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...
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 ...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...