Allison

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1. A day off

   Allison replied to beano's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I do not feel guilty not coming in or answering the phone, Does administration feel guilty not giving any raises in the past 4 years, do they feel guilty cutting back on our benefits but raising the costs? When I work I give 110% but my days off...

2. Union or not?

   Allison replied to akn's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I work for is currently awaiting our union vote, hopefully we will be successful. While we wait management has daily anti-union memos full of mis-information, if our union drive is not successful I fear that management will just return t...

3. New Grad Programs in the ICU what should we look for?

   Allison replied to SSUleader's topic in MICU

   I believe if you start in an area that you are interested in you will be better off than being forced to work in an area that you view just as a stepping stone. The problem will be convincing the nurse manager that you are mature enough and have eno...

4. COMPUTERIZED CHARTING

   Allison replied to krickie's topic in General Nursing

   I work in ICU and we use flow charts and narrative sections for anything not on the flow chart. I also work agency and I experienced computer charting for the first time the other night, luckily the hospital just implemented this and the help staff w...

5. unions for nurses

   Allison replied to MAPalumbo's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I work for screwed with the employees so much we felt no other choice but to unionize, we are currently underway and our vote will be soon. The majority of us feel we had no other choice, no raises, new employees hired at more money tha...

6. nursing salaries

   Allison replied to natbrat's topic in General Nursing

   I work in ICU in Western Pa, I make 16.00/hr but new hires make 18.79. Now our administration is advertising jobs for 27.00/hr with 1,000.00 sign on bonus but existing employees are not eligible. We are currently seeking to unionize and I believe w...