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  1. "Completing a BSN" ...or, "The Great Revenue-Generator."

    lindarn replied to Guttercat's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Has the ANA finally decided to make a BSN the entry into practice for all RNs? Did I miss this momentous announcement? If not, why is eveyone rushing to earn their BSN? Not that I disagree with...

  2. Respiratory Therapists Inserting PICC Lines

    lindarn replied to Asystole RN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I have said it before, and I will say it again. Until nursing gets it act together, we will continue to have our professional practice given away to others. RRTs have a two year Associates Degree, so...

  3. State-Mandated Nurse Staffing Levels Alleviate Workloads, Leads to Lower Patient Mortality

    lindarn replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The charge nurse gets report on everyone. Refuse mandatory overtime. Call administration and get the DON to come and take care of patients. After all, they are nurses, if in name only. Until nurses...

  4. Nursing Unions: Pros and Cons

    lindarn replied to lookup's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    What about the boss who doesn't like you, and inspite of, "giving 100%", the boss fires you on some trumped up charges, or worse, reports you to the BON. And blacklists you. Then you can't get a job....

  5. State-Mandated Nurse Staffing Levels Alleviate Workloads, Leads to Lower Patient Mortality

    lindarn replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Once again, nurses have no one to blame for allowing hospitals to break the staffing ratios. You have 16 patients, which means that you need four nurses, but you only have three because some one...

  6. Replaced by Certified Medication Aide!

    lindarn replied to ladyjanelpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    This is going to continue, until we, as nurses, RNs and LPN/LVNs, go public with this. Teachers aren't being replaced with unlicensed teaching assistants, are they? Why not? Because teachers are...

  7. Would I be a good candidate to start LNC?

    lindarn replied to michele742's topic in Legal

    Unfortunately, you are VERY UNQUALIFIED, to do Legal Nurse Consulting. You have NO practical experience in bedside nursing, or ANY nursing experience at all. Attorneys hire nurses for their...

  8. Sign on bonuses

    lindarn replied to Yuvonne's topic in General Nursing

    They will then pressure our elected officials to water down the Nurse Practice Act, to allow a larger scope of practice for Unlicensed Assistive Personnel. We will see nurses aides working in ICU,...

  9. Jobless in Seattle!

    lindarn replied to British Bulldog's topic in Washington Nursing

    Folks, there are ALOT OF NURSING PROGRAMS IN WASHINGTON STATE! There is NO shortage of nurses in Washington State!! Just go on line, and see how many nursing programs there are here. In Spokane, (the...

  10. worst, most corrupt agency ever!

    lindarn replied to lsvalliant's topic in Home Health

    I would go so far, as to calling the local DA, and filing a criminal complaint. I would also make a complaint to the State Attorney General's office. But that is just me. Good job keeping the...

  11. Happy Holidays to Sutter Hospital

    lindarn replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    ALL of the Sutter Nurses, need to go public BIG TIME, and take a page from teachers. Get the public involved, make big signs to picket with with the names, positions, and salaries on them. Get out in...

  12. never been screamed at like this before :(

    lindarn replied to mmc51264's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I will again make the comment, why is it that the nursing staff is the only group who is being screamed at, and these upset patients never seem to scream at the doctors, RTs, dieticians, etc. Why is...

  13. Strike breaking agency recruiting nurses

    lindarn posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    [TABLE=align: center] [TR] [TD][TABLE=align: center] [TR] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=bgcolor: #ffffff][TABLE=align: center] [TR] [TD=colspan: 2]upcoming labor dispute in northern california strike...

  14. Nursing Unions: Pros and Cons

    lindarn replied to lookup's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    EVERY ONE is allowed to unionize. They cannot forbid anyone to unionize, just make it incredibly difficult to do. That is why, "Right to work", (for less), laws are so unfair. FEDERAL LABOR LAWS...

  15. The Disrespect Of Nurses

    lindarn replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How come when patients/family, members, are not at their best, because they are, "scared, in pain, or just not feeling well", the only people who are yelled at, punched, screamed at, etc, is the...

  16. Moving from Hawaii to Idaho

    lindarn replied to wanderanne's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe around $30 an hour for Spokane. Sacred Heart is unionized with WSNA (don't get your heart all aflutter about working in a unionizes hospital WSNA is about as useful as tits on a bull. But I...

  17. Moving from Hawaii to Idaho

    lindarn replied to wanderanne's topic in General Nursing

    I am in Spokane, Washington, which is right next door to Idaho. For starters, Idaho is a VERY RED STATE!! They are VERY ANTI UNION!! The pay is lower in Idaho, but hospitals have to keep salaries...

  18. Nursing: Then and Now

    lindarn replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I remember, for clinical, we used to wear the white Clinic Nursing shoes. After I polished my shoes the night before, I would dip the white shoelaces in Clorox, to get them white! We were inspected in...

  19. Fired, BON interview next week, freaking out!

    lindarn replied to gameela's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If the facility policy is to go back and sign for meds that you gave, but forgot to sign for, I would make a copy of the policy, or e mail or whatever, and bring it to the meeting. I would call a...

  20. MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

    lindarn replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    MY nursing curriculum in my Diploma program: NURSING FUNDAMENTALS ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY 1 & 11 MICROBIOLOGY CHEMISTRY 1 & 11 NUTRITION MED SURG I II III PHARMOCOLOGY PEDIATRICS OB PSYCH...

  21. MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

    lindarn replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But MAs are NOT licensed medical professionals. I cannot imagine what an MA would study for two years. MAs learn technical tasks, that assist an MD to examine patients, and learn/do, other, "nurse...

  22. MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

    lindarn replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Explain to me how an MA, can be given the job and title of, "Nurse Educator"? They are not nurses, have not engaged or participated in a nursing education, and therefore, have no knowledge of what a...

  23. Exp RN looking for info on Spokane nursing

    lindarn replied to Jmelyn's topic in Washington Nursing

    Sacred Heart has alot of openings. Have you looked on their website? I saw them on Worksource. I would not work at Deaconess. The nurses there were stupid enough to vote our SEIU (not that I am crazy...

  24. Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    lindarn replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But he described his job title, and therefore, and misrepresented, his skill level, and education, to be the same as an RN or LPN. When he stated that it was, "the same as a nurse", he was...

  25. Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    lindarn replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I resent a medical assistant, with a minimal post HS education, telling patients, that he/she, is the, "same as a nurse". Excuse me??? And we wonder why the general public, thinks that we are overpaid...