heron ASN, RN

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    Going to be fired?

    heron replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, no part of nursing is "easy". No matter what type of job you get, you will be expected to manage time efficiently, make safe and appropriate decisions and work reasonably well with co-workers. I...
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    Stanford Rape

    heron replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Let's back up just a tad - I don't think kooky was totally wrong in saying that women need to take some responsibility for their own safety. Personally, I think every girl approaching menarche should...
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    What would a single payer system look like?

    heron replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So, insurance companies are bad. I agree, which is one of the reasons I want to have a single payer system. I note with interest that you never addressed Muno's posts on the math or explained how an...
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    HIPAA and Demanding Family Members

    heron replied to Taiin's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    In Mass. We were taught that you could not legally be sure of the identity of the other person unless you placed the call. Otherwise, I don't think you can unless a code is in
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    Is withdrawing life support ethical?

    heron replied to 8130's topic in General Nursing

    One cannot base decisions on what we cannot possibly know, or use very rare occurrences as a reason to prolong the suffering of the vast majority of those in the same circumstance. In my opinion, of...
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    Going to be fired?

    heron replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry, but when people on this thread tried to help her by educating her on safe time management and the possible consequences of her decisions, she proceeded to whine about catty do-nothing night...
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    Going to be fired?

    heron replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Would you want her taking care of your
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    Going to be fired?

    heron replied to Meridian2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Enough whining. We're not on that other thread, we're on yours. If you don't like what you're reading, then get ye gone. The mods can delete or close this thread at your request if it's getting too...
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    Suspend the HIPAA law for this shooting

    heron replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in Nursing News

    In the interest of un-derailing this thread, I was a nurse well before the passage of HIPAA. I worked for a while in the eighties at the student health services at a major university. We had students...
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    Suspend the HIPAA law for this shooting

    heron replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in Nursing News

    OP, HIPAA is mere political correctness because of AIDS? Seriously? A bit of a tangent here, but trying to invalidate something by calling it "politically correct" is nothing more than a cover for...
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    Should I leave this racist town?

    heron replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What you're ignoring is that the confederate flag was comparatively obscure, even in the South, until the Republican southern strategy promoted it under the guise of "southern pride" in order to...
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    Bullying + hospice

    heron replied to cubelle's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    One thing I'd like to add to nutella's excellent post: bear in mind that for many residents, we paid caregivers are the only family they have. I work in a building with majority APS placements of...
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    Moral character

    heron replied to beckiand's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I was about to note the same thing. She certainly fit the profile. Not enough fireworks, I
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    Home births gone wrong

    heron replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No offense
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    What would a single payer system look like?

    heron replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    IOW, if you're not rich enough to pay cash, you deserve to
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    Moral character

    heron replied to beckiand's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Her question was addressed on the first page of the thread. Non-medical members of the public are still bound by HIPAA if they have access to health information in any professional capacity, i.e....
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    Home births gone wrong

    heron replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Umm ... No. "Protecting the baby" is not a reason to criminalize any part of childbearing. Especially since many of the issues raised in this thread can be directly traced to the behavior of the...
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    Interesting name for Palliative Care training?

    heron replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Personally not a fan of cutesy. I like nutella's suggestion. Another might be something along the lines of "Palliative Care, Compassionate Care". ETA: nutella's is
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    Bullying + hospice

    heron replied to cubelle's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    While I can appreciate wanting to keep things vague online, I'm afraid that "bullying" has come to be the trash designation du jour. It's a meaningless term that makes it impossible to offer any...
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    Bullying + hospice

    heron replied to cubelle's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We can't possibly give a sensible answer without knowing the specific behaviors you refer to as bullying. Do you want to stay with this facility? Will you lose your job over
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    what's your pet peeve?

    heron replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you about the crowds, especially kids. In fact, that's a big reason I work nights. Still, have you ever had to manage even one kid in diapers when you are sick enough to actually go to a...
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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    heron replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    Better yet, don't worry, be
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    What would a single payer system look like?

    heron replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Alternatively, are you willing to quietly die if you can't afford to pay an EMS crew or 24/7 nurses? It would take one monster HSA, even if you halved costs like wages, supplies, technology,
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    Plus Size Scrubs

    heron replied to MissRN_Dior's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    For pants, Dickies. They seem to fit curves better than any other brand I've tried. Plus, they last forever. I haven't tried their tops - I like print tops and Dickies' prints tend to be
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    atheism religion and religious hospitals

    heron replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Indeed, I include myself, which is why I expanded my ignore