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It wasn't another unit. The ED is split up into different zones. The other nurse was assigned to another zone but still had nothing to do with my assignment. I agree, though, completely inappropriate in my opinion.

Usually coercion and intimidation go hand in hand with unions

I definitely envy your $20/hr night weekend differential. My union contract provides the same diff that the hospital provides all employees, but it's only 7.50 for nights plus 4 for weekends. Other than that, not much else to say. I am union. Our ra...

I'm not arguing against unions. My comment was just that pay varies widely across the country, regardless of whether or not a union is in place, because of job markets and the cost of living. For the poster to scoff at $27/hr because she makes $40 is...

Pay depends very much on where in the country you live. Some states have starting pay in the low 20s. Others are over 40. You can't really compare a job, union or not, in new york with one in utah.

I do not think abortion should be illegal, although I strongly believe it should be restricted in many ways. I don't buy the argument that it is okay to kill an unborn child at any time and for any reason, but I understand that there are circumstanc...

Management "investigated" the whole thing and is not doing anything about it. Knowing my management, I'm not really surprised. Thanks for the input, everyone.

Exactly. You said "in an 'employment at will' state they can fire you for any reason or no reason at all and awarning or explanation is not required," but the link you cited here says exactly the opposite. The states without exemptions are the one...

Actually, all 50 states are at will states.

Do you know how many states are "employment at will" states?

Honestly, everyone has a different experience and a different opinion. I don't particularly care if anyone else is pro-union. I simply kindly disagree.

If you have a legitimate case of wrongful termination or of the violation of your rights by an employer, you will have no trouble finding the help you need. If, on the other hand, you have a case that is all accusation with no evidence, or one in whi...

As stated above, if you are truly a victim of wrongful termination, and especially if your employee rights were violated, you will have no trouble finding an attorney who will enter into a contingency agreement. You will also have the full backing of...

If I were to be exploited, denied my rights, and wrongfully terminated, I would have a plethora of legal avenues to pursue. Like I said, I'm just giving my opinion, since that is what the OP asked for. You certainly don't have to agree.

I did complete an incident report. Haven't heard anything new, by the way.

The hospital I work at just had all the techs and service workers unionize. The hospital policy in force before was a standard annual raise of 3%, up to 5% if you did really well on your review. The union contract gives them 2% annually. They also l...

I assure you, it's exactly how nonsensical as it sounds.

Yes, I agree. I honestly think she gave it and had no intention of telling anyone or of documenting it. I think she got mad because I called her out on it.

So far, haven't heard anything new, but, again, thanks for the support everyone. I'm not trying to get her disciplined. I was just trying to do what's right. The rest is out of my hands.

Yes, apparently I intimidated her into admitting it.

Update: Unfortunately, apparently the reason they are pulling security footage, which I thought was odd, is because the other nurse is now claiming she never gave the med and that I intimidated her into charting that she did something that she didn'...

Yeah, that kind of crossed my mind. Too bad for her, tho. I have a great reputation and i've worked in this network for 18 years. Also, all the witnesses corroborated what I said. And now management is apparently investigating.

Update: Today my manager asked me where this all happened. They are investigating it and are going to review security footage. This is a little strange to me, because even if they decide the patient's condition warranted the meds, they still aren't a...

Honestly, because she butts into other people's business all the time. That, and she thinks she is smarter than everyone else. How she came into this situation, I'm not sure, as I was in another room with a guy in DTs at the time. As far as the spec...

I did document that I was directed not to medicate the patient, as did the prior nurse who had given me report. I also filed an incident report, but I simply stated that 2.5mg was ordered and 5mg was given. I didn't go into further detail, right or w...