janettalinda replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing
Check out the healthcare rankings for the 50 states. Which ten are in the top ten and which states are in the bottom ten? Uinions fight for BETTER pt care, not worse. Good working conditions equal...
janettalinda replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing
I don't think the cry-baby advice fits here with this situation. They pile on 15 or 20 pts and we're just supposed to accept it? I agree with the listen-to-your-body advice. There may be a valid...
janettalinda replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing
When I first moved to Texas I couldn't believe how terrible the working conditions were here. Worst I've ever seen. I quit nursing job after nursing job. I had jobs that actually gave me nightmares...
I would tell management "you can mandate any uniform you want and I can work anywhere I want, so bye-bye." I have worn all the white I"m ever gonna wear in this lifetime. What's next? Those stupid...
If a doctor brot his child with him to visit me as a patient, I would refuse to pay for the visit. Even if only to poke thier head in door and say "how are you." Don't even answer this question! They...
janettalinda replied to olddog1's topic in Emergency
Olddog, welcome back. I thot we lost you. Shooee! Seems like we should be able to state our dislike for a word without ripping into a person like a pack of vicious dogs. (I apologize to all canines,...
janettalinda replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing
I've been a shop steward and been on bargaining committee x2. We sit across the table from each other (union and management) as equals and NEGOCIATE re: working conditions, wages, etc. This is an...
Learn how to write a correct order and then we won't have to call you to clarify. (Doc was yelling about being called.) If nurses are the eyes and ears of the doctor, then you are working blind and...
I don't care what "real nurses" have to say about me as long as I get a real paycheck. Some people need to put others down to build themselves up (at least in their own eyes). I like your positive...
janettalinda replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing
Here's my experience of nursing over the years. For years working conditions were actually improving, and wages increasing. A few years ago, maybe ten years ago, things started going downhill. Working...
janettalinda replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing
I'm amazed to see yet another duty added to the nurses list of duties. Now we are expected to change Depends for our pt's visitors! You're right, Ruby, this thread is sometimes very funny. Anyone who...
janettalinda replied to EDNewbie's topic in Emergency
This is pretty funny, we are all complaining about the younger generation and the older generation, but our own generation is, of cours, perfect. I include myself here. I'm not complaining, only...
Ruby Vee, I've never seen this anywhere-doctors rounding with their kids and expecting nurses to provide free child care in addition to their nursing duties. But I LOVED your response. You go girl. We...