1940Nurse

1940Nurse

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  1. Patient behavior that ticks you off

    1940Nurse replied to MedicalZebra's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Exactly. You can lead a horse to water ( or a dialysis patient for that matter) but you can't make em drink..... Well I should have left out the (

  2. Will RNs be phased out of dialysis?

    1940Nurse replied to rosiegal's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    The kicker there is "albeit without benefits" Many nurses could make that without

  3. Will RNs be phased out of dialysis?

    1940Nurse replied to rosiegal's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

  4. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    [quote=lindarn Nothing will ever change until nurses stick up for themselves, and demand better wages, benefits, and working conditions. Nice guys finish last. Expecting nurses to be powerless is...

  5. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I never said traveler were a bad sign. I said the unions didn't get staff and they have to rely on travelers. Who usually cost more. Unions tout themselves as a panacea and they are not. I said per...

  6. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    Again all about $$$$ where are the "patient safety" issues in this? One problem with unions is that they can't sell it to every

  7. Your worst experience/accident/mistake?

    1940Nurse replied to AustinRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    As a traveler I've worked in 11 states in 4 years. I've worked in over 20 units. Hospitla based, Fresenius, Gambro, DCI, Davita etc. Like anything else perception is the key. I don't like some...

  8. Returning blood

    1940Nurse replied to silverfoxxy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    So what do you do to stop the blood from flowing up into the NS. Do you just leave it and add to the already anemic state most HD patients live

  9. Will RNs be phased out of dialysis?

    1940Nurse replied to rosiegal's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    And where pay tell is the ICU nurse. She is ultimately responsible for that patient. The tech is preforming a treatment . He/she is not the primary nurse for that patient. In either MN or MI tech...

  10. Training at Fresinius

    1940Nurse replied to iriskkerry's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

  11. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I was talking about PA UNION Coal miners.. They were sold out by the union. The union was "in bed", a direct quote from a former union member with management. Getting kick backs from management and...

  12. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    DITTO

  13. Flag Staff Medical Hospital RNs to vote....

    1940Nurse replied to mark hamel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    ST Francis hospital in HI is for sale and union.. All they need is the Pope's approval to sell. They have already sold some units off to non union

  14. Flag Staff Medical Hospital RNs to vote....

    1940Nurse replied to mark hamel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Victoryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Twice even.. OK one for me or maybe two:trout:

  15. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    #1 You need to change travel companies.. Sorry... #2 You need to talk to coal miners in PA. I have. And I hope you watched the documentary on the SEIU president. Pretty informative. And directly out...

  16. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    And neither the legislature nor the unions have succeed. IF they had they wouldn't need travelers. You can mandate out the whazoo but those mandates don't make nurses appear. Why are unions not...

  17. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    So when you need another nurse one is produced? From thin air? I don't buy that.

  18. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    Nevada doesn't have state income taxes that's true. And as a traveler you would get back most of the taxes you pay to Cali as long as you don't stay there too long and become a Cali resident....

  19. Required to wear girly scrubs

    1940Nurse replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    Maybe it's a combination of the two. It is interesting that many tell us here to stand up, we have power as nurses, and yet when one of us does the others knock him

  20. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in Nevada and the ratios were fine there. But both of those states are low paying. I bet when it comes right down to it.... again it was $$$$$ They work in Cali for the money and the...

  21. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    So if the staffing meets Cali and union regs why do they need a traveler. And why can't anyone answer that question. LESS PAY.. When was the last time you worked in TX, LA, TN, SC, Most of those...

  22. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    Preferably one INSIDE the hospital . Correct? And the women in those hospital beds who needed encouragement to nurse their newborns weren't as important as a woman in labor. With the TV cameras...

  23. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    Your two paragraphs contradict each other. One the one hand you say union increase the number of staff with higher pay and better ratios. In the next paragraph you say it's hospital managements task...

  24. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    Neither have I. But union would have us think that they are increasing staff by getting better ratios. If, indeed, that were true then those hospitals wouldn't need travelers would they. The nursing...

  25. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    1940Nurse replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused. It's not about money but they are getting a 21% raise. Are they giving that raise to someone else or charity?? I thought the union paid them when they were on strike. So they pay dues...