Asystole RN

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    Black Plague

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think the hypothesis is more accurately described as human parasites having been an additional vector in early plague
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    You Can Smoke in the Operating Room!

    Asystole RN replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    That is just gross. That isn't cigarette smoke, that is people smoke. Just
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    What would cause this?

    Asystole RN replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Perforated bowels secondary to an ulcer would cause this as well. More common than a AAA, especially after any kind of illness or significant stressor. Does not have to involve pain or GI
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    Millennial Nurses Have Issues

    Asystole RN replied to Nurse Yoni's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder, since the innovation and spread of the spoken language...has the previous generation ever not complained about the succeeding generation and visa versa? No one complained about the Boomers...
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    They do and there are even admins in this
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Politics is everything. Gone of the days when you could focus on a single system for your patient. When you asses a post CABG are you only assessing his cardiac status? Today we know we have to be...
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I get what you mean, the emphasis on the bottom line is greater today than it ever has been. Ever wonder why that is? Ever wonder why even non-profits are very focused on the bottom line? I do not...
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Uh oh, you are the overpaid devil who does nothing. Most floor nurses generally do not have the personal connections or political ability to meet and ask the hard questions to their own operations...
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    No, I am not an administrator is any sense. Just someone who wishes to improve healthcare. I have tried very hard to look at hospitals as a holistic system and understand how that system actually...
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. Healthcare has always been a business. To a CNA a nurse has a large salary. To the housekeeper the CNA has a large salary. To dismiss your leadership is shortsighted in my opinion. If you want...
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    You can Google the investment articles related to hospitals. What is often stated over and over again is that hospitals are generally bad investments due to their rather low margins and volatile...
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I think you touched on the key element missing that nursing is not fighting for. Since nurses do not bill for time (outside of internal department billing) nursing will never "generate money." I have...
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Look up the rationale given for the PPS and DRG system, it is not a secret. There are many articles and published papers by CMS, OIG, and other government entities explaining the system in detail....
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    Bedside Nurses: Undervalued, Poorly Retained and What Experts Say

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    In general, hospitals are terrible profit generators with most generating single digit profits at best, in-line with the historically worst business which is grocery stores. The death of the "old...
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    Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

    Asystole RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    Not to get political but there is a real effort being made to re-balance the trade with China. People hate trade wars but at some point we have to balance manufacturing out so that the west,...
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    Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

    Asystole RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    As you can see from my other posts in this thread I strongly believe we should take a side and we should actively and aggressively engage in what some would call cultural warfare with China. My point...
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    Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

    Asystole RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    LOL. Sometimes tells me you do not travel much. The United States and Western Europe are not perfect but are very, very far from China. If only perfect men were allowed to cast down evil then evil...
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    Discussing salary with co workers

    Asystole RN replied to Dawnkeibals's topic in General Nursing

    Salaries are like religion and politics. If you can discuss someone's religion or who they voted for then it is likely safe to discuss salary...but be prepared for hurt
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    Asystole RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like I am beating my head against a wall sometimes. I hope most of you realize that this is not driven by the "greedy evil administrators" but by the federal government right? Doubt it because...
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    How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    Asystole RN replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    Are you speaking about other healthcare professions or other professions in general? The historical reason to display credentialing and educational achievement in healthcare is very similar to the...
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    Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

    Asystole RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    The Chinese organ harvesting program is just re-surging in the news due to their protests in Hong Kong but it is both well-known and well-documented. It is not a secret and has not been a secret for...
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    Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

    Asystole RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    I think concepts like cultural context and relativism are important for us to understand but I personally do not believe in universal cultural tolerance. I think it is more than just troubling but an...
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    Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

    Asystole RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    The concept of "free speech" is largely a western, in particular, a construct of the United States. Most countries have some form of limited rights to speech and expression. I personally do not...
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    Forced Organ Donations from Living Donors???!!!!

    Asystole RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    That is mostly a western construct, the whole communism bad...capitalism good thing. Having personal experience dealing with Chinese healthcare on a professional level what I can tell you is that...
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    First U.S. Death from Vape-Related Illness

    Asystole RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    LOL. One has a handful of reported deaths and the other has deaths measured in the millions. Not saying vaping is healthy but what you are saying is like lumping drinking wine and smoking crack...