DYI Carpet Cleaning With Rug Doctor

Many people want to save a few bucks and clean their own carpet. Many supermarkets have Rug doctors that you can rent for as low as .00 bucks. You will also need the cleaning supplies shampoo and spot treater so ad on anther .00. There are some very important things to consider when using one of these devices.

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You should also look at picking up a carpet rake to rake the carpet before getting started. A carpet rake can be found at any home depot or Lowes. Some Walmart's carry them as well. It looks very similar to a regular yard rake but only plastic and about half as wide. You use a rake to brush the carpet fibers and get them to stand up straight. As you walk on carpet is gets matted down and traps the dirt. By raking you are opening up the pockets that have dirt trapped in them. It's not a bad idea to use a rake even when your not getting your carpets cleaned because it will help them stay cleaner longer.

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After you rake the carpet be sure and use a good vacuum to fully pick up all the loose dirt. In many cases a second vacuuming is recommended. Now that all the loose dirt is gone pre-treat and stain and high traffic areas of the carpet. Be sure and follow the directions on the bottle. In some cases you are better off testing the product first in a corner closet or some place out of the way. This is to ensure you will not be causing any carpet discoloration.

Once the floor is pretreated, start up the rug doctor and clean those floors. The full directions on how to use the rug doctor are on the side of the machine it's very simple to use. Be sure and overlap your streaks when you clean the carpet. Another simple tip is to go slow. Yes you will use more solution but often times going slow will help. Once you are done go back and pick up any excess water on the carpet with the machine. Most likely you will have to go over the heavy traffic areas a few times but that is normal when cleaning carpets even with heavy duty cleaning products. By following these simple no brainer tips you should be able to get your carpets looking around 70 percent cleaner. Most do it yourselfers would agree that cleaning your own carpets is a good way to go. One thing to keep in mind is you should have your carpets cleaned regularly.

DYI Carpet Cleaning With Rug Doctor

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The Incompetent Doctor, And How to Protect Yourself

Two nurses who lost their hospital jobs and endured criminal prosecution after reporting a physician to the Texas Medical Board over patient safety concerns will receive 5,000 each in a settlement of a federal lawsuit they had filed against their former employer, the physician, and other parties [Lowes, 2010].

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Every physician in California has a recurring nightmare of finding their name on the monthly "discipline" list of the California medical board, the regulator of doctors in the state. The report includes a brief description of the offense, and the punishment. Of the 30 or so actions reported, about 90% are related to alcohol or drugs, usually resulting in probation and rehabilitation. A few offenses are related to fraud, with the remaining punishments due to incompetence, usually so egregious as to be frightening.

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In reality, these problems are the tip of an iceberg. For every action taken, who knows how many are not reported, or don't rise to the level of discipline? Some result in malpractice suits, but these rarely result in physician suspension or retraining.

The article quoted above illustrates how difficult it can be to report and discipline even one bad physician. Two nurses risked their careers by complaining about what appears to be clear incompetence. That doctor used his friendship and influence with the hospital administrator and local officials to both avoid the charges and to get the nurses fired from their jobs.

Although the nurses eventually prevailed in court, the doctor has remained in practice, although he under investigation.

How can society in general, and your family in particular, make sure your physician is doing a good job?

Physician groups and hospital staffs do a much better job policing themselves than state medical boards. In large groups, physicians have substantial ethical, financial, and legal incentives to monitor, evaluate and improve the care they are giving. Excluding the impaired or incompetent doctor makes very good sense.

One of the few beneficial aspects of Obamacare is that it contains financial incentives to force physicians to form groups, which will be far more effective than bureaucracies and review boards in improving quality.

In the meantime, you can probably protect yourself and your family by using doctors who are affiliated with larger groups and larger hospitals. Although there are exceptions, it is far less likely an impaired or incompetent doctor will be practicing with others. Counter-intuitive as it might seem, avoiding the local "Marcus Welby" practitioner may be the key to insuring good care. Nurses in Texas Whistleblower Case Settle for 0,000.

Reference:

Robert Lowes, "Nurses in Texas Whistleblower Case Settle for 0,000," Medscape Medical News, August 12, 2010.

The Incompetent Doctor, And How to Protect Yourself

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