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1. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

   panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

   Yuppers, my "panhandling" is of bedpans, o course.

2. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

   panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

   well I DO take offense. I am not encouraging people to "run from job to job" and I am not encouraging people to "jump ship." You missed the point I was trying to make, to encourage others to take an objective rather than a subjective view of employme...

3. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

   panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

   How does one explain all those different employers on your resume when applying for a new job? HEY GIRL -- Who is writing the resume?

4. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

   panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

   The teeth have been extracted not only from unions, but from professional nursing associations in our country. This means that employers can screw nurses over and there is no recourse. Period. My advice: learn the warning signs of a TOXIC UNIT. Test ...

5. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

   panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

   So, the months go by.... and how are you doing, TNN? I went through a gritty exit from what I thought was a secure job last year. I've been working in a new job, and was happy until last week when I discovered the same pattern all over again. MEDIOCR...

6. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

   panhandler replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   "I have a dream...." that one day the nurses in the USA and worldwide will take the reins of control from the medical-industrial complex.... ..we are everywhere.... we are everywhen.... who nurses the nurse?

7. What nursing Managers fail to see

   panhandler replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism

   NurseKat64, you are the answered prayer of each patient who is touched by you. God bless your hands, your day, your life. panhandler

8. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

   panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

   TNN your situation is so very ugly. I have been wondering about setting up some rules of conduct in ADVANCE of employment with any institution. Does anyone have experience with or ideas about nurses presenting their own CONTRACT at time of employme...

9. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

   panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

   This little "thread" is part of a whole cloth. It is a cloth of greed and abuse. The only way to fight fire is with fire: our last refuge of sanity is the law of the land. We need legislators to be on our side. The question is, can we bribe them enou...

10. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

    Have you lost sight of the big picture? You forfeit your rights as a citizen when you work for the Medical-Industrial complex. Without a written contract (which probably would pre-empt your getting a job offer....duh) you have no "rights" --- none at...

11. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

    Golly gee, guage14, I thought MNi wanted to know why she SHOULD become an RN.

12. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

    Why should you become an R.N.? some factoids: .Only 60% of registered nurses are employed in acute care hospitals. .Nurses in the profession are viewed as trustworthy, according to public opinion poles. .YOu have to be an RN to open a nursing home so...

13. ICU - Should I stay or go?

    panhandler replied to OahuRN's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO you should get out of the toxic situation you are in. Go to the DON and ask to be transferred out immediately. Decline any of her questions as to why. If you are pushed to the wall, just say "I want my old job back." Keep your connections with ...

14. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

    I work 12 hour shifts in ER, where the pace is fast. our state requires that nurses be given a break after 4 hours. We are allowed one break per day. This means that any way you divide up the hours, a nurse will be working greater 4 hours without a b...

15. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

    OMG OMG OMG What I am seeing here is the tip of the iceberg. Here's what we know: 1)The "nursing shortage" is a manufactured lie. 2)Experienced, innovative nurses are ground to a pulp by the system, ON PURPOSE. 3)There is WAGE-FIXING rampant in the h...