tewdles RN

PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice

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    question on administering OTC meds

    tewdles replied to timpanzee's topic in Patient Medications

    It is not legal for you to give anyone outside of yourself or your family OTC meds. If a coworker asks for a tylenol...tell them where the bottle is, don't get the pills out for them. If a visitor...
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    Gagging a Drunk

    tewdles replied to Jerry 75's topic in Emergency

    My mouth was literally hanging open as I read the original post. Unbelievable behavior on the part of the ER staff,
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    Health Care Reform

    tewdles replied to Stickyrunner325's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    you are already splitting the check with him...remember that 16% of the gdp
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    Where do most of the uninsured live?

    tewdles replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am not sure what you are thinking here...what happens with money exchanged between customers, insurance companies, and the healthcare providers (docs, hospitals, labs, etc) is not controlled by the...
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    You Know You Really Have To Pee When......

    tewdles replied to Nursing Assistant's topic in Nursing Humor

    You know you really have to pee when your bladder begins the elimination process before you have your pants
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    Where do most of the uninsured live?

    tewdles replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You may cite examples of people receiving too much care but seem uninterested in cases where people have no or limited access to care. You point out abuses of our current broken system as if that is...
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    Health coverage 'plan' was no insurance at all

    tewdles replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, I really do think that we can provide better, less expensive healthcare access to more people in the United States of
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    IDG meeting question

    tewdles replied to danyd's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    geesh....first response wasn't there when I rewrote...then just showed up when I submitted the
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    IDG meeting question

    tewdles replied to danyd's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I thought that I posted an answer to this thread before... Hospices I have worked for prefer a concise "working" presentation. The purpose is to discuss patient/family problems that need...
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    Terrified of killing my patients/making mistakes/missing something important

    tewdles replied to Lola77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yup, normal. The rule of thumb is that it takes about 6 months before you don't feel dangerous, and about a year before you feel comfortable in most everyday
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    How are you spending your retirement?

    tewdles replied to Grace Oz's topic in Retired Nurses

    Unfortunately, I am not sure that retiring is in the cards for my husband and myself. We pretty much spent most of our retirement monies a few years ago when my DH had a significant...
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    House passes landmark health care bill

    tewdles replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am happy to discuss much needed reform to our healthcare system, especially reform in the way that we pay for it (insurance reform). I am not interested in arguing about each and every tiny detail...
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    Where do most of the uninsured live?

    tewdles replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I guess that the bottom line is that I am an optimist. I see that our current system is not doing well. There is evidence in my patient's lives, in my family and friend's lives, and in published...
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    Health Care Reform

    tewdles replied to Stickyrunner325's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    When it comes to healthcare reform there are lots and lots of people looking out for
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    IDG meeting question

    tewdles replied to danyd's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My experience is that if the patient is not in need of recertification you do not need to be that detailed....UNLESS...there is an issue which needs to be addressed by the team. So, for my dementia...
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    Paediatric - Palliative Care - Hospice

    tewdles replied to Stargirl1980's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Peds hospice is a tough field. If you have peds experience, feel comfortable with the fact that some children die from their illnesses, have an ability to effectively interact with the kids and their...
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    Is Hospice the place for me?

    tewdles replied to farmgirl63's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Good Luck with hospice...we need more dedicated compassionate nurses! try this site http://www.nhpco.org/. Get in touch with the hospice agency that cared for your mom. Talk with them about your...
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    Voluntarily refusing food and fuids to hasten death

    tewdles replied to 4treasures's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    When people are dying they most often lose their appetite and desire to eat and are allowed to refuse foods and fluids, this would be one type of Voluntarily refusing food and fuids to hasten death....
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    Anyone fighting for healthcare in Miami?

    tewdles replied to phosphorus's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    perhaps you could get connected with some other FL nurses on this forum and get the ball
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    Where do most of the uninsured live?

    tewdles replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I do think that great docs want to work with "po folk". I do think that there are some ignorant people when it comes to our healthcare system, it's shortcomings, and the need for meaningful...
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    Democrats want everyone else to pay for the health care

    tewdles replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We agree on something...insurance lobbyists pay to limit the competition in markets...therefore you have a wide variability of insurance availability from state to state. Insurance companies are...
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    Medicare for everyone is a public option

    tewdles replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am a bit concerned that folks are getting a bit too "heated" in this
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    Where do most of the uninsured live?

    tewdles replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Or perhaps the OP was expressing that the states with the largest populations of people who would benefit from the reform also happen to be states represented by politicians who do not agree with...
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    Health Care Reform

    tewdles replied to Stickyrunner325's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You are suggesting something very different here. Mandating that insurance companies offer basic health insurance policies for american citizens which DO NOT increase the profit margin does not mean...
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    House passes landmark health care bill

    tewdles replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think part of the point is that it is not just fine for people to have no means to pay for expensive healthcare. It is not just fine for a working poor 20 something to become financially destitute...