olnursie

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1. Are you ready?

   olnursie replied to olnursie's topic in Activism

   Tell me about your organization.

2. Are you ready?

   olnursie posted a topic in Activism

   All Nurses- We have all been complaining for a very long time. do you think that it might be time to make our needs known? How about a day throughout the country that nurses, staff nurses and all who really put out the effort for patient care every...

3. "Floating" rears its ugly head again

   olnursie replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

   Floating the unecessary evil! Our hospital has a critical care float pool and they pay those nurses more money to go to anywhere they send them! But- the rest of us still have to take our turns "floating" by "turn". I had been there for quite a few ...

4. Too early to throw in the towel?

   olnursie replied to huggietoes's topic in General Nursing

   Where is your Unit Manager in all this? You poor kid- document your abuse in triplicate, send a copy to the Unit Manager, Director of Nursing and President of the hospital. Make sure you have found a better job first then hi tail it out of there and...

5. RETENTION BONUSES & Would You Stay?

   olnursie replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, some of your salaries here are medieval, and some are incredible! I agree with some that starting should be "up there" since electricians and plumbers make more than a nurse does and we do all that and make coffee too! This is my first time her...