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I would like your input and opinions.

What do you think about membership in the ANA?

Advantages?

Disadvantages?:confused:

JT, now let's be factual about this. The original state associations in question voted as a majority to cut ties with the ANA. Then the minority of the nurses who did not vote to cut ties then set up ANA associations as a result.

Jt, we know you are the ANA. That is why you have turned so many people away from it. You are representative of what a lot of nurses do not want a part of. You are unyielding in the belief that the ANA and the union is perfect and should not be questioned.

As for unions you can not see how drawing battle lines between nurses is actually a hinderance. On one hand you battle against the same nurses you pay to belong with on the other hand.

You just proved my point made in the previous post and also, once again, you have attributed to me something I never said. I did however say (as have others) that we, the members, debate on the course to be taken & we, the members, vote on the decisions to be made. You have already been told that when we think something should be questioned in our organization, we bring it up & it is questioned & when something should be changed, WE change it. Just as we have changed the leadership for one that is more geared to the majority of the membership which are direct-care RNs, established a new affiliated national RN labor union to better address the needs of direct-care RNs, and focused more on correcting workplace issues over the last 3 yrs.

I am only unyielding in correcting the factless misconceptions & inaccuracies that you perpetually post about my organziation which you are not even involved in and have knowledge of only from your own speculations, interpretations, and opinions.

I am so honored that you think I have such control and power over the actions of others who stop by to read this board. What can be said about people who would make their decisions based solely on a post they read on the internet? I suppose that, for some, any excuse is better than none.

To each his own.

Enjoy your holiday.

:cool:

joined last week via internet website... faxed over my automatic draft last week... I am proud to be one of those who participate.

B.:)

nightngale1998

This is directly from your profile.

"RN for 3 years, working Agency in Denver these days, looking forward to becoming an independent contractor!"

So you pay to join an organization that is pushing for legislation to flood the market with replacement nurses and take away the nursing shortage.

Talk about cutting your own throat.

Here are few words of advice for you. Start looking for a regular staff nurse job and forget your dream of being an independent contractor. Before too long, there will be enough new nurses that you will not be needed to supplement staffing.

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nightngale1998

This is directly from your profile.

"RN for 3 years, working Agency in Denver these days, looking forward to becoming an independent contractor!"

So you pay to join an organization that is pushing for legislation to flood the market with replacement nurses and take away the nursing shortage.

Talk about cutting your own throat.

Here are few words of advice for you. Start looking for a regular staff nurse job and forget your dream of being an independent contractor. Before too long, there will enough new nurses that you will not be needed to supplement staffing.

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Originally posted by wildtime88

nightngale1998

So you pay to join an organization that is pushing for legislation to flood the market with replacement nurses and take away the nursing shortage.

Wildtime88, Could you please back up the above statement with some data? "Flooding the market" and "taking away the nursing shortage" are not the conclusions I'd have come away with, with the information I have about the nursing shortage and the importation of new nurses. I'd like to compare it with your information. Thanks for any replies.

Let's see.......

12/25 " I am not going to tell nurses what or how to think, or even how to act"

12/26 "Start looking for a regular staff nurse job, and forget your dream about being an independent contractor"

A little inconsistency there, I think.:p

Wild:

I am not rejoicing in the nursing shortage. Nor do I believe you do. The field of health care is a business. I intend to work it like a business.

I do not live off of the misfortune (or nursing shortage) of the medical field. I am a professional with an excellent product of service.

I do not have you figured out Wild. I get from what you are saying that you claim to be pronursing. Clearly you like to point out the negative in an issue. But what solutions do you offer? The conversation goes around and around. Yes, it is good to make people think differently but eventually we all have to work towards solving issues. We have to do SOMETHING besides cry and be sarcastic.

It is my choice to join ANA. I hope you decide to come to a meeting and expend your energies in a positive way. I hope all that energy you have can be put to good use.

Bonnie:)

:eek:

No thank you, I am getting out of this profession and into one that actually has a future.

I am thinking about ultra sound or occupational therapist as a long range goal. Little to no weekends, holidays, or night shift. Better pay, more respect, better overall working conditions and with a lot less responsibilities. I can do either of these jobs all the way up to retirement with out any problems what so ever. There is a shortage in these fields too and no one is trying to flood the market to replace them.:D So pay will continue to rise.

Work smart or work hard for much less. I think I will choose the work smart route from now on.:D

Wild:

I wish you the best of success in whatever path you choose. Sounds like the profession is loosing one damn good nurse!

In peace,

Bonnie;)

nightngale1998,

This profession has already lost a lot of good nurses and will end up loosing a lot more. Just add me to the pile, but hey evidently according to one organization we can just be easily replaced. There is no need to actually focus on fixing the problems first.

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