tewdles RN

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    Lack of Healthcare Accessibility Affects Every Patient, Every Nurse, Every Hospital.

    tewdles replied to RNGoldie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't agree that making choices available for those young women engaged in sexual activity equates to encouraging young adolescent premarital
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    Lack of Healthcare Accessibility Affects Every Patient, Every Nurse, Every Hospital.

    tewdles replied to RNGoldie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I very much don't agree with my tax dollars paying for nation building. We don't get to itemize our tax dollar spending, we all have to contribute to things we don't agree
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    Lack of Healthcare Accessibility Affects Every Patient, Every Nurse, Every Hospital.

    tewdles replied to RNGoldie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    so..because the state government wants to restrict access to a legal medical intervention...those women must depend upon donation and kindness to get to the community or STATE to accomplish that....
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    Loving Hospice

    tewdles replied to aklohr's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Good luck and welcome to hospice! I hope you enjoy the autonomy that hospice nursing
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    doctor's office accessing of scripts

    tewdles replied to morte's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I dunno, the last couple of times I had a work physical they did not review my meds. They showed me which drugs were tested on the screen and asked if I wanted to declare an RX for any. They then...
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    What do you really think about your Quality department?

    tewdles replied to QualityNurseRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Too often the nurses in Quality take an adversarial tone with the staff nurses who are not meeting the expectations of the quality department. It is not easy for an overworked RN to take criticism...
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    the way I vew things or the way healthcare has become??

    tewdles replied to blugreeneyez's topic in General Nursing

    So, if a nurse is terminated for cause (positive drug screen) but the cause was in error and was confirmed in error, why isn't that a wrongful termination? Isn't there legal recourse for
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    Lack of Healthcare Accessibility Affects Every Patient, Every Nurse, Every Hospital.

    tewdles replied to RNGoldie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In those states that have passed legislation making it difficult if not impossible for the abortion providers to meet the requirements...resulting in no access to that care in those communities and...
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    Lack of Healthcare Accessibility Affects Every Patient, Every Nurse, Every Hospital.

    tewdles replied to RNGoldie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That was a broad generalization about those who support the law of the land regarding abortion, something that you really don't know about us. If it comes down to it, I would rather the government...
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    Lack of Healthcare Accessibility Affects Every Patient, Every Nurse, Every Hospital.

    tewdles replied to RNGoldie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We should advocate that people have access to the medical services that are legally allowed in this
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    petechia/purpura during dying

    tewdles replied to queenjulie's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This is likely related to the disease process and the system failure the patient is experiencing. Hospice rarely checks labs at end of life, but when we do they are often very abnormal. All signs of...
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    What is wrong with these kids? (Mystery Diagnosis)

    tewdles replied to Double-Helix's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Interesting case...fever with no rash, unremarkable labs, progression of illness, and similar age/same gender. My guess is that there is some common denominator in here, if you find that you may solve...
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    Helping accident victoms

    tewdles replied to jonesb1984's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    For a nurse who comes across an accident, what you describe above is a lot and is distressing...since most of us do not work in emergency
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    Nurse Posts About a Patient on Facebook ... Duty to Report?

    tewdles replied to PacoUSA's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Sounds like social media needs to be a focus in nursing
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    Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    tewdles replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Our federal government supports other things that are not basic rights...like right to bear arms, right to freedom of speech,
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    Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

    tewdles replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I do believe that there is a knowledge deficit for many Americans relative to nutrition and dietary habits and how they relate to obesity and overall health. When I was young we were taught the basics...
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    Lack of Healthcare Accessibility Affects Every Patient, Every Nurse, Every Hospital.

    tewdles replied to RNGoldie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think that well meaning people of faith sometimes forget that this is not a Christian nation, it is a secular democratic republic which may not legislate within the concept of a state supported...
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    Lack of Healthcare Accessibility Affects Every Patient, Every Nurse, Every Hospital.

    tewdles replied to RNGoldie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So if PP opts to provide access to a legal medical intervention, the state should punish them and the women who use their services outside of abortion. Gee, how does that make sense? In what way is...
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    Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

    tewdles replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It will be difficult for RNs in the acute care setting to provide the type of ongoing education and advocacy that our "at risk" patients require. The relative absence of RNs in the primary and...
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    Giving Narcotic After Scheduled

    tewdles replied to slauren's topic in Patient Medications

    Make certain that you are educating your patient about that Q12 Morphine...it is the long acting med that helps him to be comfortable most of the time so that he has to use little short acting....
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    very confused about my hospice job- need advice

    tewdles replied to maybug's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What nurse takes call when you do not? Why is that call rotation and expectation more equitable? Does your nursing manager cover some of the call? It is unrealistic to expect an RN to be a FT case...
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    You know you're a nurse in Alaska when...

    tewdles replied to smilealot's topic in General Nursing

    You know you are an Alaskan nurse when you keep a .44 in your nursing bag to protect yourself from the wolves, moose, and bears in your patients yard. I just got a brand new shiny Smith and...
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    What's the nursing demand in Alaska?

    tewdles replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in General Nursing

    There are nursing jobs in the interior of AK (Fairbanks). the cost of living is similar to the east or west coasts. The weather and dark winters are draw backs for
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    In Alaska for a year now and wondering about staying

    tewdles replied to Gennaver's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Fairbanks and love the state. There are a few of us on AN, but most keep a pretty low profile (except me and AKnottedyarn who is no longer in
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    Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

    tewdles replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So will this involve some sort of "death panel" to determine who it is reasonable to treat and who is not treated and allowed to