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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    MunoRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    From the long version of the video it appears that's what Nurse Wubbels did, the U of U officer appeared to say that he was called there to prevent the SLC officer (Payne) from illegally drawing blood...
  2. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The tax burden in the US is actually higher than that of Canada and for that we don't even get health coverage included, when you include the cost of healthcare our tax burden is 1/3 higher than that...
  3. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are actually a large number of upscale, "boutique" hospitals and clinics in Ontario that Canadians can pay extra for if they so desire to receive care above the level of basic, required care....
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Getting rich in Canada or most other countries is completely dependent on the existence of a well functioning society, which is maintained through a governmental structure. No governmental...
  5. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is various research you can look at that moves treatment forward, as an example, the use of beta blockers in the treatment of heart failure come primarily from the COMET trial, which came out of...
  6. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm not sure why you don't think free market capitalism isn't compatible with universal healthcare coverage. A number of universal systems, or socialist as you refer to them, such as those of...
  7. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The articles describe how you can't determine where a drug originated based on the headquarters of the corporation, which is true, however the research for the majority of truly new drugs has been...
  8. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You don't seem to completely agree yourself that healthcare is not a right, you do seem to believe that at some point society has an obligation to alleviate unnecessary suffering, you stated in your...
  9. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Most of the recent advances in pharmaceuticals have come out of the UK, France, and Sweden, advances in interventional technology have come from France and
  10. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You're free to shop around for a cheaper price, pricing of services exists in two main categories; those utilize a larger system to negotiate prices on their behalf (insurance companies, medicare,...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    MunoRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Privately employed security would be a much different situation, however this ER wasn't staffed by hospital security guards, it was staffed by
  12. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't think being unable to afford the full cost of insurance is really the same choosing not to buy insurance. And I agree that if the complexities of funding a healthcare system was only based on...
  13. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And if their costs aren't going to be paid by insurance or if they are part of the 99.9 percent of the population that could never pay their potential costs by themselves, what
  14. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You previously argued that in the case of fire services, those who pay into the system through taxes should receive access to those services, how do you see healthcare as being different? How should...
  15. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm not sure what you're referring to by "best of the worst", Canada is in top 1/6th in terms of overall healthcare system quality, they are ranked 7th in terms of attainment of positive healthcare...
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Even in the US healthcare is something that is legally required to be provided to everyone, you don't think that requirement is based on a right to healthcare? If not, what are those laws based
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    An unsustainable healthcare system would be one that is far more expensive than other comparable systems, and where the rate of inflation far exceeds general inflation. Canada's healthcare system is...
  18. MunoRN

    Health Care is Not a Right

    MunoRN replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You've argued that healthcare is different than something like use of a fire department because fire departments are paid for by taxes, so those who pay into those taxes should have access to fire...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    MunoRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    The law in question here is the US Constitution, specifically the 4th amendment. And no, I don't think the best way to protect us from enemies of the Constitution is to preemptively destroy it before...
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    Do i really have to tell new employer about a BON intervention?

    MunoRN replied to Nursedina2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If the BON has required that you notify an employer of findings against your license, then you're free to not tell your employer, in which case the BON is free to see that you never have a nursing...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    MunoRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    An occasional bad apple is one thing, it happens, what's more concerning in this case is that the response to the situation was clearly systemic rather than isolated. The incident was apparently...
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    IV infusion for 4 hours 8 hourly x 3 doses

    MunoRN replied to simplyebere's topic in General Nursing

    Typically that means each dose is started every 8 hours, it doesn't really matter how long it infuses for. If you want to take into account when the infusion ends, then you would still start the...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    MunoRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    There actually was another law enforcement agency present at the time that failed to intervene, which is where there's been questions in coverage of the incident about whether she has a valid...
  24. MunoRN

    Re-testing for TB after 1 week hospital stay

    MunoRN replied to geriatricRNBSN's topic in Patient Education

    CMS doesn't require that SNF residents be tested for TB after being in the hospital, so there is no timeframe defined by CMS for retesting. Testing is only indicated due to a known exposure or...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    MunoRN replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    A longer version of the incident from a different view [video=youtube_share;hJPVglqR4yM] What's surprising is that the hospital's policy is just restating the law as it applies to every patient in...