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Oh! Narcotic count! One nurse each from the oncoming and off going shifts had to count every tablet, capsule and cc. It had better not be off. I had one manager that insisted the oncoming shift arrive 15 minutes before they clocked in for the count.

Sooooo many memories! White dresses, hose and shoes. We only had to wear caps in nursing school (ours looked like French maid caps) but they tried to make us wear them again where I worked 5 years later (~1981) so patients, docs, etc would know who was an RN. Which reminds me of the name tags. Now it's an ID usually on a lanyard with "RN" in big letters and first name in smaller text only for safety. No gloves except for sterile procedures and isolation patients depending on the infection. Had a kardex for each disease that described what precautions if any were to be taken. No Universal Precautions. Going on meal break with the smell of BM on my hands that wouldn't wash off. Nurses wouldn't understand that today. I worked at SFGH (now named after that facebook guy) in the 80s when AIDS came around. Worked on the AIDS ward at times. No gloves in the beginning. Needle box in the med room only, and as a per diem, I wasn't allowed keys in the beginning. Got poked by used a needle twice. Later, going home with the keys and having to drive the 1-2 hours back after a 12 hour night shift. Nowadays, I don't recognize the meds people are on...

The scenario: woman with eclampsia at say, 24-26 weeks is admitted to L&D. After trying to stabilize her, the decision is made is to deliver the infant by C/S immediately. Despite high level care, the baby doesn't make it. Will the doctor(s) and other staff involved be accused of providing an abortion? Some of the stuff coming from those (and other states) seems crazy, like waiting until the pregnant person is septic before removing a deceased fetus. Thanks.

Don't know how to avoid expulsion, but how about working with the union to get what you want? I understand that if it is a big union representing many facilities it is hard, but who is your rep? Have to talked to him/her about what would make your facility better? I was "lucky" that at the facility I wanted to work at, the nurses had organized their own union, independent from big state or national unions and was very responsive to members. Of course the union had a lot to do with why I loved working there. Good luck.