tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post6313315421307692326..comments2024-02-18T01:56:38.508-06:00Comments on M.D.O.D.: Congrats 911DOChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-23088402049437606192012-12-24T11:03:36.971-06:002012-12-24T11:03:36.971-06:00How the hell do people come up with this bullshit?...How the hell do people come up with this bullshit? I will graduate from medical school in May, and I'll have around $200,000 in student loan debt, all of which I will pay back, with interest. Which means I'll be paying off loans well into my 40's. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-59838122595316758062012-12-14T10:04:03.133-06:002012-12-14T10:04:03.133-06:00we are mean?
"Shiiiiiiiit. If men got pregna...we are mean?<br /><br />"Shiiiiiiiit. If men got pregnant, birth control would be dispensed free in the bathrooms of every 7-eleven. Since 1492."<br /><br />"Starbucks would offer lattes and surgical abortions. On every street corner."<br /><br />"...if men had babies. Why is this even a fucking topic anymore?"<br /><br />but absolutely, make it over the counter. 'course you would have to pay for it which makes that a non-starter because it clearly says in the consitution that you have a right to free stuff simply because you posess vagina and the inability to use it properly. hell, put it in the freaking water supply in all blue cities. between the lowered sperm counts from marijuana smoking and ortho-tri cyclen in the water the conservatives will be kings in short order. 911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-86466762905573888312012-12-14T09:56:56.030-06:002012-12-14T09:56:56.030-06:00I know you use this blog as an anonymous outlet to...<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/14/bobby-jindal-birth-control_n_2300461.html?ref=topbar" rel="nofollow">I know you use this blog as an anonymous outlet to vent your frustrations, but why you gotta be so mean, doc? Maybe this is an idea you could get behind.</a>Gretanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-43295225661171394552012-12-13T05:21:44.758-06:002012-12-13T05:21:44.758-06:00Thank you for the kind comments Anon 12:20 always ...Thank you for the kind comments Anon 12:20 always nice to be appreciated.GrumpyRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774717062401988853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-52912636213514942072012-12-13T05:20:46.509-06:002012-12-13T05:20:46.509-06:00The NHS has a budget of around £106 billion for 20...The NHS has a budget of around £106 billion for 2011/12 so £5 million ($8 million) is a drop in the ocean. This is at best a publicity stunt or more likely a tax evasion scheme.GrumpyRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774717062401988853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-20308813313224145492012-12-12T21:07:16.307-06:002012-12-12T21:07:16.307-06:00Oh poor Nightingale, you are running with big dogs...Oh poor Nightingale, you are running with big dogs if you want to take on Grumpy. He is an erudite and clever RN blogger who I have read for years. Scottish, I believe. His posts are insightful and entertaining and not always complementary about the NHS. But they are never mean or below the belt. And there's the rub for you. Go check his blog out.....might possibly give you a more wordly intelligent view.<br /> <br />Anon12:20Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-70395898886719690022012-12-12T18:20:44.599-06:002012-12-12T18:20:44.599-06:00Nightingale;
"nurses who disagree with you an...Nightingale;<br />"nurses who disagree with you and don't join the Bash-the-Doctors bandwagon are bossy, insecure, and unprofessional?" I didn't say that. Where does it say that? I don't do the doctor-bashing I don't need to. I am usually asking for information or putting over a point.<br /><br />You said "I love working with (private practice) doctors, especially males; none of that estrogen rage and useless sentimentality crap." Sounds a bit like eye batting to me.<br /><br />"doctors who don't know what they're doing fear me. The one's who do know their stuff trust me more than they trust most other doctors" I'll bet they don't fear you. I don't want doctors to fear me, I want them to respect me. You are coming across as an old battleaxe who thinks they are in charge but in reality are a joke - used to be many of these old ward sisters (floor charges) when I started but we got rid of them and put in professionals.<br /><br />"You hide behind a thin veneer of civility, while you attack my 30+ year career of hard work with your own brand of contempt. At least 911Doc is honest about his."<br />There is nothing thin about my civility, nor is it a veneer. I too have 30 years, plus a few years in engineering before I became a nurse. My contempt was for 911DOC for being rude without reason. As usual on this blog a nurse makes a reasoned remark and whether it is right, wrong or just plain insane they are immediately met with abuse. No attempt made to answer the points made - AND YOU DEFENDED THIS!<br /><br />You say you are a triage nurse who tries to add patients to an already full list? Don't know where you work but people who add patients to lists are receptionists - not nurses. Triage nurse is part of an ED (ER) nurses role but only part.