nicurn001

nicurn001

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  1. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    nicurn001 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    i don't believe that we are unassertive........that is not the reason for no breaks......we are conscientious (sp?) and care about our pts. and do not want to leave them unattended.so are we ,but...

  2. What was the funniest/crazy thing you have heard another Nurse doing?

    nicurn001 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes a solution appears so obvious you wonder why nobody thought of it until you did ,It is a great idea to have a bag collect the secretions , you verbalise this at 2 or 3 am but then the...

  3. What was the funniest/crazy thing you have heard another Nurse doing?

    nicurn001 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the UK when nurses were trained upon the floors , The Sister ( female charge nurse ) asked a student nurse ( nurse training to be an RN ) to give a patient who was short of breath Theophyline...

  4. Definitive Care Unit

    nicurn001 replied to heywazzupdude's topic in General Nursing

    Its wonderful the names our superiors come up with isn't it . Sorry I know that is not a definitive opinion

  5. Staff Satisfaction / Turnover

    nicurn001 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    These staff satisfaction surveys are simply cosmetics . They are meant to make the reality of what is beneath appear wonderful to the viewer , whilst nothing has to be done to change the reality...

  6. do nurses get employer sponsored pensionplan?

    nicurn001 replied to lily1289's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry FLArn misread employer for employee ( or brain saw what it expected to see ), yep if you are signing up for that free money you ara a bit daft

  7. Staff Satisfaction / Turnover

    nicurn001 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We had poor morale on our unit , so a corporate Honcho came to talk to us individually , this confidential /anonymous discussion occurred .Nothing changed , except a little later somebody anonymously...

  8. do nurses get employer sponsored pensionplan?

    nicurn001 replied to lily1289's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they learned from the Enron employee's, when you invest in the company you work for , you run the risk that if they go out of business you lose your investment as well as your job . Although...

  9. Politics and nursing

    nicurn001 replied to Nolander's topic in General Nursing

    Only as hard as from any other profession . The major problem I see is arranging your schedules

  10. How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state?

    nicurn001 replied to sunshinepsychRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    we are probably digressing too far from the topic of this thread .I will not go any further with this line of discussion as it is unrelated to the question posed by the

  11. How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state?

    nicurn001 replied to sunshinepsychRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    8mpg your parents like us are not rich and your parents deserve their income . But the government deserves its income it provides a regulated market place ( us )into which businesses can sell their...

  12. How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state?

    nicurn001 replied to sunshinepsychRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    What is anyones fair share ?, Money has been spent and will continue to be spent by governments we elect . None of us will like all that the government spends upon , but is it not better to be able...

  13. How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state?

    nicurn001 replied to sunshinepsychRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state? Ask the nurses at Palmetto general hospital , Southern Florida they just voted by about 85% ( 271 -45 I believe )to have union representation ((...

  14. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    nicurn001 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

  15. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    nicurn001 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Actually MJB2010 they are making X2 from you ie. the hour of work you do and the hour of income they don't pay you . I cannot understand why all of you continue to tolerate this and don't even think...

  16. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    nicurn001 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the penalty is different in every state , here in CA they have to pay 1 hour / night for any missed break , but if you miss > 1 break it remains at that 1 hour of pay . But you can obviosly...

  17. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    nicurn001 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Not being able to get breaks is a problem that can only be resolved by collective action , as TriciaJ correctly showed if you approach management as an individual , management will give one of the...

  18. How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state?

    nicurn001 replied to sunshinepsychRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    So jhanes are you saying that the voters of Ohio can be bought for the measly sum of $30M. Or are you upset that this sum of money was spent in a political campaign , if so I take it you do not agree...

  19. How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state?

    nicurn001 replied to sunshinepsychRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Almost by definition unions have to support those who support labor friendly policies , unfortunately from the rights viewpoint , those policies are espoused by the left . I do not believe those...

  20. How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state?

    nicurn001 replied to sunshinepsychRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The only message they get is that nurses are a dime a dozen , you think most nurses will be honest as to their reasons for leaving their poorly managed facility , nope most do not want to burn their...

  21. How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state?

    nicurn001 replied to sunshinepsychRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I don't know what fantasyland managment you've worked with , but it is they who set the tone of relations between employer and employee . If those relationships were good , NO union would be voted in...

  22. How to bring in a nurses union in a non union state?

    nicurn001 replied to sunshinepsychRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If you have a good employer , who works with you then you have no need for a union , but even in DFW all is not Hunky Dory , all too often nurses comment on threads re. poor staff / admin...

  23. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    nicurn001 replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    good example of not letting your opinion be effected by facts . As Chico mentions far more hospitals have been closed in the name of corporate profit , than ( if we accept this unproved statement )any...

  24. most troubling trend in healthcare

    nicurn001 replied to sophie09's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously , this is the true shame of our profession , nurses do not appear willing to advocate for their PATIENTS care ( proper equipment , use of proven techniques , adequate staffing etc..) , but...

  25. most troubling trend in healthcare

    nicurn001 replied to sophie09's topic in General Nursing

    Even more so if they didn't complete their customer surveys . Worse still would be they completed it , but due to lack of back rub you were unsatisfactory , damn another future client lost