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  1. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

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

    We have nurses. To be exact, 500,000 nurses are not practicing at the bedside, me being one of them. Nursing has become a revolving door job, where the practitioners work 2-3 years, and leave for...

  2. Protect your profession...

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

    I also agree with you. However, I would add classes that "think outside the box", so to speak. Nurses need classes in subjects like "Employment Law, "Administrative Law", and "Political Science". Why...

  3. The can't do spirit.....

    lindarn replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I want to clarify what I mean when I said that Tricare Standard does not cover as much. I mean that I pay more for procedures, Radiology (Mammograms, etc), than Prime and Extra. I only pay $9 for...

  4. The can't do spirit.....

    lindarn replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    the military went to tricare as health insurance for active duty military about ten years ago, as they downsized the military medical/hospitals. i was hesitant about it, but it is a health insurance,...

  5. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

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

    There is only one reason that hospitals do not pay nurses more money for BSNs. It is because other nurses who do not have a BSN, regardless of the reason, do not want BSNs to be paid more money. They...

  6. 2007 HEDIS Anyone else signed up for this year?

    lindarn replied to rnfullofbs's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you apply to do the Hedis Reviews? I would love to do them, but I don't know who does them. Thanks. Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Spokane,

  7. CCRN wages in Coeur d'Alene?

    lindarn replied to dadof4gs's topic in General Nursing

    Wages in Spokane are based on the wages in North Idaho, which are VERY LOW. Idaho is a "right to work" state, VERY anti-union, and it is reflected in the rates of pay and benfits. Spokane wages are a...

  8. Why does Nursing put up with short staffing?

    lindarn replied to elfinM's topic in General Nursing

    I have said more than once, and it is worth repeating- nurses need to have included into their curriculum, the concept of independant contracting, to remove us from the concept of "daddy hospital",...

  9. Use of restraint on out of control pt....look out !

    lindarn replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    And make sure that you make a copy of everything for yourself. I would also find out the law firm that represents your hospital. Talk to an employment attorney. Make an appointment with the senior, or...

  10. Regarding the Future of Legal Nursing as viewed in Spokane, Washington

    lindarn replied to lindarn's topic in Legal

    I have not forked over any big money $$$ to "learn to be a legal nurse consultant". I started in this ten years ago, when I attended a two day seminar put on by the nurse attornesy from the Washington...

  11. How Many Nurses are Glad They Have a Union

    lindarn replied to Simplepleasures's topic in General Nursing

    I don't agree with you. Please let me explain my point of view. What do you think the hospitals do with the money that they make? They pour it into "capital investments", and then pull the "empty...

  12. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

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

    I will once again say, that the ADN, Diploma, and certainly, LPN/LVN programs, do not prepare nurses for the real world. There is more to nursing, and being an employee in this day and age, than...

  13. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    lindarn replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I just read on the CNN Breaking News website, that Bush is in the process of making arrangements with the Mexican governmeny to begin paying Social Security Payments to illegal immigrants, who have...

  14. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    lindarn replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for getting the point across that I was trying to get across to Ruby Vee in my threads concerning a certain hospital in Spokane, Washington. I too, was given the "it must be MY fault that I...

  15. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    lindarn replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Has it occurred to anyone, that one of the reasons that US birthrate has dropped so much, is due to the high cost of living, health care, the amount of money that it costs to raise a child from birth...

  16. Reporting a Doctor

    lindarn replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, nurses that I worked with reported a doctor to Board Of Medicine. They were told that they wished that nurses would report things to the State Board of Medicine more often. They will then...

  17. Come to America to Have your Baby!!

    lindarn replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I also agree that the concept of "birthright citizenship", has come and gone, and overstayed its welcome. I would make it a priority to end this abuse of the American Citizens, and not only end the...

  18. Who Must "Take the Fall?"

    lindarn replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nurses need to practice what I call, "Defensive Employment". The poster two posts up descrived it right- Bury them in documentation, and write on the bottom: CC: my records, board of health, JCAOH,...

  19. best hospital to work for in Washington state

    lindarn replied to badtz143's topic in Washington Nursing

    i am not sure what hospitals in spokane that you are referring to that had "comparable wages to seattle". my personal experience, and the experience that others have had, is that the pay in spokane is...

  20. best hospital to work for in Washington state

    lindarn replied to badtz143's topic in Washington Nursing

    I have said this before, and I will say it again. Eastern Washington, especially Spokane, from personal experience, is a mistake. Low pay, worse benefits, wishy washy, easily intimidated, nurses who...

  21. Questions about Spokane

    lindarn replied to barbie90210's topic in Washington Nursing

    don't hold your breath about getting $75-$100 per open in home health, or anyplace in spokane. i turned down a job in out patient dialysis that offered me the princley sum of $23 an hour, and that was...

  22. "Just" a 2-year degree

    lindarn replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    We wouldn't have to debate or defend anything if we had the same entry into practice as others who called themselves "professionals". Nursing is the only health care profession who call themselves...

  23. "Just" a 2-year degree

    lindarn replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    We would not have the glut of nurses, who come out of school every year, and by the concept of supply and demand, we would be in a far better position to bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and...

  24. rhack

    lindarn replied to rhack's topic in General Nursing

    Have you kept all the documentation from evaluations, nice letters from patients and family members? I would talk to an employment attorney, and get some advice. Lindarn, RN, BSN,

  25. National Labor Relations Board rules some nurses are supervisors

    lindarn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The only thing WRONG with that, is there is no compenstion, or reward, for being labeled a "professional". It is an empty title. It is wonderful that you are compensted as well as you are where you...