cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53204137

Via Instagram:

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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/67033444

So for the non-nurses lurking, one of the big parts of an inpatient admission assessment is getting the diet order right. Are you allergic to anything, do you need your food ground up, are you diabetic salt or fluid restricted, etc. And a ridiculous amount of times I have patients deny having any cultural restrictions then I specifically further clarify DO YOU EAT PORK and they go 'oh wait yeah no I don't eat pork.' MOTHERFUCKER THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS ASKING.

And I'm a night nurse so you know what their very next meal is gonna be? Eggs and bacon / sausage. These motherfuckin patients be accidentally lying so often I've permanently changed my entire admission process. And before you even say this is a Jewish thing, my primary patient population is black so if anything it's a Muslim thing (although not even that, it turns out a bunch of black people are barely even religious or Christian even and just don't eat pork just because).

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/68818194

How gig nursing platforms are lobbing States to deregulate healthcare

A seismic shift is rocking the healthcare industry. Uber’s business model—the “gigification” of labor—and lobbying practices have made their way to healthcare staffing.1 Backed by huge sums of venture capital and private equity funds, gig nursing platforms are promoting a political agenda that limits public oversight of healthcare facilities, weakens labor protections, and exposes patients to risks.

Since 2022, lawmakers in at least seventeen states have introduced bills to recognize gig nursing platforms as a new kind of business model, one that should be regulated differently from healthcare staffing agencies. In an additional eight states, policymakers have already carved out platform work from certain state laws. In sum, efforts that would deregulate gig nursing platforms have emerged in nearly half of all US states.

Platforms such as Clipboard Health, KARE Technologies, Nursa, and ShiftKey are using new technologically infused definitions to advance old deregulatory arguments. These platforms are trying to convince policymakers that their business model is not that of a healthcare staffing agency, and that they instead should be recognized as a “healthcare worker platform” or a “healthcare technology platform.” By renaming their businesses, gig nursing platforms are following the path of Uber, which exempted itself from regulation in dozens of states by convincing policymakers that it was not a transportation company.2 This new categorization allowed ride-hail platforms to avoid responsibility for passenger safety, minimum wages for workers, and contributions for social insurance funds.3 For the healthcare industry, the stakes of this strategy are even higher. Gig nursing platforms and their state-level campaigns threaten the stability, working conditions, and value of labor for an entire profession.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/64481310

It's been a long time since I heard something this juicy that wasn't actually physically harming or permanently traumatizing someone...

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/64022983

a) it makes you fat, sleepy, confused, anxious, and your genitals not work but in a different way than your usual everyday life bullshit so it might be slightly better.

b) it has only one extremely rare 0.001% chance side effect: instant death.

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I am planning to take the certification exam after I get the minimum 2 years of experience and may get the membership because the exam discount then. But until then, does anyone actually read the articles or see a major benefit in the paid membership?

I have access to UpToDate and my university’s academic databases so I’m not sure how much more helpful articles would be. Bragging rights?

Long-awaited legislation that would limit the number of patients that hospitals can assign to an individual nurse passed in the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday with bipartisan support.