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  1. RN wages: California vs Washington State

    lindarn replied to nurse1717's topic in Washington Nursing

    How on earth did you get Maxim to pay you $38 an hour? Here in Spokane, for facility staffing, they pay the princely sum of $21 an hour. I told them to take a hike. I did not go to college to earn HS...

  2. union

    lindarn replied to msurn's topic in General Nursing

    I would start by getting the addresses and phone numbers of as many nurses as you can, probably from the unit phone list. Once it becomes known that you are trying to organize, these items will...

  3. To advocate or ignored that this is not happening

    lindarn replied to BethulieRN's topic in General Nursing

    We would run 10 cc N/S at the end of the piggy back to flush all of the medication out of the bag/tubing. Worked for us. Lindarn, BSN, CCRN Spokane,

  4. Burnout?

    lindarn replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to add a little poem that was posted in the nurses station in a former job, about 100 years ago: "We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. We have...

  5. Burnout?

    lindarn replied to registerednut1221's topic in General Nursing

    But isn't it about time that we informed the public of the charade that is their health care? That we spend more time documenting what we are supposed to do, but never really have the time to do it?...

  6. Kootenai Medical Center?

    lindarn replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Spokane is not big. In fact, Coeur D'Alene has grown tremendously in the past ten years, and has become commercialized with the CoeurD'Alene Resort. The pay is also less in Idaho, and it is a VERY...

  7. Cut Staffing!

    lindarn replied to q12RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you have union representation, I would write a letter to the editor in the local paper. A rally in a park that has alot of exposure, would also be a good ideal. And don't forget to invite the...

  8. What type of work can I do if I go for this degree?

    lindarn replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    If you will have a Masters Degree, I would myself as an Independant Contractor. I think that is the only way you will make any $$$. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Spokane,

  9. Jobs In Wyoming?

    lindarn replied to smile101's topic in General Nursing

    I am a critical care nurse from Spokane, Washington. After some personal issues, I am thinking about relocating, in the future, to Wyoming. I would like to know what are nice areas, cost of land, etc....

  10. Medical Professional?

    lindarn replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in General Nursing

    CNA's, Medical Assistants, CMA's, and other career fields like that, are considered unlicensed assistive personnel. They are in NO WAY "health care professionals", or even "allied health care...

  11. Can you see pulmonary emboli on a plain chest film?

    lindarn replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    The "gold standard" to diagnose PEs is a pulmonary angiogram. I don't think that you can see them on a standard CXR because they are in the pulmonary vasculature (which is why a pulmanary angiogram is...

  12. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

    lindarn replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    We are not throwing the baby out with the bath water. We are following the successful trends of other health care professionals, who decided to provide more classroom knowledge, and less technical...

  13. USAF nurse

    lindarn replied to AndYouKnowIt31's topic in Government, Military

    Will your friends in the private sector complain about having free medical care for life, and be able to retire after 20 years with health care and a pension? Yes, the military has its downsides, but...

  14. Group One background checks in Texas

    lindarn replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    This is exactly what happened to the Phillipino nurses on Long Isalnd, in NYS. They were employed in a nursing home, I think that it was part of the Sentara Group, had deplorable working conditions,...

  15. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

    lindarn replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    This is all the more reason that nursing needs to abandon the ADN and Diploma nursing programs, and go to a BSN as entry into practice. A one year mandatory internship would follow, and thus bring us...

  16. Spokane area nurses?

    lindarn replied to selulion's topic in Washington Nursing

    Wouldn't the union contracts that the nurses and other departments have, preclude them from reducing your pay and benefits? I read in the paper that these would not be affected by the new owners. But...

  17. Does this sound familiar? (very long)

    lindarn replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    after you obtain another job, then, most certainly, write a letter to the ceo, and 'cc" to the senior partner of the law firm that represents/defends, the hospital. a letter to jcaho might also be in...

  18. Union! yes/no

    lindarn replied to nurserynurse55's topic in General Nursing

    And the reality is, there are not enough nurses who are willing to "suck it up", and go without the paycheck to go on strike for the better good that the strike is about. No, I don't go along with the...

  19. Any LNC in southeast WI?

    lindarn replied to 1uccrn's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the Legal Nurse specialty section, and ask Siri, who is the moderator. I have never heard of the NACLNC. I would be careful about what I sunk my $$$ into. There are many programs out there,...

  20. unsafe MD

    lindarn replied to girlgizmo's topic in General Nursing

    And don't forget to make and keep copies of every piece of documentation that you write. I would also make copies of my nurses notes in case they also "disappear misteriously", if you know what I...

  21. labor law and nursing

    lindarn replied to canoehead's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Have you checked the paralegal programs at a local community college? You should be able to take a class without enrolling in the entire program. Contact the program director. I would think that a...

  22. no supplies for patient care

    lindarn replied to unikuelady's topic in General Nursing

    Who cares if it is "proper"? Is it "proper" for them to hang all of the blame when things go wrong on the unfortunate nurses who was in the wrong place at the wrong time? I say to heck with what is...

  23. no supplies for patient care

    lindarn replied to unikuelady's topic in General Nursing

    And PLEASE don't forget to MAKE COPIES OF ALL THE INCIDENT REPORTS THAT YOU WRITE UP!! If you have time, make a list of all the suppplies that are short, and another list of the supplies that are...

  24. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

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

    AMEN!!! I have been saying this exact thing for years. The problem is, no one wants to hear it. Everyone, especially hospitals, want to continue the status quo. There is no better way to "control the...

  25. someone please help me

    lindarn replied to sleepyndopey's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have never let anything stand in my way of making copies of records to defend myself or pin the blame on the responsible party, who would do the same to me, if the tables werer turned. I say, GO FOR...