ADVOCATE 4 PATIENTS

ADVOCATE 4 PATIENTS has 27 years experience and specializes in Peds, PICU, adult telemetry.

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1. The union will lower my pay...........

   ADVOCATE 4 PATIENTS replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   diveRN, please do not undervalue your worth and value in the marketplace...nursing is probably the only commodity where in a market scrambling for more nurses that our wages remain compressed. When...

2. First Unionized Hospital in Texas

   ADVOCATE 4 PATIENTS replied to herring_RN's topic in Texas Nursing

   Thanks divacath08 for your story...another case of abused nurses...we must unite across this huge state and put an end to employer manipulation of our profession! My hospital is doing everything it...

3. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

   ADVOCATE 4 PATIENTS replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   Thanks, kat nurse advocate for being wise enough to realize that 'dues' are more than just a deduction from our paychecks...that they are spent on activities that will better the working conditions of...

4. The union will lower my pay...........

   ADVOCATE 4 PATIENTS replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   Never heard of any nurses' wages being reduced by a union...it is just the contrary. With just the prospect of our nurses opting for union representation our hospital gave all of the registered...

5. First Unionized Hospital in Texas

   ADVOCATE 4 PATIENTS replied to herring_RN's topic in Texas Nursing

   It seems like yesterday that I first considered CNA/NNOC as a professional organization that could provide the tools to improve patient care and nursing working conditions in Texas. Most of my peers...

6. Making Patient Advocacy Real

   ADVOCATE 4 PATIENTS replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   Patient advocacy is tied to political activism as well as to what goes on at the bedside. With the help of CNA/NNOC Texas nurses presented two resolutions at our "two-step" voting process...you know...

7. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

   ADVOCATE 4 PATIENTS replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   Yes, David, Texas nurses under the leadership and direction of the CNA/NNOC-Texas have worked tirelessly to bring our patient safety issues and working conditions to the limelight. Facing the ever...

8. When is it ethical to talk about religion with a patient?

   ADVOCATE 4 PATIENTS replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   One of my greatest rewards in patient care was speaking to a young man dying of dilated cardiomyopathy. I simply asked him if he was saved? He replied that he did not know for sure. I took the lead...