<br /><br />Love the "are you sure your an RN?" Nice piece of passive aggressive behaviour to try to put doubt on my qualifications.GrumpyRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774717062401988853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-12835877704886827892012-12-12T16:08:38.072-06:002012-12-12T16:08:38.072-06:00Go away Nightingale. You highly irritate me. You c...Go away Nightingale. You highly irritate me. You clearly are not a nurse and you also are FOS.<br /><br />-SCRNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-17786073643524918512012-12-12T14:56:24.813-06:002012-12-12T14:56:24.813-06:00well, we SHOULD be moving forward to something bet...well, we SHOULD be moving forward to something better, but we often don't move this way. and simply passing legislation and shifting responsibility is actually moving backwards. and as to your Biblical quote, couldn't agree more, I did it for ten years, and amongst 'the least', there were also the entitled, who, if I am reading my Bible correctly, are used to describe people who were 'far from the Kingdom of heaven'.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-68497337107654595152012-12-12T13:00:34.196-06:002012-12-12T13:00:34.196-06:00That's debatable about why people get left out...That's debatable about why people get left out. People behind a genetic eight ball should not be penalized or people forced out of insurance plans because of serious health condition. Also this country does have a history of racism, discrimination (I am assuming you're a woman so that would include you) and other inequities as all countries do. Perhaps I am Utopian but only because I believe we should always be moving forward to something better.<br />I'm not even a Christian but have always believed the "when you do this for the least" or however that scripture reads. <br />Thanks for the discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-45690029125414948552012-12-12T10:12:21.941-06:002012-12-12T10:12:21.941-06:00I agree. people need to pay something for their ca...I agree. people need to pay something for their care.... means test it or something... but right now they do not. and ocare will not change this as many currently healthy folks will choose to pay a penalty to not buy insurance which will be cheaper than insurance, and then, do you think they will be denied care? no. the denial of care will come at the extremes of life and it will be done by committee. oh, and in addition we will get a whole new bloated government bureaucracy with people that can not be fired (like me!). you are a utopian. every system has it's injustices. the great thing about America is that until now, a significant portion of the folks left out are left out because of poor decisions they made, but in the future they will be left out by decisions our 'givernment'makes. 911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-52355725926047369232012-12-12T10:04:34.079-06:002012-12-12T10:04:34.079-06:00I am also free to post here and you are free not t...I am also free to post here and you are free not to read it. And I do argue points i.e. EMTLA.<br />As for the rationing, if you base providing healthcare on a system of who deserves it and t who doesn't, that is also rationing except it's based on whether we think you are worthy. And I don't think that's our place to do so.<br />"and what about people without cars? doesn't everyone need a car? food? everyone needs that right? would be a crime to turn away people from a grocery store who are hungry "<br />I can buy a junker for 1200 bucks, I can buy food at the dollar store or go to a food bank. There is no thrift store for an appendectomy.<br />Quite honestly, I think if people have to have the skinny in it (buy their own insurance), they will probably be more motivated to stay healthy. Funny, I agree with you that much of what you see is preventable. I read statistics of 40% to 60% of diseases are lifestyle related and skyrocket costs. People don't get that. See, I'm not a total brain dead libtard.<br />But to just stand your ground and say that the present system doesn't have some serious injustices in it for the patients and not just the healthcare providers is just sticking your head in the sand.<br />Oh well, I'm done.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-46747635041649262652012-12-12T09:14:51.739-06:002012-12-12T09:14:51.739-06:00Anon, not defending the adjectives used by 911, bu...Anon, not defending the adjectives used by 911, but there is a lot of contempt to go around here, you included. These doctors are at their wits end and are venting, so why not step back and use nursing assessment in a more objective manner? Take the high road, But no, you just whine, and don't argue points. And Grumpy joins in with his own contempt. In the end, 911 is right: the world your are advocating for is NOT SUSTAINABLE! It will fail utterly, and then let the rationing begin. <br /><br />Posting on this blog is voluntary. If you really don't like what the doctors have to say, you are free to blog elsewhere.Nightingalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-31200134261226288812012-12-12T08:49:30.165-06:002012-12-12T08:49:30.165-06:00oh, and you're welcome....
