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  1. The problem with nursing

    lindarn replied to passionflower's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I found this same thing in the 1980's, when the "health and fitness", craze, was all over the country. I minored in PT in college, with the thought of starting a business, going to businesses, doing...

  2. Any Legal Nurse Consultants who did not take any courses?

    lindarn replied to Wgbem's topic in Legal

    You do not need to take any class to be an LNC. An LNC reads medical records, does medical research to back up his/her opinions, and provides the attorneys an opinion if a case has merit, if and how,...

  3. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    lindarn replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    So, instead of saying, "union", again, say, "LAWYER!!". You gave up to easy. JMHO and my NY $0.02. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Somewhere in the

  4. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    lindarn replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Did any of these nurses get a lawyer and sue? You have a Constitutional Right to belong to a union. It is illegal to fire someone for union activity. Even in right to work states. You do have...

  5. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    lindarn replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Some anti union nurses work for subtandard wages, benefits, work in unsafe conditions, not only for themselves, but more importantly, their patients. Anti union nurses cannot advocate for their...

  6. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    lindarn replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Compulsory union membership benefits everyone. Everyone pays, and everyone is covered by the contact. Anti union nurses stick their heads in the sand, believing that they have some sort of "control",...

  7. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    lindarn replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Teachers are almost 100% unionized. They ALL have at LEAST a Bachelors Degree, if not a Masters. If it is not professional for teachers to be unionized, and they amost are, why would it not be...

  8. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    lindarn replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Hospitals consider unions to be taboo, because, if their workers unionze, they lose their legal "slaves", which is what workers in right to work (mostly the south), have become. They have merely...

  9. Is there any type of organization that governs nurses US wide?

    lindarn replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't the ANA the official governing body of the nursing profession? That is what I always thought. Although, I will be the first to admit, they are as useful as tits on a bull. They are part of the...

  10. California Sympathy Strike

    lindarn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Congratulaions for recognizing that nurses need to join together to advocate for ourselves. Unfortunatly, the ANA, is, as we say in Brooklyn, about as useful as Tits on a Bull. If you know what I...

  11. Cut thru the Glitz and get me some reality on LNC's

    lindarn replied to HannahLeah's topic in Legal

    Unfortunately, the, "Amway of Legal Nurse Consulting", had flooded the market with Legal Nurses. I have had more than one attorney tell me that, "Legal Nurses are a dime a dozen". And they are right....

  12. Jobless in Portland

    lindarn replied to NewGradBSN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    St. Joseph's Hospital in Tacoma, WA, is hiring for the ICU, and I believe that they are accepting NEW GRADS!!. Look them up. Lindarn, RN,BSN, CCRN Somewhere in the

  13. Medical Assistants the new RNs???

    lindarn replied to ayorenee's topic in General Nursing

    This is all the more reason that nurses need to increase their educational level, RNs to a BSN, and LPN/LVNs to an Associates Degree. Physical Therapy ASSISTANTS have an Associates Degree as Entry...

  14. Nurse advocacy (Rant)

    lindarn replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Would you prefer that jobs are given only to management brown nosers or management favorites? That also has nothing to do with ability or education. Does it? And that is alot less fair than going by...

  15. Nurse advocacy (Rant)

    lindarn replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And hospitals and nursing homes work VERY hard to keep it that way. Divide and conquer, it still works. JMHO and my NY $0.02. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Somewhere in the

  16. Any Navy or Air Force Reserve CRNA's out there?

    lindarn replied to CABGx4's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    One of my supervisors, who is prior active duty Army, became a Nurse Practitioner. She was just offered a $100, 000 bonus to go back in. She is "thinking about it". Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Somewhere in...

  17. Nurse advocacy (Rant)

    lindarn replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If you unionize, then you have rights. Before you start, plan a strategy before you start, to "bullet proof" trumped up complaints. They cannot fire you because you are trying to unionize. But they...

  18. Nurse advocacy (Rant)

    lindarn replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Could you get ahold of the daily staffing sheets, with the day to day, "REAL STAFFING NUMBERS", to show the inspectors? You could always send them anonymously after they leave, and explain that the...

  19. The problem with nursing

    lindarn replied to passionflower's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Nurses have had opportunity to take over certain specialaties, but before anyone had thought to do that, other groups have taken it over. School nurses- pediatric nurses, you have the opportunity to...

  20. Nurse advocacy (Rant)

    lindarn replied to KalipsoRed's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The BIGGEST PROBLEM IN NURSING, is that we have refused unionizing from the get go. Hospitals go to great lengths to stroke our egos, and tell us, "you don't need a union. It is SO unprofessional to...

  21. What is your opinion of medical assistants?

    lindarn replied to MissJulie's topic in General Nursing

    For this woman to believe, that she is somehow the equivalent to a Physician Assistant, or a DO, which is another flavor of MD, leads me to think that she is indeed delusional, or has been sold a pack...

  22. Is there a national private duty agency that you would reccomend?

    lindarn replied to TwilightRNurse's topic in Private Duty

    They are also one of the lowest paying agencies on the planet!! Do yourself a favor- stay as far away as you can get from Maxim. They are presently, spamming the Craigslist nursing/medical list serve....

  23. Looking for Nation-Wide Nursing Organizations to Join

    lindarn replied to fmiller007's topic in General Nursing

    I second that idea- look no further than the National Nurses United!! JMHO and my NY $0.02. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Somewhere in the

  24. Are nurses being replaced?

    lindarn replied to BC Roberts's topic in General Nursing

    But doctors control their profession, and will never let lower educated individuals drive them out of business. That is the power of the AMA as opposed to the worthless ANA. JMHO and my NY $0.02....

  25. How in the freaking world are you a nurse???

    lindarn replied to Daisy_08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While some of these nurses MAY have a medical/psych problem, I believe that it has more to do with the,"warm body", philosophy", that nursing schools have come to believe in. There seems to be very...