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We pointed out to our Magnet Surveyors that many of the components that made us a successful magnet candidate were actually advances that we had to fight for in our union contract. -- paid time for unit based councils that worked on practice and work...

For procedures try mosbys on line, document carefully. it sounds kind of weird, maybe you should run the other way....

Providence St peter Hospital Nurses will be picketing the Hospital from 6 am to 8 pm on JULY 30th. Come Join Us to show support. All you nurses at Mason, Capital and Centralia know that your contract will follow as our has. And look out up north i...

Not really interested in switching Unions. One of the strongest things we have going is that this Union knows Prov from way back and does not back down.

Hi. We had lot's of fun. We Were in negotiations the whole day (till 2300). I have to say management seemd to be playing a very lawyer centered hard ball game and basically refusing to negotiate. delay delay and not interested--. Very sad, i real...

You could be replacing me in a few weeks. We have been without a contract since March 1 and Negotiating since january.. Perhaps, before you become embroiled in such a situation, you should find out why the nurses are striking. From experience I can...

Churchill: "trust The Americans To Do The Right Thing....after They Have Tried Every Thing Else." We Will Get To Single Payor--there Are Compelling Fiscal And Moral Reasons Why. Unfortunately Too Many People Are Making Too Much Profit To Give It Up ...

In Some Fashion Nurses Need To Collectively Join Together To Make Their Voices Heard. If You Feel That You Can "negotiate" The Best Deal For Yourself--i Have No Way To Evaluate What You Think A "good Deal" Is. But For Nurses, Often It Is Not Such A...

Ah, the devil is in the details.. I think it is vital that your Union -- certainly the Local is BY AND FOR NURSES. that being said, healthcare is big business and you need a National /International voice -- an umbrella organization. The strength ...

You are probably in Olympia now. Sorry to miss this post. Hope which ever one you are at you have found your nitch. Olympia loses alot of new nurses to Tacoma because of poor working conditions ,(30%turnover in first year/50% in second.) Sorry. ...

Washington does not have Ratios -- when we tried for staffing legislation this year we really wanted acuity based staffing. Staffing based on the needs of the patients...What a concept. Our profit driven hospital has instituted a average/budget base...

I think you need to be aware that while Washington Hospitals (especially the larger private and non profit ones in western wasington) are unionzed and have much better working conditions than some other states they are deteroriating quickly as these ...

Yes there certainly is a s nursing shortage. What we see at our hospital is a greeed driven nursing shortage. Our not for profit hospital has an operating margin of over 10% (read that as profit/and the Hospital Association s own PR says a Hospital...

Try LTC--weekends and eves. Hospitals are really not hiring LPN's especially for short term stints who can't work full time. One possible is to try the Float pool manager and go perdiem for them. Stick with nursing it will work out.

I am all for anything that meets nurses needs. If you like your work time packaged like this it is great, and, weekends are a bit less hectic. Does you hospital offer weekend differential? Are your extra shifts at OT (above your FTE?

Nicely thought out, try again with the Union --Look up Info on "The employee free choice act" If it goes thru you can have card check elections and won't have this experience and you won't have to go thru al the negative stuff employers throw at you...

You have identified and are reacting to some hard truths about our profession. Read Susan Gordans Book "Nursing Against the Odds". You are not alone. Any one who can get over their denial and dysfunction and realize that we (the Nursing profession)...

Has the Matrix made it to your hospital? How is it going. We are being totally overwhelmed with this inappropriate budget based staffing system. We have a whole new layer of managent who are newly hired to enforce this. It gives us the same # of ...

Residency. Skip the adult floor stuff, look at larger teaching hospitals (usually the case where ever there is a level 3 any way).

MY experience is that Hospitals make the "Nursing Model" changes with the goal of saving money. So beware, get nurses to look at the plan and the patient ratios as well as acuity. Be clear about the scope of practice and each persons responsabilitie...

We have studer now. last year we had SOYRING and now we have the MATRIX (which is impossibly short staffing) and remember the movie, the Matrix is where the evil people lived!!! any other experiences with the Matrix.

Contact Jean Sullivan, Executive Director,Washington health professionals Services at the Department of health. She developed the program in the state for dependency issues for nurses and knows all the laws and ploicys and resources. She is a nurse...

Ditto er nurse23. Best housing value and schools are south and east of tacoma. (except lakewood as mentioned.)

USNU represents St peter and capitol in olympia, also Harrison, Mary bridge,St joseph, good sam, mason general, virginia mason, prov everett, prov centralia, and a bunch of others. SEIU and WSNA also represent WA Hospitals. For the most part in th...

Welcome to Washington. Lots of folks transition thru here and St Peter gets lots of military folks. The pay scale in washington is one of the best in the country. As to the local hospitals. I have been at St Peter for 20 years. We have 60 Rn ope...