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1. One third of nurses that die from covid are Filipino

   lee1 replied to Tweety's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Come over to NJ and see what the ratios are in the NJ hospitals. Probably you are right that no newly arrived nurses have come for years but the problem still exists that they will just NOT speak up...

2. One third of nurses that die from covid are Filipino

   lee1 replied to Tweety's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I agree with all of the above, also when it comes to nursing unions within hospitals they are very reluctant to participate verbally and just go along with the crowd. For the most part they do NOT...

3. Anyone ever been on strike?

   lee1 replied to dankimal's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   Yes, we went on strike approx. 10 years ago, we were out approx. 5 days and for the most part the CEO of the hospital did NOT get truthful info or he never would have locked the nurses out. We had...

4. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

   lee1 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I think there is another problem especially where I live and that is cultural. Many nurses in the NJ NY area come from a culture where women seem to be totally run by men so as nurses they r afraid...

5. safe staffing legislation

   lee1 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Many states including NJ have started and have been for many years proposing safe staffing legislation that would mandate nursing/pt ratios for RNs and Nursing aides especially in LTC facilities....

6. Cardiac Rehab

   lee1 replied to clongo32's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I worked Cardiac Rehab full time the last 10 years before I retired, but, I worked CCU/Cardiac Rehab split for many years before that so I got to see many of the patients coming and going, plus I also...

7. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

   lee1 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Until nurses SPEAK UP and stop being whipping posts and just grumbling about their lot, NOTHING WILL CHANGE. Get some backbone and refuse unsafe staffing, protest to your politicians, make them...

8. RN staffing in subacute

   lee1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, just wondering what the RN staffing ratios look like now this year 2017 in subacute rehab here in NJ. I just retired from hospital nursing but have inlaw now in subacute who broke her femur....

9. why can't nurses get safe staffing laws passed

   lee1 replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Then we should try to get federal legislation passed rather than going state by state. Any other news about these

10. why can't nurses get safe staffing laws passed

    lee1 replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Has anyone ever thought about a nationwide "class action suit" against hospitals for endangering nurse's licenses due to unsafe

11. why can't nurses get safe staffing laws passed

    lee1 replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    and do you really think that the ANA will sponsor this. I think the ANA is made up of more management type RNs than staff

12. why can't nurses get safe staffing laws passed

    lee1 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why does it seem that nurses here in the USA cannot get safe staffing laws passed. Only California has been able to do

13. RN shortage

    lee1 replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    http://nj1015.com/is-new-jersey-facing-a-new-nursing-shortage/

14. RN shortage

    lee1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Really, do you think there is a shortage of RNs where you live. Have all of the RNs recently graduated found jobs? Is it a ploy to bring in more immigrant

15. How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    lee1 replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget that most nurses in the US work for private hospitals which give them no medical/dental insurance, no medical perks of anykind when they leave. No life insurance unless you now will pay...