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  1. Letter to WA politicians re: low nursing pay in WA

    lindarn replied to waicurn's topic in Washington Nursing

    I would call the law firms on the east coast who are representing nurses who filed big class action law suits against the hospitals there for doing just that- wage fixing. If anyone is interested, PM...

  2. Hey, Spokane RN's

    lindarn replied to Kristin_collegemom's topic in Washington Nursing

    Spokane has three schools of nursing, and wives who have husbands who have been laid off and been unable to find jobs. Nurses are afraid of rocking the boat, and are therefore are treated like crap in...

  3. Assessment and Urgency a thing of the past?

    lindarn replied to MAISY, RN-ER's topic in General Nursing

    I will repeat what I have said a million times- there are too many individuals who go into nursing with the, "martry mary" mentality. Coupled with hospitals who bully nurses and cater to the...

  4. Nurse Staffing Laws: Should You Worry?

    lindarn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Every one is missing the point- hospitals DO REALIZE THAT SHORT STAFFING IS DANGEROUS! IT IS MORE IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO CONTROL THE NURSING STAFF THAN TO STAFF SAFELY! Yes, as long as they short...

  5. Mandatory TNCC or ATLS for PACU nurses

    lindarn replied to Hopecascade's topic in Emergency

    If you are required to take these classes as a requirement for your job, they are required to pay the cost of these classes, and pay you for the days that you are attending. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN...

  6. Low pay in Seattle

    lindarn replied to WAstateRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    Why are you wasting your time with WSNA? I could have told you 20 years ago, when I moved here, that there was wage fixing going on. Its worse her in Spokane. WSNA is just as reaponsible for it as...

  7. placed on unpaid adminstative leave today

    lindarn replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know all of the details, but after your daughter's wedding, I would call an Employment Attorney ASAP. Call the state Bar Association, and ask for referrals. TAANA, is an association of Nurse...

  8. Study: Nurse staffing ratio hasn't improved patient care

    lindarn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    They are getting rid of support staff because they know that any patient assignment will be difficult without them. They want to set you up to fail to "prove" that staffing ratios don't improve...

  9. Should Nursing Schools Change What They Teach?

    lindarn replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    There would be time in a four year BSN program. Classes that should be added to the program would be classes in Employment Law, Administrative Law, Insurance Law, classes on the business end of heath...

  10. Low pay in Seattle

    lindarn replied to WAstateRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    The main problem with Washington nurses is that most are unionized with the worthless Washington State Nurses Association. Nothing will ever change until we take drastic measures and vote in the NNOC....

  11. When the mother is type O and the infant is type A blood.

    lindarn replied to oramar's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am O+ and I gave birth 18 years ago to my daughter, who was A+. She was born at 11:55PM and was under the bili light before the night shift went home that morning. She had a positive Coombs test...

  12. I caught a manipulative family member in the act!

    lindarn replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a visitor who clearly needs limits set. As long as everyone accomodates her repeated requests for the same information, she will continue to pester everyone and anyone who will pay attention...

  13. I caught a manipulative family member in the act!

    lindarn replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    they were thinking that the nursing staff, other employees, patients, visitors, and other staff, were not important enough to protect. they are more concerned with their "image" and press-gainey"...

  14. How much difference in pay do two year rn's get than four yr??

    lindarn replied to bigmac018's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Maybe its about time that we educated them what the differances is. Maybe then we would get a little more respect from everyone. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Spokane,

  15. Moving to California

    lindarn replied to achriswell4's topic in California Nursing

    Long Beach Memorial is a teaching hospital. It is affiliated with the Long Beach VA, and UC Irvine. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Spokane,

  16. Is This True!!!!!!!!

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

    And before they abolished the BSN as the entry into practice because "now they did not have enough nurses", how much effort did they put into encouraging nurses who have left nursing to come back to...

  17. How much difference in pay do two year rn's get than four yr??

    lindarn replied to bigmac018's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I did not say that there was something wrong with you, or that you did not work hard in your ADN program, or that you did not pass the NCLEX. I said that a BSN is not just for individuals who want to...

  18. Moving to California

    lindarn replied to achriswell4's topic in California Nursing

    I worked at Long Beach Memorial for 8 years. I did like it there, and I still keep in contact with nurses who I worked with there. They have nice ICUs, and a separate childrens hospital. They have an...

  19. How much difference in pay do two year rn's get than four yr??

    lindarn replied to bigmac018's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Why is the attitude that a BSN is earned only if you want to go into management, the military, etc. No one encourages BSNs to ask for a higher starting wage to reward the higher edication (and in...

  20. Nursing procedures paid line item

    lindarn replied to joseywales22's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing will remain invisible, indervalued, and underpaid, until we bill for our services. As it stands now, we show up in the "expense column", and our professional practice is rolled in with the...

  21. "I want him extubated NOW...I dont care if he's not ready"

    lindarn replied to jbp0529's topic in General Nursing

    Again, I would also make a call to the senior partner of the law firm who represents the hospital. I would give him/her a detailed report on the goings on in the hospital. I guarantee that they will...

  22. Charting a Staff/Family Conflict

    lindarn replied to purplekoolaid's topic in General Nursing

    I would also have gone so far as to make copies of my nurses notes, to protect myself in case my nurses notes accidently "disappeared" from the chart. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Spokane,

  23. SEIU Agrees to Gag Nursing Home Workers

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

    Nursing homes have no money? Has anyone checked their financials in the paper recently? Most of the "for profit nursing homes", spend their money on their shareholders, not on the residents (aka "cash...

  24. How to get into ICU nurssing as a LPN

    lindarn replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    Due to their limited scope of practice, LPN/LVNs have no business working in places like ICU, ER, PACU. I would never work in a hospital where I would have to work with LPNs and cover care that they...

  25. Potential fallout of refusing additional pts

    lindarn replied to PurrRN's topic in General Nursing

    My educated guess is that, unless the nurses are unionized, and STICK TOGETHER, the nurse who stands up for safe patient care will be shown the door. The lack of cohesiveness among nurses, and our...