Nurse Knitty

Cnostitution Clash Over Healthcare Heads to Supreme Court

2011-11-16T14:12:00.000-08:00

Some people just hate to see those in need get healthcare.

http://www.latimes.com/la-na-healthcare-court-20110929,0,6378627.story

The Obama care package is heading to the Supreme Court (the first of various rounds). What's the issue? Afront to civil liberties? Or a civil society taking care of the least among them. We sure know that we haven't been doing a good job of the latter. What's your take?

Ever Striked as a Nurse?

2011-09-24T14:06:00.000-07:00

23 000 nurses in California his the streets for a one day strike to send a message to three hospital employers that RNs will not accept reductions in patient services or cuts to nurses and other caregivers.

The members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United walked out. They are making 200 demands to counter Sutter executives that would:

Restrict their ability to effectively advocate for patients
Effectively force nurses to work when sick, dangerously exposing extremely ill patients to infection.
Sharply reduce nurses’ healthcare coverage and retiree health benefits.
The Sutter RNs are also protesting years of widespread cuts in patient care services

Have you ever striked as a nurse? If so what were the circumstances?

America's Underfunded State healthcare

2011-08-01T10:48:00.000-07:00

It's not good, not good at all. But thankfully Republicans have the solution which involves cutting healthcare, medicare, and of course corporate taxes

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/mapping-americas-underfunded-state-pension-and-healthcare-liability-debacle

The Healing Power of Nurses

2011-07-29T10:30:00.001-07:00

Nurses are not only on the front line when it comes to healthcare, they're also usually the provider patients see the most often during their stay at a hospital or even a clinic.

That highlights the necessity of providing health care. Ok, that's so obvious. However, the type of care is starting to matter. Treatment doesn't just involve the facts of the ailment, yet the holistic healthcare experience for the patient.

Nurses who offer healthcare that goes beyond merely pills and measurements are starting to notice noticeable improvements in patients.

http://blog.mynursinguniforms.com/index.php/nurses-put-caring-back-into-healthcare/

The simply act of caring improves not only patient experience, but empirically noted to speed up recovery.

of course there's a differentiation between offering a 'hotel' service at hospital, and offering holistic healthcare.

Healthcare focus is changing in hospitals to encourage different methods of healthcare provision.

Patients can help this process by supporting their nurses who work a tireless and highly stressful job. That goes a long way to help make a stressed patient receive the care they require and usually deserve.