FireStarterRN

I thought a >$450,000 salary for the CEO quite generous. I'm sure the ANA, and other unions such as it, have quite stable financial bases. I assume much of their financial solvency comes from the union dues of its membership, which is oftentimes an involuntary contribution if they are able to achieve a closed shop status for the union contracts they negotiate.

Can anyone go and watch the BON in action? Are these hearings open to the public?

I believe that universal health care should be guaranteed for the basics, with individuals having the option to supplement as they see fit. Employers could continue to offer supplemental insurance benefits as incentives to workers, but everyone in America would have at least basic health coverage, without frills. So, if you lose your job at least you'd have something. If you want more posh coverage with more choices, then work hard as you would for any luxury.

TV remote in lady parts? How utterly Freudian...

I posted in another section about the sad death of Mary Doolittle in the Washington DC metro crash. She was employed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to 'support the world's nurses' (not sure exactly what that means). For more about her, read the two links below. http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=12733 http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1703013 In trying to find out more about her and exactly what her job entailed, I stumbled across an interesting link that gives the salaries of the American Nursing Association (ANA) officers in the national headquarters. Mary Doolittle also was an officer for the ANA and collected a salary of $66,000 from them. Click this link for an interesting chart with all the salaries. Looks like a career in the ANA can prove quite rewarding! http://www.unionfacts.com/unions/unionOfficers.cfm?id=233&year=2006

Interesting. I wonder if they could do a study of people like you, sort of like separated at birth twin studies. The workings of the brain are quite mysterious and fascinating.

I wasn't thinking of giving up my per diem job but maybe picking up a few shifts elsewhere. I was suspicious at getting this call out of the blue with the claim that agency work is picking up. From what I see the hospitals are cutting back on using agency.

That sounds like a classic case of 'selective hearing' Many men suffer the same malady...

Would you consider yourself less open to suggestions/requests than your average person???

This might be useful info for us nurses! This study says that making a request of someone in their right ear is more effective. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8116321.stm So, how could we apply this to our jobs? Things to be said into the right ear: "Mrs Cohen, please use the call light before getting up!" "I need both Christmas and Thanksgiving off this year" "Dr So and So, what do you think about Ativan for the patient in 420?" "Mr Smith, here is your urinal, please use it when you need to urinate!" "Nurse Manager, can we please do away with these blasted hourly rounding sheets?" "Family member, can you please watch your child and keep him from running in the halls?" "Will you work for me Saturday night?"

The PCA orders will call for a TKO rate. Everything should be on your order sheet. The TKO rate is in order to dilute the narcotic and keep it from sitting in the vein in between doses. It acts as a saline flush.

Incidentally, we do have a choice of different styles. The logo of our hospital in embroidered on our scrub top. Some of the styles have a loose fit, others a more tailored fit.

The RNs and LPNs in my hospital all wear navy blue, except for surgical nurses who wear teal. The techs and unit secretaries wear magenta. I love it. I can instantly identify another nurse. I don't find it constraining at all, and I'm, by nature, rather a free spirit. I think it makes everyone look more crisp and professional.

Thanks for the answers. I was suspicious that this guy might be feeding me a line of BS. Basically, my per diem job is absolutely ideal. I get all the hours I want in 4 different units, with my home base unit being tele. I'm on great terms with nurses on all 4 units and fill in for them as needed. Staffing is easy to work with, I just give them the days I want to work and they plug me in. I'm also flexible about pinch hitting as needed. I work mostly days. My pay is just about as good as agency nursing, over $40 hourly. My desire to pick up some agency would be to broaden my horizons in a large metropolitan area, create a niche, and maybe pick up another per diem job eventually.

Germ consciousness can be a plus in nursing!