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Many people may not remember when the Clintons tried health care reform and failed. Actually I should say it was Hillary's baby.
I remember reading an article back when I worked in the neuro ICU where Hillary Clinton was quoted to say that nurses are under educated and over paid. I remember the nurses were so furious about it and posted the article of the pittsburgh post newspaper on the bulletin board so everyone could read it. This was during the 90's so there is not internet documentation but you will find many nurses that remember it.
Use more computer technology: to increase security and accessibility of records, reduce costs and errors, and share research.
Co-ordinate and streamline the care of chronically ill patients.
Offer individuals and small businesses market access to larger insurance pools.
Improve the quality of care to help drive down costs: for example by "establishing an independent public-private Best Practices Institute".
Get prescription drug costs under control.
*** An important part of the solution would be to allow Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices, to allow importation of cheaper drugs, and generics.***
Reform medical malpractice: in a way that works for doctors and patients alike.
But glad to see that Republican's and their scare tactic machines are already warming up in fear.
I do remember it quite well and part of her bit about nurses I agree with 1st rate countries require an RN to a minimum of a BSN but only in the USA can an RN get an ADN. I worked as an LPN for decades and I ran across some pretty poorly trained RN's. I'm currently working as a patient sitter and the RN's are way over extended on the floors and again many of those new grad ADN's just don't have the clinical skills that RN's of yesterday had when they graduated. The biggest mistake made was doing away with the hospital based nursing programs, those diploma nurses could hit the ground running as they had way way more clinical hours than their BSN counter parts. Nursing has moved away from patient care in the hospitals it's now turned over to uneducated and poorly trained CNA's and Techs. RN's now spend very little time with their patients. The nursing programs today are really hit or miss some are good most are mediocure and some are really bad. The requirements to get into any nursing program has lowered and they let a lot through that should not be nurses at all, very few wash out these days.
I'm still for some sort of UHC, we need to eliminate the outragious administrative costs required by insurance companies today. I worked on a temp assignment in care management for a 350 bed hospital and that units department did little discharge planning most of the advanced degreed RN's sole job was to fight with insurance companies to get paid there were 54 RN's in that department most who had NO patient contact and spent their days fighting with insurance companies for coverage...think of what their salaries alone could have gone to.
I do remember it quite well and part of her bit about nurses I agree with 1st rate countries require an RN to a minimum of a BSN but only in the USA can an RN get an ADN. I worked as an LPN for decades and I ran across some pretty poorly trained RN's. I'm currently working as a patient sitter and the RN's are way over extended on the floors and again many of those new grad ADN's just don't have the clinical skills that RN's of yesterday had when they graduated. The biggest mistake made was doing away with the hospital based nursing programs, those diploma nurses could hit the ground running as they had way way more clinical hours than their BSN counter parts.
Nursing has moved away from patient care in the hospitals it's now turned over to uneducated and poorly trained CNA's and Techs. RN's now spend very little time with their patients. The nursing programs today are really hit or miss some are good most are mediocure and some are really bad. The requirements to get into any nursing program has lowered and they let a lot through that should not be nurses at all, very few wash out these days.
I'm still for some sort of UHC, we need to eliminate the outragious administrative costs required by insurance companies today. I worked on a temp assignment in care management for a 350 bed hospital and that units department did little discharge planning most of the advanced degreed RN's sole job was to fight with insurance companies to get paid there were 54 RN's in that department most who had NO patient contact and spent their days fighting with insurance companies for coverage...think of what their salaries alone could have gone to.
I got out of the medical field. CNA's are stretch to their limits, and the nurse to patient ratio is just too dangerous. There is nothing worse than on the ride home worrying, did I do this, did I do that, oh yes, I did chart this and that, cyb all the time. The work load is dangerous for patients. I thank GOD to be out of healthcare.
Many people may not remember when the Clintons tried health care reform and failed. Actually I should say it was Hillary's baby.
I remember reading an article back when I worked in the neuro ICU where Hillary Clinton was quoted to say that nurses are under educated and over paid. I remember the nurses were so furious about it and posted the article of the pittsburgh post newspaper on the bulletin board so everyone could read it. This was during the 90's so there is not internet documentation but you will find many nurses that remember it.
You have no proof that Hillary said yet, which means you're lying.
Winter_sucks I know you want to put your nose up Hillary's ass next but I KNOW what I read and heard back then. The nurses were furious about it too. Do you even remember when Hillary tried pushing health care reform though and failed.
Search the internet, you will find a number of nurses who say, unequivocally, that they personally heard her denigrate the status of nurses. One person saying such a thing might just be a crank. A bunch of people from different places saying the same thing has to make you wonder.
I do remember it quite well and part of her bit about nurses I agree with 1st rate countries require an RN to a minimum of a BSN but only in the USA can an RN get an ADN. I worked as an LPN for decades and I ran across some pretty poorly trained RN's. I'm currently working as a patient sitter and the RN's are way over extended on the floors and again many of those new grad ADN's just don't have the clinical skills that RN's of yesterday had when they graduated. The biggest mistake made was doing away with the hospital based nursing programs, those diploma nurses could hit the ground running as they had way way more clinical hours than their BSN counter parts. Nursing has moved away from patient care in the hospitals it's now turned over to uneducated and poorly trained CNA's and Techs. RN's now spend very little time with their patients. The nursing programs today are really hit or miss some are good most are mediocure and some are really bad. The requirements to get into any nursing program has lowered and they let a lot through that should not be nurses at all, very few wash out these days.
I'm still for some sort of UHC, we need to eliminate the outragious administrative costs required by insurance companies today. I worked on a temp assignment in care management for a 350 bed hospital and that units department did little discharge planning most of the advanced degreed RN's sole job was to fight with insurance companies to get paid there were 54 RN's in that department most who had NO patient contact and spent their days fighting with insurance companies for coverage...think of what their salaries alone could have gone to.
While I completely agree that RNs should have a BSN, the requirements for entry into nursing practice vary from country to country. Some first world countries require less than the US.
Winter_sucks I know you want to put your nose up Hillary's ass next but I KNOW what I read and heard back then. The nurses were furious about it too. Do you even remember when Hillary tried pushing health care reform though and failed.
Search the internet, you will find a number of nurses who say, unequivocally, that they personally heard her denigrate the status of nurses. One person saying such a thing might just be a crank. A bunch of people from different places saying the same thing has to make you wonder.
How unhinged will you get when Hillary is president?
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