dinah77 ADN

So. I'm working on getting my license in TX, and the BON there says I have to have MN and MD ( my other two states I hold licenses) send a PAPER copy in to TX verifying my licensure- Um, what? When I got licensed in MD, their BON just used the onlin...

Alright, I'm gonna be the soulless monster who brings it up...... Have those of us in critical care/inpatient started to think of the possibility that rationing care will occur? IF this spread gets bad, and large numbers of people need vents, we wi...

Dear lord. Did you know you don't actually have to be a working-class traitor? The 1% is never going to be your friends. It doesn't matter how many pro-greed pro-capitalist messages you post. They neither care about you or know you exist. And jee...

Oh hey! Always happy to see your comments. I’ve begun to feel like I’m one of the few pro labor nurses on here. It’s frightening to me how many of our colleagues have allowed themselves to be duped into loyalty to employers over themselves. also, lov...

No, you are not doing anything wrong. I see the “prioritize your job over family” chorus has already commented. Really gross of them.

What state do you live in? Some unions are local to the state, and others cover multi-state regions. You may live in an at-will state, but there are federal laws to protect you from being dismissed for attempting to unionize. Whatever specific un...

The keywords here being a union hospital. I'm a broken record right now, but I can't believe that there are still non-union hospitals anywhere. For god's sake nurses, organize!

I think you'll be fine as a new grad. However, make sure L&D is where your heart truly lies. I was positive that was where I wanted to end up, but ended up loving postpartum way more. I absolutely loathed charting fetal heart strips etc, but I lo...

Hi, welcome to for-profit healthcare in America; are you new here?

First, you need to organize. All the individual nurses cannot do what a labor union can. I'm so happy to be union, particularly now. There is a team of people who have done nothing, full-time but advocate for more PPE , and keeping our employers acc...

Nobody should accept it

I think there is a mentality shift that needs to happen in nursing before more of us start to stand up for ourselves and demand better working conditions. Just look at all the responses on here from the martyr types who are pushing that harmful "yo...

Love it. It’s just really really sad the amount of people who have drank the kool-aid on anti-union propaganda I’ve worked at four different hospitals over 10 years, and one was non-union. The difference is night and day. The number of crap new poli...

The first picture is one of a bill that just passed the MN legislature, largely due to the efforts of the Minnesota nurses association The second is my hospital systems response that they emailed out last night in reponse Funny how they suddenly ...

This is perfection- I'm pretty sure the ultimate definition of caring is keeping people alive phn-RN seems to think it's black and white- and if catching sepsis is so basic and technical, how is that so many nurses I've taken report from sit there c...

LOL. My you're being obtuse. I actually have a BA and will be completing an MPH in May, but go off Also, I've been a nurse for 10 yrs, and a member for 14- You've been here less than a month, so you should really think about your reputation and ho...

My God you are just everywhere spreading your shame aren’t you? please take your nonsense elsewhere- we’re all full up on **** here

Beautifully articulated Hppy❤️❤️❤️ also, you train horses? That is so cool!

oh for the love of........First of all, you know nothing about me and how I practice. Second, you know what my experience is with you "healer" types? Most of you are so busy doing backrubs you miss the crucial signs your patient is circling the dra...

hmm, you know what would happen if we all refused to work without protection? I bet theyd figure out a way to get some for us very quickly

I'm really sorry if you have made your profession your entire identity. Many of us have not I am a wife, mother, sister, aunt daughter and friend. I am somebody. I have an amazing life, family, and friends, and I have a lot to live for. How DARE...

As you should! I know my union leaders are citing the precautionary principle as far as PPE

Great questions! Amazing benefits, but most importantly if I ever get called to my manager for an investigation I have a union rep that goes with me and asks all the questions, demands assurances on my behalf etc happened to me once for a fairly min...

It’s bad enough that there are still non union hospitals anywhere, but the fact that some nurses choose them over union jobs is just....smh