elizabethjk

elizabethjk has 4 years experience and specializes in Hematology/Oncology.

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1. Corporate Healthcare

   elizabethjk replied to elizabethjk's topic in Union

   Word. Apologies, busy week with intention to delve deeper. I guess I am referencing the big hospital scooping up littler community hospitals by "affiliating," the recruitment of outside consultants to implement "lean" models, scripted communication ...

2. Corporate Healthcare

   elizabethjk replied to elizabethjk's topic in Union

   GETTING INVOLVED. and wearing very stable shoes to hide the shaking.

3. thinking of a change

   elizabethjk replied to arnie1234's topic in Ob/Gyn

   get out of mgmt! come back to the floor! :)

4. Nursing and tattoos

   elizabethjk replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

   I have a giant nurse tattoo on my right shoulder/arm. along with....6 others and more to come.

5. Corporate Healthcare

   elizabethjk posted a topic in Union

   I am shaking in my shoes at how scary this is getting...

6. Care Delivery Models and the Union

   elizabethjk replied to elizabethjk's topic in Union

   teaching? psychosocial care? what are those....? OH THOSE ARE REASONS I SPEND AN EXTRA HOUR AT WORK BECAUSE I REFUSE TO GIVE THEM UP. ....that and the !@#$%^' computer. ugh.

7. Care Delivery Models and the Union

   elizabethjk replied to elizabethjk's topic in Union

   I typically get all of, or most of the nurses on a given shift to sign on as well. I started an email group with the nurses on my floor to try to establish a sense on unity in a private manner... Next I am going to contact my union and tell them we ...

8. CNA nurses to strike this week

   elizabethjk replied to smoke over fire's topic in Union

   California nurses rule!!!

9. Care Delivery Models and the Union

   elizabethjk replied to elizabethjk's topic in Union

   Hey guys, I got a guilt trip for filling out an unsafe staffing form from my nurse manager and the next day when I saw her she approached me in a condescending manner when typically we get along very well. This should be fun, I'm not backing down.

10. Care Delivery Models and the Union

    elizabethjk replied to elizabethjk's topic in Union

    I totally agree with all you are saying, and I guess my primary frustration is getting the UNITY. If I could do it all myself I would be out there, but that's not how this works.

11. Care Delivery Models and the Union

    elizabethjk replied to elizabethjk's topic in Union

    MA.....

12. Care Delivery Models and the Union

    elizabethjk posted a topic in Union

    So I have (unfortunately) been subjected to a situation in which admin hired some "consultants" in order to implement one of those fancy "models" which is just a grid to determine how many nurses and unlicensed patient care providers are on at a give...

13. Nurses rally at Capitol for nurse-to-patient ratios

    elizabethjk replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism

    The legislation would also account for acuity. We weren't rallying for numbers, yes sometimes 2 patients on a med/surg unit can be impossible, and sometimes 5 can be easy... we want a happy medium; set ratios, but also consideration of each individua...

14. Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    elizabethjk replied to girlvet's topic in Union

    It appears to have been a common view. Last year, a breakaway group banded together to form a rival union: National Nurses United (NNU). In just a few months, it has grown to 155,000 members, approaching the century-old ANA's 180,000. It is now mobil...