http://www.gerepor...oh, and you're welcome....<br /><br />http://www.gereports.com/olympic-babies/911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-60501836706924629902012-12-12T08:48:12.473-06:002012-12-12T08:48:12.473-06:00so I'm angry. yes. not so much anymore. i have...so I'm angry. yes. not so much anymore. i have done what most doctors will do, i have joined the enemy. i work for the government. i draw a nice paycheck. i don't work nights anymore. i don't have to deliver bad news to families anymore. i can't be fired. i get a lunch hour. i take care of common cold patients and the occasional poinson ivy and the occasional ankle fracture. i could do so much more, and did for ten years, but it's not worth it. this will be the reality as doctors who are used to pusruing excellence and working their asses off make a simple mathematical calculation and they bail. meet your new doctor, she's a nurse practitioner, and she has an ACLS card. good luck. 911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-78400466356905188202012-12-12T08:42:36.736-06:002012-12-12T08:42:36.736-06:00caught me. I'm a racist. and show me a better ...caught me. I'm a racist. and show me a better system douchebag. no one has a right to my work product in a free society. communist. troll. 911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-74874697886122944082012-12-12T08:41:23.525-06:002012-12-12T08:41:23.525-06:00indeed. tort reform coming. ten years too late. indeed. tort reform coming. ten years too late. 911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-72924481238684112742012-12-12T08:40:06.823-06:002012-12-12T08:40:06.823-06:00no man ever? except for me. so I guess I am the in...no man ever? except for me. so I guess I am the incredible exception.911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-30798030758380546242012-12-12T08:39:23.983-06:002012-12-12T08:39:23.983-06:00because of people like you. because of people like you. 911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-56023400342135962852012-12-12T08:38:30.711-06:002012-12-12T08:38:30.711-06:00WTF? he has created a business that employs nearly...WTF? he has created a business that employs nearly a hundred people and he's pissed because he may now have to downsize or sell. 'Cat, may be time to drink the Victory Gin I guess. SCRN, who are you?911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-536525903847378282012-12-12T08:33:01.642-06:002012-12-12T08:33:01.642-06:00anon,
neato. let's grant that ambulances were...anon, <br />neato. let's grant that ambulances were blowing by private hospitals with critically ill patients on an hourly basis. <br /><br />http://www.emtala.com/history.htm<br /><br />you worked in a City Hospital. hmmm. a hospital set up specifically to take care of the poor and uninsured, one where residents learned their craft and high quality care was available to all. <br /><br />so we pass a federal law mandating that private hosptials, who have to meet a bottom line, are now obligated to lose money. <br /><br />hmm. medical costs have since skyrocketed and it's now hard to get insurance. weird. <br /><br />i guess it all boils down to whether you believe health care is a right, but not just a right, a right to have the best health care regardless of your poor choices or poor circumstnces or poor planning. hmmm. <br /><br />well, you have it now. and the numbing mediocrity that it will inevitably produce in care is already here. who will go to medical school now? who will do the ten year vascular surgery residency to be paid what is 'fair' as determined by a government committee? good for you sunshine. <br /><br />oh, and don't we have lawyers in this country, and tort law? negligence? lawsuits? aren't these already in place to punish acts of overt negligence that you seem to think happened every hour prior to EMTALA? i happen to know we still have them. <br /><br />so EMTALA sucks, you admit it. it was expanded far beyond its intent as all government mandates inevitably are so that we can no longer turn away anyone, not the person who calls EMS for a bruised pinky toe and not the oxycontin addict with 'chest pain' because they are out of their drugs. so you think that a bigger version of EMTALA will work better. <br /><br />what color is the sky in your world. <br /><br />and what about people without cars? doesn't everyone need a car? food? everyone needs that right? would be a crime to turn away people from a grocery store who are hungry would it not. <br /><br />zombies. 911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-15364187788209877742012-12-12T07:40:33.277-06:002012-12-12T07:40:33.277-06:00From Reynolds v. Mainegeneral Health, 218 F.3d 78 ...From Reynolds v. Mainegeneral Health, 218 F.3d 78 (1st Cir. 2000):<br /><br />Congress enacted EMTALA in 1996 [sic], in the face of "the increasing number of reports that hospital emergency rooms are refusing to accept or treat patients with emergency conditions if the patient does not have medical insurance."<br />Read your history. I worked in the City Hospital in St. Louis in the mid 70's and saw it on a daily basis. I actually, if you would stop knee-jerking, agree with you that EMTLA is a disaster but was born out of a very bad practice. So whose the idiot now?<br />Nightingale, you defend 911's "sugar tits" and are crying about Grumpy's post? Wow.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-4664779133100149492012-12-11T22:12:45.876-06:002012-12-11T22:12:45.876-06:00PS Grumpy: As to 911Doc's comments to Anon12:2...PS Grumpy: As to 911Doc's comments to Anon12:20, I might not agree with his choice of adjectives, but you are not much better. You hide behind a thin veneer of civility, while you attack my 30+ year career of hard work with your own brand of contempt. At least 911Doc is honest about his.Nightingalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-31174782057928005152012-12-11T21:58:52.644-06:002012-12-11T21:58:52.644-06:00So let's see, Grumpy...nurses who disagree wit...So let's see, Grumpy...nurses who disagree with you and don't join the Bash-the-Doctors bandwagon are bossy, insecure, and unprofessional? Does that pretty much sum up your opinion? And let's not forget "crying if we disagree with her?" Your sexism is showing. Pathetic. You assume way too much. Are you sure you're an RN? Your assessments are way off.<br /><br />There is a saying, "Nursing is one of the few professions that eats their young". You're a shining example of that sad, but true statement. I also have a nursing supervisor that said "Men hold grudges for 5 minutes, but women hold grudges for 5 years." Also sad, but true. And since nursing is still predominately female, these abuses still hold back our profession from real progress. And not speaking out against our bad habits, commits us to continuing down this path of true unprofessionalism. Nightingalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24021163.post-31096455686899218862012-12-11T19:23:02.624-06:002012-12-11T19:23:02.624-06:00grumpy, post it again. I didn't block anything...grumpy, post it again. I didn't block anything. you guys have fun. <br /><br />anon above, emtala is a crock. ambulances did not blow by hostpitals with critically ill people on board. it was all a power grab. it was inspired by illegals trekking to the us to have their babies in the us thereby making them citizens. <br /><br />I am all for single payer. the patient pays for insurance or pays their bill and don't patronize me with your idiocy. <br /><br />http://goo.gl/flLvW<br />911DOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466669111561150174noreply@blogger.com