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    Texas Ready Nurses preparing for Hurricane Dean

    ZASHAGALKA replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in Texas Nursing

    I was told that our hospital would make a determination today or tomorrow as to whether or not to declare a 'standby alert' for an external disaster. It depends on if the path migrates more North and...
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    Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    ZASHAGALKA replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Only 1 ticket did I ever really, truly fight, because I thought it was unfair. I filed a 16 page motion to dismiss on the grounds that my Constitutional rights were violated 3 different ways, that...
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    Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    ZASHAGALKA replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Advice from my father when I first started driving: He was a police officer. I've been pulled over perhaps a dozen times in my driving career. I've received tickets less than half the time. So, much...
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    Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    ZASHAGALKA replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've told this story on this site before, but it's funny and relates. A friend of mine was pulled over. Told the cop she was a nurse. Cop says, "I'm still going to write you a ticket." She says, "If...
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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

    If the shoe fits. . . I have LONG said that gov't restricted healthcare (GRH) is just a proxy fight for a political agenda of eventual gov't ownership and interference into every aspect of your life....
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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

    1. You post an article that is, essentially, complaining about gov't provision of healthcare to make your case in support of - gov't provision of healthcare. You have made my POINT that once the gov'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

    Customs and Usages do not define, nor create law: In law, "what ought to be done is fixed by a standard . . . whether it is usually complied with, or not." "Law is designed to disrupt...
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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.msnbc.msn.com/id/20297388/ For the record, the woman in question owned private property, received oil royalty payments of more than 700/month, and was receiving SSI. The case happened in...
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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

    No problem, as it's a very easy question. You do not have the freedom to violate the criminal statutes of the State in which you reside. That has nothing to do with Federal power, or the...
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    Question about striking nurses?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to mommy2boys's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Fortunately, you'll never have to find out how fast hospitals would close if they could during as strike, because replacement workers will always be there. I just can't see how unions can really be...
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    Question about striking nurses?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to mommy2boys's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Read everything I wrote, as I addressed this. From a financial point of view, hospitals can afford to close much more readily than staying open during a strike. They cannot afford to close - not...
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    Question about striking nurses?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to mommy2boys's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    A scab is somebody willing to do the same job for less money or more work for the same amount of money. This is certainly not the case with nursing replacement workers. All emotions aside, nurse...
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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 Constitution requires the mutual assistance of citizens to keep government in check. It is the heart of what the Constitution sought to accomplish. To say that 'we the people' means that the gov't...
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    what are the guys' reasons to become a nurse?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to joanaRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I fell into nursing after the military. I intended it to be a nice back-up career for whatever I wanted to be, when I grew up. That was 14 yrs ago (17, if you count school). 1. I'm good at it. 2. I'm...
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    Do all of your vented pt's get restrained?

    ZASHAGALKA replied to JHUBRAIN's topic in MICU, SICU

    "PRN" restraint orders is a JCAHO violation. Either you need them, or you don't. They can only be ordered if justified, not, "as needed". JCAHO has a big problem with the concept of PRN restraints....
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    What does your login nickname mean to you?

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

    Zashagalka is an approximation of a Russian word for 'lighter', as in, set the world on fire. Before I was a nurse, I was a soviet naval analyst for the U.S. Navy. I was one of the last of the 'Cold...
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    What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    ZASHAGALKA replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

    ummmm, "Gee, it's quiet. . ." ~faith,
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    If I Murder A Co-worker, How To Hide The Body??

    ZASHAGALKA replied to walk6miles's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, it's always better to hide the crime instead of the body. ~faith,
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    Doing the Happy Dance!!!

    ZASHAGALKA replied to Tweety's topic in Online Distance Learning

    That is so cool. I never once, in all our discussions on the topic, said it wasn't a bad goal to aspire to have. You deserve it. Can Tweety, Nurse Manager, be far behind? ~faith,
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    Poverty to Prosperity......

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the light rail project in MINN is perfectly ON topic. It's a symbol, and a potent one. You claim that the program is an anti-poverty program because it aids transportation, which is...
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    Poverty to Prosperity......

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the gov't can only get away with WASTING 715 MILLION dollars on a 12 mile track because they don't have to compete to provide you with superior innovation at less cost. THAT is the problem...
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    Poverty to Prosperity......

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm sorry, but 715 MILLION DOLLARS for a 12 mile light rail track? That is a waste of money. For THAT amount of money, you could have buses running between those destination at 2 minute intervals...
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    Poverty to Prosperity......

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Our "Social Contract" is expressed in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Neither of those documents allow for the type of intrusion into the lives of citizens that you call charity....
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    Poverty to Prosperity......

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That is your choice. You have no right, however, to use the coercive power of gov't to impose your choice upon others. The simple act of attempting to do so makes gov't the grab bag of power. And, it...
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    Poverty to Prosperity......

    ZASHAGALKA replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f6eed1b6-d750-11db-b9d7-000b5df10621.html "Opinion polls did not predict the result, but what has happened in Finland seems to mirror a process across the Nordic region: social...