heron ASN, RN

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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I’m sorry you’re being run off by a Berniebro retread. The same thing happened in reverse 10 years ago when the neocons dominated here. Personally, I use the ignore button for those who are too...
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    Urine sample from incontinent pt with dementia

    heron replied to lottieloo's topic in General Nursing

    Probably the best course. I have also had success with using a condom cath and a foley bag, but the pt may not tolerate it. Plus, it’s a clean catch at best. If you’re not experienced with condom...
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    MNA and Nurses Respond to the Killing of George Floyd by Police

    heron replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Never studied statistics, myself. Yet, even I know that doesn’t follow. Try again
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    Communicating with Hard of Hearing Patients

    heron replied to KellyM RN's topic in General Nursing

    Pitch your voice low. Many hearing impairments aquired later in life hit the higher registers more than the lower. Women, especially, tend to have higher-pitched voices and it tends to go higher when...
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Sorry - the appointment process for SJC
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I think there are very real questions about the legality of the process ... assertions about suppressed information, for instance. I really hope that someone who knows what they’re doing explores...
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    What I’m not getting is how making the court more vulnerable to inappropriate appointments (by vastly increasing the frequency of openings) solves the problem of inappropriate appointments. How...
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    How so? Could you explain,
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    But it might escalate others. The point of lifetime appointments is to remove the threat of political retaliation from judicial deliberations, freeing the justices to follow their own judicial...
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Perhaps. I question whether it’s smart. ETA: to continue my thought now that I’m home: I get the appeal of packing the court. It might even accomplish what we want, if only for a minute....
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Most of the time your posts make me wonder if I’m accidentally on Gab or SafeChat. Same mindless rhetoric trying to pass as rational argument. The final chapter of Animal Farm springs immediately to...
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Sweeping generalizations are the refuge of a lazy
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Re the Supreme Court, I’m arguing that expanding the court might have unforeseen consequences that might be worse than what we have now ... like escalating the politicization of the judiciary to the...
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I agree with your first paragraph ... can you say ALEC, boys and girls? Their “model legislation” makes for an interesting read. This is why I am uncomfortable with superficial approaches such as...
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    We have been “role modeling” progressive values from the top down for over 60 years. That’s two generations. In that time, we’ve seen the rise of white supremacists to the top offices in the...
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    Mistakes

    heron replied to Ferniato's topic in General Nursing

    Another strategy that works well for me in LTC is to float the pills whole on a small bite of applesauce, yogurt or the like. The bolus is easier to control when swallowing than a sip of thin liquids....
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    Marjorie Taylor Greene is leading an 'America First Caucus' that wants to uphold 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions'

    heron replied to nursel56's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Cue the whining about cancel culture
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I’m not at all sure that trickle-down social engineering will work any better than trickle-down economics did. While I certainly agree that bad actors need to be held accountable for their behavior,...
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    Trump + Fauci Ad misrepresentation

    heron replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Brand new member. Clicks on a break room thread in the US Politics club and is kvetching that the thread isn’t about nursing. And thinks this is a “far left” site. Obviously has no idea what...
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    Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States Announced

    heron replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Well, what do you think the blockade of Merrick Garland and the hurry over Justice Amy Barrett was all about? Certainly wasn’t about the rule of law. While I don’t necessarily agree with packing...
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    Babysitting a former patient

    heron replied to moongoddess9301's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Would suggest you get it in writing. You’re not “any babysitter”, you’re a healthcare professional. An analogy would be being assigned to work as an aide ... in most states you’re still held...
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    Babysitting a former patient

    heron replied to moongoddess9301's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Suggest you consider the liability aspect: will you be held to professional standards of care in the event of a
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    What do you think about with current News and Opinions?

    heron replied to guest1163268's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    You know you’re in trouble when advocating for voting rights is characterized as “far
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    Foley placement in COPD exacerbation pt

    heron replied to DVorahRN's topic in General Nursing

    Side-lying with helper to keep the “top leg” elevated enough to allow you to see and access from