karenpj

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1. Why Does It Seem That RN's Hate Us and Hospitals Don't Believe In Us??

   karenpj replied to brown eyed girl's topic in LPN/LVN

   I am a registered nurse and have worked for 24 years. I do get tired or some RNs who think they are better then everyone else. Yes I do carry more responsibility then an LVN/LPN, but I also know it takes a team of people to care for our patients. LPN...

2. Let's call Oprah

   karenpj replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

   Let's cut them some slack. Originally Posted by sunnyjohn Let's cut them some slack. Oprah and shows like that get thousands of e-mails a week suggesting show topics. Quite frankly any such show that stays on the air long enough eventually does on ...

3. Let's call Oprah

   karenpj replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

   I think we have a good start. We do not have to stop with Oprah. As it has been said before, " the squecky wheel gets the grease." I think you all know one voice alone does not accomplish much, but we have many voices and need to be persistent.

4. Let's call Oprah

   karenpj replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

   I have also sent an request. I work at a for profit hospital in Nevada. It is very evident that the Profit comes before patient care. We are currently in contract negotitions and they said they were not intrested in discussing nursing or unit ratios...

5. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

   karenpj replied to Brian's topic in Activism

   I believe you are making a very broad statement and false statement. I belong to SEIU local 1107. It is a democratic union. We are by the way the UNION. The organizers and staff help direct us. They SEIU, does have multiple bargaining units and repr...

6. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

   karenpj replied to Brian's topic in Activism

   Thanks for the links. I am able to use some of that info. I am currently on union leave from my hospital. We are currently fighting a decert campaign in our tech unit. One of the pieces of letters put out by ?management? is that nonunion hospital wor...

7. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

   karenpj replied to Brian's topic in Activism

   Thanks for the information. In posting 129

8. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

   karenpj replied to Brian's topic in Activism

   As I read through the articles, It seems the number one problem is the uninsured population in this country. It seems that in a country as great as this we could come up with a fair and equitable solution to offset these loses. We must also keep in m...

9. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

   karenpj replied to Brian's topic in Activism

   There is not that much danger of hospitals closing. We also have a clause in the contract about change of ownership.

10. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    karenpj replied to Brian's topic in Activism

    We have in our contract specific areas we can to float to. What I have found is the stronger the membership is in a union the stronger we are and there for can affect change. We as nurses need to be more united. We are the union. The staff working fo...

11. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    karenpj replied to Brian's topic in Activism

    I work in Las Vegas, Nv. I am an active Union Nurse. I am part of SEIU. This is a union that represents all units in the health care. The nurses make up the largest group and we are very active with other locals across the country. We as a group nee...

12. working for the VA Hospital

    karenpj posted a topic in Kentucky

    I am planning on moving to Southern Indiana. Does anyone work At the VA hospital in Louisville. I am interested in Nurse to Patient ratios and of coarse to rate of Pay. I am a nurse of 24 yrs experience. I have talked to a few recruiters in Indy and ...

13. Indianapolis RN employment picture?

    karenpj replied to anonymurse's topic in Indiana

    Does anyone know what a nurse with 24 yrs experience make in Indianapolis or in Louisville. We are planning to relocate in June.