Idea: class-action suits by nurses for putting patients at undue risks

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Found this intriguing idea in:

A Conversation with Suzanne Gordon

http://www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2000/02/maggi-l-02-03.html

[DIPLOMATICRN4HIRE, MSN, RN]

Just a thought here....

Maybe she would enjoy seeing some replys from the Unbelievable thread..

Just a thought

Zoe

[BBFRN, BSN, PhD]

Wow, she really hit the nail on the head, didn't she?

[renerian, BSN, RN]

Very interesting.......

renerian

[debyan]

".. nurses can't protect you if they aren't there with you. There are also [a] lot of medical injuries [that] have to do with fact that system won't listen to nurses."Susanne Gorden

So true, if only the right people would listen. deb

[flowerchild]

Thank you so much for sharing this article. I read it. Know it all too well. Then read the copyright. The article is almost 3 years old. Nothing changed. Every bit of it as relevant today as it was 3 years ago. Nurses, we have a long hard road ahead of us.

[JulieBean2U]

Wow. All the frustration of nursing seems to spring up in me as I read this article. Reminds me of those NEAT patients with FMP syndrome. (Fluff My Pillow Syndrome for the novice.) One of the things I Love to hear from a petulant and demanding patient is, "I PAY you to wait on me!!!" I very pleasantly ask them to bring back their hospital bill after discharge and show me where "nursing" costs are billed, and I'LL REFUND THEM. NURSING IS GENERALLY NOT PART OF THE MEDICAL COST BREAKDOWN. TIME FOR A CHANGE?