles posted a topic in General Nursing

    I spoke with my father in Florida yesterday who brought this story up...he is in his mid 70s and this is the talk of his "community" down there. Amongst his friends (read golf buddies) this is almost...
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    Hopeless elders

    tewdles replied to tewdles's topic in General Nursing

    You know, this was what my dad implied...I was/am
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    Employee Free Choice Act

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

    Nurses can speak for themselves, but individually they are dispensible and replaceable...as a group, not so much. Unions are sort of like vaccines...when the disease is spreading the vaccine is viewed...
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    How would you design Health Care Reform

    tewdles replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is a really good question... hhhmmm...I believe that there needs to be a not for profit level of health access that covers most basic preventative, maintenance, and acute care. This should be...
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    Why is there no medical terminology class for the RN program? Among others.

    tewdles replied to amanda1266's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Way back in the stone age, when I was in college, we were tested on the medical terminology at every turn, but there was no specific class required for graduation, just mastery. It was expected that...
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    So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    tewdles replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby is a nurse, met in college (omg we were so young then). Had a young Resident in the PICU fall in love with me...he knew my DH who worked in the burn center...it was an awkward 18 months....
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    Assisted Suicide

    tewdles replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, there is more that they can do...they just need to stop shopping false hope for immortality and cure of currently incurable disease. The odds are that the 101 yearl old will never fully...
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    Is healthcare a right or privilege?

    tewdles replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    yes then...let's reform our system...let's not argue about right vs privilege and fix
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    leaving meds at bedside

    tewdles replied to rnto?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree, unusual and interesting. One could argue that some are in the hospital secondary to their inability to manage their meds and health. hhhmmm, I must ponder
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    Scrubs or Street Clothes

    tewdles replied to nurse42long's topic in Home Health

    Most home care agencies that I am familiar with request their nurses wear scrubs. The hospices in the area mostly prefer street clothes on the nurses and only require lab coats if the staff are...
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    texting at work

    tewdles replied to questionsforall's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    importantly different...that is not "texting"...that is
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    Is healthcare a right or privilege?

    tewdles replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So, what are you angry about,
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    Is healthcare a right or privilege?

    tewdles replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    indeed, way way more than enough
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    Stomachache

    tewdles replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    I would only add that I would notify the parent of the complaint, especially if the child is a FF. Reminds me of a case from my years in PICU. School aged child reported to school nurse several...
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    Should I follow up?

    tewdles replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that your polite and honest feedback to the manager will have a positive influence on the behavior of the staff in that ER...Lord knows no nurse should have to tolerate that level of...
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    Family Feud question today.....

    tewdles replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    hhhmmm... ok...so the 10 people representing 2 families didn't get it...but the majority in the poll did... I guess we are the "official" feel good
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    Xylocaine gel

    tewdles replied to Bicycleboy's topic in Patient Medications

    Is this a blister from friction caused by a shoe or similar? Or is it a blister because she was in bed for a couple days with pressure on her heel? In any event, the first priority needs to be to...
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    When asked "what meds are you giving me?"

    tewdles replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    32 pills in the a.m. for a geriatric patient...sigh...sounds so
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    Assisted Suicide

    tewdles replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by EMTRN6785 Along with the fact that killing another human, even assisting is wrong. "That is not a fact... that is your value judgment. " In many states, Michigan for one,...
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    Is healthcare a right or privilege?

    tewdles replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Most people that I know do not want the "same plan" when they lose employment...they typically want something much less expensive when they have to carry all of the premium. That decrease in policy...
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    Had my first "slap in the face" moment today....

    tewdles replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    hard to work as an LPN when you are licensed as an RN. if you step out of the scope for an LPN the employer will throw you under the bus...even if you were within the scope of the RN. stay with your...