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lorster

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  1. Calling In Sick.

    lorster replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    you do not have to tell them what is wrong. that is your business. if you were up all night with an ill child or have to be home with an ill child, you are sick and they do not need to know. if you...

  2. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    lorster replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    You don't. I posted a while back about a surgeon that majorly slandered me in a meeting. I asked the hospital to make him prove his allegations against me and he couldn't/wouldn't, didn't even...

  3. Fired after voicing concern about narcotic counts

    lorster replied to paigeRN1962's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Were you on probation for being a new employee? If so, they don't have to give you a reason. You don't fit in is all they have to do. If you were not on probation, you should appeal to the company....

  4. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    lorster replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    The only solution to the entire problem is for all hospitals and other facilities to purchase scrubs for every department and make all employees regardless of department change, in house. It is as...

  5. Yes your highness...I mean doctor!! rant!!!

    lorster replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    I would go beyond bullying...this is right up next to sexual harrassment!. Sounds like he gets some sort of a thrill out of

  6. Quitting 4 months into nursing?

    lorster replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    Wooh, this is excellent advice and I should have been constructive to Mariedoreen. Organization is key in being a successful nurse. A lot of times if the patient knows what to expect and those...

  7. Quitting 4 months into nursing?

    lorster replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    MarieDoreen, I'm sorry you have had such a bad experience. I have been a med surg nurse for 18 years and I know how frustrated you must feel. I also live in a very rural area and work at an 80 bed...

  8. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    lorster replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really think the bacteria are as evil as the agents we are giving to kill them. We are a very clean society, germ phobic, parasite phobic etc etc. We keep encouraging the use of...

  9. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    lorster replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think doctors should wear ties for that very

  10. Organ Donation and Homosexuals

    lorster replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Tweety, Amen to that

  11. Getting Along- The Union Debate

    lorster replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    so lpns can form their own

  12. Getting Along- The Union Debate

    lorster replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We had our first meeting yesterday. 6 nurses showed up. There are 72 in our unit. This is a start. I contacted the others and they all are going to start showing up and help make our working...

  13. Getting Along- The Union Debate

    lorster replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Here is an example of why unions are important at my hospital. We have RN's and LPN's working here. The RN's are union and the LPN's are not. I'm not sure why LPN's cannot be in our union, but they...

  14. Getting Along- The Union Debate

    lorster replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is exactly what I'm trying to say. I give up but at the same time, I want to make it stronger and better. I'm very much for unions, but not for ones that you never hear from. You don't get...

  15. Getting Along- The Union Debate

    lorster replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, I'm not sure this union really protects the members rights. This nurse was fired for asking a doctor...in front of the patient, if she wanted some labs ordered on the patient. The doctor...

  16. Home Health Nurses In Montana?

    lorster replied to shmily's topic in General Nursing

    We have an 86 bed hospital here. I work on med surg and work with a group of great nurses. Right now we are having some union issues and a change in management on our floor so hopefully it will get...

  17. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    lorster replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

    i have been an RN since 1989 on a med surg unit in Montana. I make 31.52 an hour. I work 24 hours a week. It is about a quarter of what I'm worth

  18. Nurse Managers working the floor

    lorster replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I agree with you. It is unfair for a manager to have to work 60 to 70 hours a week for the same pay. Ultimately, that manager could be making less than a new grad if they figured it out hourly....

  19. The future of nursing salaries?

    lorster replied to Rephaim's topic in General Nursing

    Well, we definitely deal with the same type of

  20. Home Health Nurses In Montana?

    lorster replied to shmily's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Bozeman and you could starve if working home health here. I worked home health here for 4 years and ended up going back to hospital nursing because I could not get enough hours to make it....

  21. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    lorster replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

    You forgot to ask the most important question. How much are we

  22. Nurse Managers working the floor

    lorster replied to BlessedbyGod's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, great boss and you can come and work at our hospital any

  23. Getting Along- The Union Debate

    lorster replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That is all well and good in California but up here in po dung Montana(poverty with a view), we don't even have an acuity system at this hospital. My union has not brought up discussing ratios. That...

  24. Getting Along- The Union Debate

    lorster replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "Fire" your union or actually to Decertify the union is much harder than you make it seem. Once the union catches wind of a decertification drive the wheels start turning and the pressure begins....

  25. Getting Along- The Union Debate

    lorster replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This a great idea and thank you for the advice. The problem with our union is that many of the nurses are not sure why we have a contract. They are new grads/new nurses and many of them have come...