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  1. Has anyone really broke down the numbers?

    lindarn replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    There IS a National Nurses union- National Nurses United- an offshoot of the California Nurses Association. Look them up on the internet. They have achieved staffing ratios in California, and far...

  2. Thinking about leaving hospital nursing, need advice

    lindarn replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    There are LAWS against defaming someone's reputation. Start with HR, and move up the food chain. JMHO and my NY $0.02. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Somewhere in the

  3. Wyoming RN's?

    lindarn replied to Dino's topic in General Nursing

    How is the Sheridan area? I also would like to move to Wyoming, buy some land, and build a log cabin! My dream! What other areas are nice? Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Somewhere in the

  4. Verbal assault by a pt.

    lindarn replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I am not responsible for them, "not being in control of their lives". They are responsible for not being in control of their lives, by seeking medical treatment in a hospital. I realize that many...

  5. LTC retention

    lindarn replied to UpinawayRN's topic in General Nursing

    That bureaucracy is there to insultate them from law suits- in legal terms, it is called, "piercing the corporate veil". JMHO and my NY $0.02. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Somewhere in the

  6. HELLLLP!!!!!

    lindarn replied to cna23's topic in General Nursing

    I also have never had to pay for a background check. I go to the police station here, and they do them for only $10. If my fingerprints are hard to read, and I have to have them redone, they re do...

  7. Sorry, Milwaukee nurses and patients

    lindarn replied to UnionRN2's topic in General Nursing

    You have been forewarned. If you are not unionized, NOW is the time to call NNU. Don't hesitate- be ready! Start NOW to watch each others' backs, help each other out. Have documentation about how...

  8. "The New Style" of education.

    lindarn replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    In order to be able to educate the public about the mess that their health care is in, nurses must FIRST secure a stable work area, in terms of not having to be afraid to, "blow the whistle". Nurses,...

  9. Degree vs Diploma?

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

    Why do we not hear the same excuses from Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists, etc, when they increased their entry into practice from Bachelors Degrees to Graduate degrees-...

  10. Nurse to Patient Ratio

    lindarn replied to flg2008's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The agency who does this is the "State Facilities and Licensing Division". You can probably find them on the State Board of Health web site. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Somewhere in the

  11. Stretched to the breaking point

    lindarn replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Unions ARE NOT A BAD IDEA! Management in the South wants to continue the control over employees like they had over slaves. Americans have the Constitutional right to unionize, and it is ILLEGAL FOR...

  12. Stretched to the breaking point

    lindarn replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    A. Keep a record of the staffing and your assignment on a daily basis. B. Keep a record of patient falls, etc, and what the staffing was like at the time. Also keep a records of all of your messed...

  13. Moving to Northwest Oregon

    lindarn replied to scaredtorelocate's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Have you tried Southwest Hospital in Vancouver, Washington? I believe that they offer a new grad internship. (I think that is the name of he hospital). They are right over the boarder from Washington...

  14. Drop the BA path for the BSN?

    lindarn replied to dairymarie's topic in General Nursing

    Just to add to my above posting: I have been a nurse since 1975. Nursing was never great with staffing ratios, (always too many patients), lack of respect, poor pay and benefits, but at least, you...

  15. Drop the BA path for the BSN?

    lindarn replied to dairymarie's topic in General Nursing

    If you really have a interest in the Health Care Profession, I would skip nursing (the PTB are flooding the market with new grads who cannot find a job), I would choose OT. It is a Masters Degree, and...

  16. Multiple Class Actions Against Hospitals for Missed Breaks

    lindarn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That is why Texas nurses are unionzing with the National Nurses United (NNOC)- an offshot of the California Nurses Association- because too many nurses put up with deplorable working conditions, low...

  17. Multiple Class Actions Against Hospitals for Missed Breaks

    lindarn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Spokane, Washington nurses need to file class action suits against the hospitals here for wage fixing. From one hospital to the other (and there aren't many here), the pay and benefits are identical-...

  18. Told a doctor about how I thought he felt I had no common sense

    lindarn replied to ratherbe's topic in General Nursing

    My concern with a patient in Afib, is he on Coumadin, because when one is in Afib, you are prone to clots, that can cause a stroke; next, I would be concerned that he DID indeed have a stroke, with...

  19. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

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

    The cure for "at will employment", is a union contract. That also goes for the, "right to work (for less), laws. JMHO and my NY $0.02. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Somewhere in the

  20. considering CLNC

    lindarn replied to mykatlynrose's topic in Legal

    See my post #9 in the thread, "Legal Nursing, is this what it is made out to be?". I have other posts about this, as well. In a nutshell, the market is flooded with CLNCs, and LNC's, due to the heavy...

  21. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

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

    Did you call an attorney? Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Somewhere in the

  22. New Grads, Bitterness, and Maybe A Real "Nursing Shortage."

    lindarn replied to Trinitas2010RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My suggesion to new grads who cannot find jobs, if you have a BSN, you can join the military. If acitve duty is not taking nurses now, (I was told by some new grad Army nurses, that the reason that...

  23. How many patients is/are too many?

    lindarn replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    As we say in Brooklyn, they're about as useful as tits on a bull! JMHO and my NY$0.02. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Somewhere in the

  24. Jobs in Spokane

    lindarn posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane, had a large add in Sunday's paper. If you check their web site, there are 19 job openings, including a part time job in Cardiac rehab. Most look to me to be med...

  25. What am I missing here?

    lindarn replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I would be inclined to move up the food chain, until I received a response that was adequate to address this problem. I don't care if doctors take responsibility for these very uninformed MA's, but...