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  1. NLRB set to trim union's organizing

    pickledpepperRN replied to mark hamel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Expected labor ruling draws nurses' protest Union workers in Oakland, Los Angeles, predict federal agency will weaken rights...

  2. Enloe Medical Center in Chico

    pickledpepperRN replied to lawrence01's topic in California Nursing

    Googled this link. The pay seems low for Northern California. Perhaps housing costs are lower there too.

  3. NLRB set to trim union's organizing

    pickledpepperRN replied to mark hamel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    More than 700 CNA RNs, joined by other union supporters, marched in downtown Oakland Tuesday, July 11 outside the Federal Building to protest a pending federal labor board ruling that could...

  4. All nurses into supervisors ?

    pickledpepperRN replied to mark hamel's topic in California Nursing

    If Per Diem nurses are included in the contract you are includud. That means representation in the event of discipline or contract violations. One of our per diem nurses was wronly accused of a med...

  5. Group One

    pickledpepperRN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah!

  6. Any conservative nursing journals?

    pickledpepperRN replied to offskooring's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    When (if) you find such an article whether from a nursing journal or other source please post it. I am certainly not the only allnurses.com member who would be

  7. Group One

    pickledpepperRN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Brilliant

  8. Group One

    pickledpepperRN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is so good. Thank you on behalf of nurses done

  9. What do you do/use at work that keeps you organized?

    pickledpepperRN replied to Lisky90's topic in General Nursing

    I wear a fannypack so things don't fall out of pockets. Along with scissors, hemostats an a rubber tourniquet (arthritis makes it hard to unscrew), alcohol wipes, pens, and such I have laminatedcards....

  10. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

    pickledpepperRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Yup!

  11. Getting Along- The Union Debate

    pickledpepperRN replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Weren't the recent tragedies in non union mines? http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06119/686005-109.stm http://www.slate.com/id/2135752/ http://www.nathannewman.org/laborblog/archive/003604.shtml...

  12. Conscious Sedation by "qualified" persons...

    pickledpepperRN replied to mommyof2grls's topic in Radiology

    Tennessee Practice Acts http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/1000/1000-01.pdf http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/1000/1000-02.pdf Conscious sedation requires constant assessment and possibly need for...

  13. Night Shift

    pickledpepperRN replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    I wear a sleeping mask. They sell them at drug stores like SavOn. I found a site with really funny ones: http://peepersleepers.com/sleepmasks2.html?gclid=CJ6-2paJhYYCFQxsDgodJEF_iw This one has masks,...

  14. Enloe Medical Center in Chico

    pickledpepperRN replied to lawrence01's topic in California Nursing

    When I saw this thread I thought of the cardiac surgeon whose patients I once cared for here in Los Angeles. Googled and found Dr. Poa is there. I imagine the heart program is excellent. It is a...

  15. Have you meet Jnette: "Goody 1 Shoe"

    pickledpepperRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Jnette has a gift for posting just the right way to express true feelings. I first 'met' her when I posted a question on the renal nursing forum. She helped me understand a lot about outpatient...

  16. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

    pickledpepperRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It certainly is. The author wrote for this site: http://www.notinourhouse.org/ Scroll down for the Geneviève M. Clavreul, RN, Ph.D anti union nurses writing. She also writes for "Working Nurse" In...

  17. Got the Green Card today (7/3/06)

    pickledpepperRN replied to maro's topic in International Nursing

  18. What cities is an automobile needed in?

    pickledpepperRN replied to chioma829's topic in California Nursing

    I did a class in Glendale and was surprised that many nurses take the MetroRail from Lancaster. Pay is good in Glendale and the station is right down the street. In the Bay Area there is parking at...

  19. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    pickledpepperRN replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some contract highlights. Northern California includes the SF bay area, east to Sacramento, and south to San Jose. I think the higher rates are for the San Francisco area. I'm told Kaiser NoCal is the...

  20. Illinois RN's Unionized?

    pickledpepperRN replied to CJH RN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Two unions for nurses in Illinois: http://www.calnurses.org/nnoc/

  21. All 3rd shifters

    pickledpepperRN replied to URO-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Our physicians make rounds as early as 6:00 am in our critical care unit. We draw our own labs, often from an arterial line so we use a drop for glucose

  22. Flag Staff Medical Hospital RNs to vote....

    pickledpepperRN replied to mark hamel's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Nurses worked to get the ICU ratio of 1:2 in Arizona. If your hospital doesn't staff at 2 or fewer patients per nurse they are not in compliance. http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/Title_09/9-10.htm...

  23. Why don't nurses join the ANA?

    pickledpepperRN replied to gauge14iv's topic in General Nursing

    Attend an event held by a "professional organization" that is "sponsored" by pharmaceutical companies, hospital systems, and device manufacturers it is clear who the are beholden to. I'de rather pay...

  24. Why don't nurses join the ANA?

    pickledpepperRN replied to gauge14iv's topic in General Nursing

    In California, Maine, Massachusetts, and perhaps others staff nurses took over. Unfortunately we also had to leave the National

  25. CNA loses in Flagstaff Arizona

    pickledpepperRN replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I wonder what it must be like working for a hospital that can't even pass the low JCAHO standards. http://www.qualitycheck.org/ This organization is not in full compliance with all applicable...