Is this discrimination?

[eacue10]

Hello haven't posted in a while. quick background before the meat. So I work at a fairly large health system, they currently own 95% market share so options here are not many. If you look at the pictures of the board of directors, they are all white. All my charge rn, the dept director, and her four clinical supervisors are all white. I happen to not be white, and I am bilingual. I have heard comments from physicians like: "they get off the plane and want us to fix all their problems". "That pt doesn't pass the smell test, hispanics are too emotional." The second comment was about my pt who came in with acute head pain worst of her life. History of Htn among other things and geriatric. I wanted to get her cleared for a stroke...the md never even came to the room. Waited and hour. Cat wouldn't take her stat cause it wasn't ordered stat. Well I gave report went home. Next day was told she ended up having a bleed. Now md won't even make eye contact with me. So I'm asked to translate all the time and now I'm told by triage and the charge and the clinical sups that I get certain PTs cause they only speak Spanish. My one year review is coming and I'm thinking of asking for a nice raise because speaking Spanish and translating are not in the job description...I checked. If they don't give it to me is it discrimination? Should I keep my minority mouth shut and just be happy I'm getting a paycheck? I was born in the USA. Technically I'm not a minority...right?

[klone, MSN, RN]

I do not, however, disregard the value of experience within the same license and scope of practice. Experience is incredibly valuable and is an education of its own.

I don't think you will find anyone here who would disagree with you.

[psu_213, BSN, RN]

The facility should have a language line in place (the job of so called leaders) so that she is not put in a position of putting her license at risk in order to help the patient.

Just because someone is a leader on a particular unit, that does not mean they have the ability (nor the responsibility) to find a "language line" for the unit. Management, yes; leader, not necessarily.

[Kooky Korky, BSN, RN]

There is no need for you to be so nasty. It is the absolute norm here to pay RNs based on experience, not education in my area. I work PRN for a physician group. I'm not so incredible that anyone is going to break standard of practice to accommodate someone like me. And I'm perfectly content with the deal I have right now. I work when I want, and only when I want, for a decent salary and good working conditions. I know which battles to choose.

Sorry, it wasn't meant nastily. If FLOTUS DOESN'T CARE, why should anyone else?

And I'm happy you are happy with your situation. It's nice that you aren't, apparently, hurting for money. Not everyone is in the happy circumstances you are enjoying.

Also, I know from experience that BSN's do get paid more than non-BSN's in many places. At least, I have.

And I got paid for translating, too.

OP, where are you? Let us hear back from you.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

Sorry, it wasn't meant nastily.

Yeah, that's believable.

And I'm happy you are happy with your situation. It's nice that you aren't, apparently, hurting for money. Not everyone is in the happy circumstances you are enjoying.

How did you come to the conclusion that I was speaking for everyone?

And I got paid for translating, too.

Apparently you haven't been reading the responses here. It's "Interpreting, " not translating.

[NurseBlaq]

Ok so I just have a blunt question to ask, is it "racist" to note peculiarities around different cultures? Does everyone need to be expected to just ignore that some ethnicities do have possibly different values and norms??? I mean, anymore it's like you can't even say "Black's love folk music" and you're "racist."

"black people"

I get mildly irked when people refer to other people, regardless of race, creed, etc as just a basic term and don't add people. They're people not objects. Ex: Jewish people, white people, gay people, etc

Just a peeve, carry on.