pabamick

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1. open visitation in ccu

   pabamick replied to grits's topic in General Nursing

   As a icu-ccu nurse for 30 years, I have learned that what is best for the patient is not always best for the family. I stand with the patient, but I also take the time to explain to the family that...

2. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

   pabamick replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I don't know what state you work in, but in California LVN'S are not independent practioners, they work under the license of an RN or MD in a clinic setting, even if the patient was assigned to the...

3. Schwartznegger on Hannity and Combs tonight..

   pabamick replied to directcare4me's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I have been a nurse in the state of California for almosty 31 years, as a bedside nurse in ICU. I have worked union and nonunion before. My hospital that I have worked in for the last 20 years in...

4. Lunch breaks

   pabamick replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   For years the nurses in my ICU didn't charge for missed lunch breaks. Now we are getting tough. Title 22 in California cleary states that the staffing ratio is 2:1 at all the time, not 4:1 during...

5. ANA officially states strikes are unethical and approves use of replacement nurses

   pabamick replied to wildtime88's topic in General Nursing

   I am so glad I am from California and belong to CNA. My hospital is in the middle of neogiating a first contract. It hasn't been easy and no one wants to strike, but I can see the writting on the...

6. union vs non union

   pabamick replied to meb's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I have been a nurse for 27 years. Worked union and non-union over the years. This last year the hospital I work in, the nurses voted for the union (CNA). I t was a long hard fight with millions of...