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Yeah, this is Texas. And here, administrators would burn the hospital down before they would allow unionized nurses in. I’ve actually been told in orientation that if they see 3-4 of us congregating, or even inquiring about a union....we would all be terminated.

Absolutely! Couldn’t agree more!

WOW!! That is a weird combo! Agree 100%!

I understand what you’re saying. However, to clarify.....it’s not a “float” between these two departments and they are not counting it as such. They are mandating we learn both departments and basically combining the two. I think it’s a bad decision for several reasons, but mainly because the two fields are so very different. Peds is a whole different ballgame from anything else. It’s two very different specialties. Thanks for your input!

?? oh jeez, sad..but SO true! And no. They will never get it. Thanks for responding.

I was trying to explain to my friend, who is an accountant, that it would be like his boss telling him, “ OK, in addition to your current job, we now want you to go be a math teacher”. Yes, it’s all numbers, but not the same and not the job you were hired to do!

Hi all! I work on a Postpartum floor that shares the unit with Pediatrics. We share nothing with each other, except being geographically close. Recently our Unit Director made the sudden decision to make Postpartum cross train to Pediatrics and they will have to cross train to Postpartum. The reasoning for this was supposedly “to be fair when it came to taking turns in being put on call/floating and backing each other up”. (I’m sure it has more to do with saving money by making us work both areas, therefore needing less staff). Several of us are unhappy about this, having zero desire in becoming a Pediatric or Postpartum nurse, as it applies. They are completely different fields from each other! My question is, can they do this? How can it be mandatory to learn a field I was not hired to do and have no interest in learning?? Can I fight it? Thanks for any advice/insight.