striking nurses

Dead vs severe brain damage...splitting hairs aren't we.NO ,There is a major difference between the two , I would have thought you would know this , as a NP !
I have no idea where you people work that the conditions are so horrible that you have to walk out on patients Never have and hpefully never will , but if I do it will be as a result of a free vote by all the effected nurses , after management has recieved the required notice of a strike and with the offer that nurses will be available in the case of an event , remember also that nurse often give notice of a one day strike , management usually choose to lock the nurses out for several days , so I can easily argue that it is managements decision to extend the time the nurse are off their units ,that can lead to such events as the OP stated .,
but it is not here. I am very vocal within the hospital where I have worked for almost 10yrs, but we don't have all of these problems the union nurses speak of on this forum. Even if we did,So does your faclity have problems or don't they , it would appear that as you have to be very vocal , it may not be the Eden you portray , also are you vocal for yourself amnd your sphere of influence , or do you assist others with their problems ?
there is no excuse for walking out on patients Yep no excuses , but many possible reasons and as I keep saying in the real world Nurse can not walk out on their patients management has been notified and it is for them to insure safe coverage for the patients.
You all may be able to justify this in your union world, but that doesn't make it acceptable. If you don't like where you work, go elsewhere!Why not stay and try to improve / corrct the problems so that , they are corrected and do not cause suffering to future staff and patients ?
Is it right for you to leave your patients in the hands of the unqualified? Not my choice , having been duly notified , it is for management to staff as required by law , if indeed they did use unlicensed staff they should be reported to the appropriate authorities .
Is this how we(RNs) advocate for our patients? How do you think this father felt when the nurses who were supposed to be taking care of that child were childishly pointing the finger at the ones who were at the bedside at least trying to do their job?Were in the OP's note does it say this or is this another case of where the facts don't fit I'll make up what I feel like . NO nurse , I know would respond in the manner you describe. It is so ridiculous to even try to shift the blame to mangement! It was the fault of the striking nurses and noone elses.