liono

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1. Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

   liono replied to amygarside's topic in Activism

   1. This is problem that started a long time ago, decades before Obama. 2. The president doesn't set policies at your facility. he has probably never heard of it. He has nothing to do with it. 3. The President doesn't control the budget. Congress doe...

2. Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

   liono replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism

   Simple, there is no collateral in healthcare insurance.

3. Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

   liono replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism

   Obesity is first and foremost, a psychological disorder. Being over weight is just a symptom. Obesity should be treated by a psychologist/ psychiatrist first.

4. Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

   liono replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism

   There is one point that EVERYONE on this thread has missed. No matter what the laws are they will never be fully followed or enforced for people who cannot afford legal backing. The healthcare system as a whole marginalizes people based on their inco...

5. Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

   liono replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism

   I work with an Iraq veteran. After the stories he has told me, it is clear there is no one behind the wheel. The government can't manage something as simple as providing water to soldiers in Iraq in a logical efficient way, how can they manage a giga...

6. Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

   liono replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism

   It's written into the law. The money is coming from different sources than it does right now.

7. Obamacare and Nursing.. what do you think?

   liono replied to OKNurse2be's topic in Activism

   There is something inherently wrong with deciding who lives, and who dies, based on how much money they have.

8. CNA vs RN

   liono posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I am wondering what work is like for an RN vs CNA. Obviously there is a huge difference in responsibility and knowledge ect, that's not what I'm wondering. I worked as a CNA on a TCU for about 10 months. Partly because I needed a job at the time, and...

9. Where's the tipping point???

   liono replied to RetSGT's topic in New Nurse

   " But of course, it seems that academia is so insulated that very little reality tends to penetrate their defenses. " so true.

10. Where's the tipping point???

    liono replied to RetSGT's topic in New Nurse

    30 resumes isn't very many.