A Day W/O A Nurse

[soulofme]

There was a movie out a few years ago called A Day W/O A Mexican... some fog blew over CA and all the mexicans disappeared. What followed was chaos... crops rotting cause there werent people willing to do the job for the low pay, etc...catch my drift? Any who... what if one day all the nurses just refused to go to work or walked out of their jobs all at the same time. Say 3 am when probably most likely to be a calm period. Im trying to make the walk out, hopefully, a little less stressful on the pts, but who am I fooling. Anyway, should it happen for a day, week? Would that get the attention of a nation? Would the President of the USA have to declare a state of emergency? Would we get respect or would there be a backlash? Just curious?

[nursemike, ASN, RN]

I just had a thought. If nurses can't walk out----

Why not just take back the bathroom breaks. Go ahead and use the restroom when you need to and don't hold it for hours. That would be a good start, and healthy for the bladder.

It has occurred to me, from time to time, that a quick trip to the nearest bar would not be abandonment, if I took my patients with me...just a thought.

[squeakykitty]

It has occurred to me, from time to time, that a quick trip to the nearest bar would not be abandonment, if I took my patients with me...just a thought.

It would sure help the pt. satisfaction surveys.