Chico David

Chico David BSN, RN

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  1. Which came first? Chicken v. egg question.

    Chico David replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a case of the two things each accentuating the other, if I get what you mean by poor coping skills. In other words, you can make bad choices for a long time and sort of get away with it...

  2. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    Chico David replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Not only that, but really old episodes - we haven't heard much about the Red Menace in the last 20+ years since the wall went down and all the former eastern block countries started opening McDonalds...

  3. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    Chico David replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Note that this nurse says she was considered part of management. In labor law it's actually illegal for someone who is a statutory supervisor to be involved in a union campaign and they have no legal...

  4. California Sympathy Strike

    Chico David replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I'd be interested to hear some actual detail about those "lavish" salaries you repeatedly talk about. Here's a study that covers it pretty well:...

  5. California Sympathy Strike

    Chico David replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    when defending those they represent the union is obliged ( by law ) to do so for all its members whether they agree with their actions or not . it is sadly true that one large union representing...

  6. CNA/NNU sends letter to Sutter CEO Pat Fry re: Lockout

    Chico David replied to scecile's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    A brief synopsis is hard, since there are a number of entities involved and the issues are different in each place - but here's a fast stab: Smallest first: 1. Children's Oakland: Been in bargaining...

  7. Strike nursing

    Chico David replied to trulefty's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The first and best alternative is for the hospital to deal rationally with the nurses in bargaining so the strike never needs to happen. Without nurses willing to cross picket lines and the agencies...

  8. CNA/NNU sends letter to Sutter CEO Pat Fry re: Lockout

    Chico David replied to scecile's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    abit of an understatement. Arrogant is the term that comes to mind here. Sutter management have always looked on themselves as above the ordinary rules that apply to

  9. Sympathy strike...would you do it??

    Chico David replied to notachargenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Soon after my hospital unionized (2000) I got a lesson about picket lines from an unexpected source. I work in Cardiac Rehab and we have a maintenance program that some patients stay in for years -...

  10. California Sympathy Strike

    Chico David replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Pretty much anyone living in America today has been subjected to a 40 year campaign of anti-union propaganda from the super-rich and their servants. Here's a story that sums up the essence of the way...

  11. California Sympathy Strike

    Chico David replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Totally agree with the sentiment, but to say that National Nurses United is " an offshoot" of CNA is not quite right. Indeed a lot of the top leaders and the excutive director come from CNA, but NNU...

  12. Good opportunity...so why the teacher backlash?

    Chico David replied to RKRobbins's topic in General Nursing

    Just another voice of encouragement: There are certain areas that new grads have traditonally been discouraged from going into: ER, ICU, often Maternity. I do think it's true that the learning curve...

  13. Fake Nurses

    Chico David replied to Girlygirl69's topic in General Nursing

    Much bigger issue than the occasional individual fudging on their title in their private life is when employers in health care do it deliberately to fool patients into thinking they are talking to a...

  14. 23,000 RNs in CA to hold a one-day strike on Sept. 22

    Chico David replied to scecile's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Maisy: Don't get down or discouraged. There is a lot of good stuff happening in the world of nursing - even though it is still spotty and there are many parts of the country it has not yet reached....

  15. 23,000 RNs in CA to hold a one-day strike on Sept. 22

    Chico David replied to scecile's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It's going to be very interesting to see how this plays out. By way of disclosure, I am part of the union in question - and a leader in that union - so am totally supportive of this action. I'm fairly...

  16. How do unions work in our field?

    Chico David replied to uRabbit's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    THere's a lot to tell, and you can find more in other threads under this heading, but I'll take a stab at a quick partial answer: Union membership tends to go with the workplace, not with the person....

  17. Nurses fighting for everyone

    Chico David replied to scecile's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Conservatives love to repeat that line about almost half the population paying no income tax. But income tax is only one part of the tax picture. Indeed, we've decided as a nation to give tax...

  18. Nurses fighting for everyone

    Chico David replied to scecile's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Regarding flat tax and national sales tax: these have been promoted for a long time and are just one more way of continuing to shift more and more of the tax burden away from the wealthy and onto...

  19. Found out I was pregnant, after I accepted new job. What to do?

    Chico David replied to JeniRN's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking here from the point of view of a male RN who was a manager for 13 years and been on the other side of this: You owe nothing special and no explanations to your new department. In a...

  20. % Canadians coming to US for treatment

    Chico David replied to chuckster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Maybe your inability to find data that supports the higher anecdotal numbers is related to the fact that those higher anecdotal numbers are just made up out of thin air and the low, data based numbers...

  21. When is a patient your patient?

    Chico David replied to shannonFNP's topic in Emergency

    I'm not a legal specialist, but this is an issue I've dealt with as a union rep. If the patient is already present, then they become your patient when you receive report on them. In a case where the...

  22. Ha ha ha!! Doctor vs. Lawyer :)

    Chico David replied to phoenixrn's topic in Nursing Humor

    And another: Doctor taking history on a young female patient. Doctor: "Are you sexually active?" Patient: "No, mostly I just lie

  23. Ha ha ha!! Doctor vs. Lawyer :)

    Chico David replied to phoenixrn's topic in Nursing Humor

    So I'll just reply with one of my favorite doctor jokes: A US senator dies and finds himself in front of the gates of heaven. St Peter examines his great book and says: "Well, we have very few...

  24. differences between for-profit and not-for-profit

    Chico David replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Generally, the board in a non-profit sets the salary levels for the top admins. Non-profits are required to file reports that include the salaries of top administrators and those are public record -...

  25. differences between for-profit and not-for-profit

    Chico David replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd agree with the general thrust of the comments here: There is not a consistent, across the board difference that you can count on. Good and bad administrators exist in both kinds. And, in a health...