Comments on: Healthcare Update — 10-17-2012

By: Pattie, RN

Pattie, RN — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:00:57 +0000

Should you add this as your 11th reason not to practice in Florida?

(We left the state almmost a decade ago to live in a REAL state with seasons and decent infrastructure and a low crime rate. Only return once a year, reluctantly, to check on elderly family members who refuse to move….I get depressed the minute the plane lands…)

By: JJ

JJ — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:06:42 +0000

Patient gone wild. Chinese style. Although the way things are going in the US…

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/19/chinese-court-sentences-teen-to-life-in-prison-for-stabbing-hospital-workers/?test=latestnews

By: VA nurse

VA nurse — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:01:03 +0000

Hmmmmm. I call BS on the claim that he had his groin packed in ice for 19 hours.
If an ice pack was left in place that long it would no longer be cold enough to cause damage. Can’t see a VA nurse constantly replacing any cooling packs that often to keep his groin that cold.
Wonder if he was such poor protoplasm that he got infected and then needed amputation?
Wouldn’t surprise me if he had poorly controlled DM, HTN, PAD etc, but they took him to the OR anyway.

By: defendUSA

defendUSA — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:07:49 +0000

My SIL takes Zyprexa for mania and indeed, it sedates her, but we must use 50mg at the initial onset for two weeks. It’s THE only drug that can quell the psychosis and sped up brain function. I’ll have to look up the BB warnings…

By: Sarge11Bravo

Sarge11Bravo — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:46:28 +0000

Us old soldiers have a saying: The VA is your second chance to die for your country.