Nurses Safety
Published Jul 31, 2012
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Piglet08
153 Posts
And of COURSE sometimes even carefully laid plans fail. Disasters can be like that. I just take issue with those who appear to have a plan of "not going to work because I love my (fill in the blank) so much". Come on.
by lynx 25: we had a mandated "everyone stay and sleep over" when we had an icestorm a year or so back. the administration promised ot pay for everyone involved, all kinds of breakfast and perks...
turns out everyone who worked those days was given "some rest time" that included the rest of the payperiod- no over time for you! pay was not provided when employees were sleeping on the floor in the breakroom for a couple hours.
two months later the administrator showed up with a bunch of tshirts with the company logo emblazoned across them, and was very pleased with herself for thinking of something so nice to do for us.
so yup... sorry if i'm not going to do a backflip to come work for them in an urgent situation again. she can get on the floor and work if she's worried about staffing."
gawd. lost pay and t-shirts, and expecting you to proudly wear the company logo! that's classic admin idiocy. it would be great if we could get them to meet their obligations, wouldn't it?
DoGoodThenGo
4,129 Posts
This thread fits in nicely with one that was started by moi several weeks back asking who would report for duty during a major epidemic/pandemic.
Haven't crunched the numbers but it seems the results are similar and thus god help us if something like SARS, AIDS, Bird Flu and so forth breaks out.
LaughingRN
231 Posts
I'm finding myself really annoyed at a few posts by people saying how their kids are worth more to them than any job. To me, I find this statement annoying.My child's life is worth more than 25 dollars an hour.Period.
I'm finding myself really annoyed at a few posts by people saying how their kids are worth more to them than any job.
To me, I find this statement annoying.
My child's life is worth more than 25 dollars an hour.
Period.
HM-8404, BSN, RN
319 Posts
To me, I find this statement annoying.My child's life is worth more than 25 dollars an hour.Period.What I find annoying is when I hire someone I have certain expectations and they start making excuses why they can't meet the agreed upon terms of their employment.
To me, I find this statement annoying.My child's life is worth more than 25 dollars an hour.Period.
What I find annoying is when I hire someone I have certain expectations and they start making excuses why they can't meet the agreed upon terms of their employment.
Hygiene Queen
2,232 Posts
To me, I find this statement annoying.My child's life is worth more than 25 dollars an hour.Period.I agree.It is my #1 responsibility to be there and protect my children at all costs.If that is not possible, then I will give 110% to those I help strangers/pts in any way I can, as yes, I would pray someone would protect my children in my absence.But if the situation allows that I can reach my children, then I will protect them with every fiber of my being.That is what I signed up for when I decided to have children... and you know darn well kids want their mothers, fathers, grandmothers... that very special person in their life, to give them comfort and protect them.Work may easily fire me or I can quit... responsibility is then terminated.But I am never fired from the responsibility of my children. To let those kids down, when I had a choice, is the greatest failure a parent can endure.
I agree.
It is my #1 responsibility to be there and protect my children at all costs.
If that is not possible, then I will give 110% to those I help strangers/pts in any way I can, as yes, I would pray someone would protect my children in my absence.
But if the situation allows that I can reach my children, then I will protect them with every fiber of my being.
That is what I signed up for when I decided to have children... and you know darn well kids want their mothers, fathers, grandmothers... that very special person in their life, to give them comfort and protect them.
Work may easily fire me or I can quit... responsibility is then terminated.
But I am never fired from the responsibility of my children.
To let those kids down, when I had a choice, is the greatest failure a parent can endure.
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I'm sure, but I would not care if you were annoyed.
In a major catastrophic event, I could care less if you were annoyed.
"Sorry, kids, you'll just have to deal with this here tornado alone... I have to go to work because someone will be annoyed."
FlyingScot, RN
2,016 Posts
To me, I find this statement annoying.My child's life is worth more than 25 dollars an hour.Period.That's not fair. You took her statement completely out of context. She was remarking on the people who implied that those who have kids and are willing to go into work in an emergency are not quite up to snuff as parents.
That's not fair. You took her statement completely out of context. She was remarking on the people who implied that those who have kids and are willing to go into work in an emergency are not quite up to snuff as parents.
Unique X
16 Posts
It is completely legal . You signed up for this once you became a RN. You cannot refuse and leave as this is considered "abandoning" a patient. Abandoning in my state / Texas puts you up for license revocation. We as nurses took an oath.
On second thought, you are not required to stay but some hospitals will try and get you under the abandonment clause.
redhead_NURSE98!, ADN, BSN
1,086 Posts
I'm sure, but I would not care if you were annoyed.In a major catastrophic event, I could care less if you were annoyed."Sorry, kids, you'll just have to deal with this here tornado alone... I have to go to work because someone will be annoyed."
Well, as long as you don't mind that someone might be fired...but you already said your kids are worth more than employment so we're back where we all started, being annoyed lol
I suppose you think it is acceptable to accept employment with the knowledge you are not going to fulfill your responsibilities?
Would that not be the same as a parent in the military refusing to be sent overseas because they have children that need them?
My suggestion is don't take a job you are not willing to do. Whatever that job is.
I suppose you think it is acceptable to accept employment with the knowledge you are not going to fulfill your responsibilities? Would that not be the same as a parent in the military refusing to be sent overseas because they have children that need them?My suggestion is don't take a job you are not willing to do. Whatever that job is.