Asystole RN

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   The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

   Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   Why would we as professionals, subject matter experts, rely upon a lay person to determine the best healthcare system? As healthcare professionals we should be able to articulate clear and...
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   The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

   Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   I agree we need to identify better solutions. I think those discussions can start with us. It is easy to identify a problem, much harder to identify specific actionable solutions. Personally, I...
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   The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

   Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   I agree. I am a little torn on what the best policy is to control drug prices in the United States. In the UK the government regulates profits to be a max of just under 30% for a drug. This is...
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   The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

   Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   Are you under the impression that if the pharmaceutical company saved money on advertising they would pass those savings onto the patient? Maybe, somehow I bet profits and bonuses would just be larger...
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   The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

   Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   If the money on advertising was wasted, drug companies would not do it. Advertising to lay people appears to drive sales by encouraging people to ask about various treatments. Orphan drugs are...
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   The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

   Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   I may be reading between the lines here but I am coming to understand your basic stance is improve basic levels of care, rationalize care, and eliminate healthcare related profits? Is that fair to...
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   The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

   Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   I do not disagree with you that medical devices contribute to unsustainable health costs but that is sort of contrary to Spiker's position that patients in the U.S. are denied the latest implants. New...
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   The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

   Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   If anyone really wants to know why healthcare is the way it is today in the United States these publications are a good place to start. We are not where we are by accident. The American healthcare...
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   The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

   Asystole RN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   The assumption you make is that in other markets, like lets say Europe or Canada, that their patients are receiving that better implant, repair method, fixation method, etc. I think the difference...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    Asystole RN replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    You are correct, I miswrote my comment but by the context you were able to decipher my meaning. My comment was not entirely directed to you but extended to the rest of the thread in
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    New Grad Starting in Outpatient??

    Asystole RN replied to CareBearRN7's topic in General Specialties

    Will this limit your career?
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    UPS Drivers make HOW much????

    Asystole RN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    That and normalizing the wage to the cost of living. I have seen threads where people state they make $100k or more but their cost of living was
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    Quitting job

    Asystole RN replied to delrionurse's topic in General Specialties

    Couple things to keep in mind; This might burn bridges but if you have no need to return to this facility anytime soon, that might be OK. You can quit on not burn bridges but this will take...
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    Phasing Out ADN?

    Asystole RN replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing

    Access and affordability, preventative care, etc. are more related to overall system/political issues which encompass things like education, income per capita, etc. I am speaking about specific...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    Asystole RN replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Since the dawn of mankind every single generation has been whining about the preceding generation. Every older generation was perfect and did everything better, every younger generation was the demise...