ZASHAGALKA RN

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    Nursing theory-Do you use it at work?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to grdstdnt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you know why theory isn't relevant in the trenches? It lacks praxis. Let me explain. You have to have a phD in nursing to play in the theory arena. Your ideas have to be accepted in that core...
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    Nursing theory-Do you use it at work?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to grdstdnt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nursing IS a science, which is the problem I have with theory. It generally tends, in my opinion, to undermine that science in the name of feel good ideology. THAT is why I say that I sum up my...
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    Nursing theory-Do you use it at work?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to grdstdnt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to take exception to this. Yes, it does mean that bedside nurse isn't using theory. Most nursing theory, from my perspective, is aimed at defining a spiritual basis for nursing. The problem...
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    Nursing theory-Do you use it at work?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to grdstdnt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I use Jesus' theory to treat others as you would want to be treated. Elegant in its simplicity. The stuff the Ivory Tower puts out? drivel. 14 yrs after kicking that stuff to the curb, I'm a better...
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    Rich nurses?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    I'm extremely wealthy, but that has NOTHING to do with being overpaid. Come to think of it, it doesn't have much to do with my bank balance, either. . . ~faith,
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    Does your hospital offer a pension?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to ExCorporateRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be always combative with you, but that presumes that all those IOUs the gov't has been cashing out of the SS program will be available, drumroll, into infinity. And THAT presumes that the...
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    Does your hospital offer a pension?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to ExCorporateRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, my current employer offers both a pension and employer matched retirement accounts. ~faith,
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Maybe. What you describe in this post can be accomplished much cheaper than socializing medicine. However, it just wouldn't meet with your goal to socialize this part of the economy to actually focus...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What is basically wrong with this concept is that it defies the laws of economics, and that simply cannot be legislated away. Socialism is more than McCarthy era fears. It is a flawed and failed...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Americans have too much of an Independence streak to ever approve gov't restricted healthcare. This will always be a loser issue. Harry and Louise will ALWAYS point out the fundamental flaws in this...
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    Is nursing defined as a profession, practice or simply as work?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to 2B_RN_2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Interesting thread on the topic: https://allnurses.com/forums/f195/does-better-pay-better-care-170851.html "Anthony Heyes, an economist at the University of London claims that higher wages for nurses...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Bull. He who pays, decides. It's an immutable law of economics. Providers of any product/service will always cater to the person PAYING them as that is their true customer. THAT is what is wrong with...
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    Critique of Study: More BSNs equal better pt outcomes

    ZASHAGALKA posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is EXTREMELY long but worthwhile to read if the topic interests you. Linda Aiken et. al., in 2003 released through the JAMA a landmark Study, "Educational Levels of Hospital Nurses and Surgical...
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    Critique of Study: More BSNs equal better pt outcomes

    ZASHAGALKA replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    A recap on why the Aiken study regarding mortality and education is seriously flawed: 1. Significant Data Ignored The authors used the data they had gathered for their previous study, on mortality vs...
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    Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    ZASHAGALKA replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a whole thread on the topic, some in favor, some against, and reasons why: https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/putting-rn-license-plate-159934.html ~faith,
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    Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Cite this study, if you can. I don't believe that it is a factual study. In fact, Dana Beth Weinberg wrote an entire book about that merger - Beth Israel/Deaconess, and I don't believe she mentioned...
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    Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    To quote myself: https://allnurses.com/forums/f283/true-bsn-will-mandatory-soon-87404-17.html Any change would require a consensus of all stakeholders. In reality, there is a balance between education...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/08/why_the_us_ranks_low_on_whos_h.html John Stossel: "The New York Times recently declared "the disturbing truth ... that ... the United States is a...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/08/the_morality_of_health_care_fi.php "There is indeed a very compelling moral argument to be made in favor of some sort of government sponsored...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Maybe, but what is good for society at large is largely good for the individual, as well. And THAT has been proven, time and time again, to be free capital markets and constrained governments....
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The problem is that the argument has shifted so far from 'Constitutional Conservatism' since FDR that even taking far right stands towards our social contracts of 'gov't - hands off' can be seen as...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree that both stations must appeal to the middle. Just like the strategy for winning elections, the key demographic they seek is in the swing. And just like politicians, you can ignore the...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Is FoxNews conservative oriented? Yes. Is CNN liberal oriented? Yes. The difference is that, for YEARS, there was no choice but the Clinton News Network. Now, there is a choice. Don't like Fox? Don't...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=2538 "Earlier in the day, a Cuban had stopped me on the street, pulled out his asthmatic child's puffer, and asked for help in getting it refilled. He could not...
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    Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    MM made the claim that Cuba has better healthcare than can be found here. You don't find that the least bit partisan? It CERTAINLY isn't factual, unless you can get access to a 'tourist' hospital. To...