Chico David

Chico David BSN, RN

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  1. white underwear under white scrub bottoms?

    Chico David replied to ashleymarie23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Only a man would be foolish enough to come up with such a simplistic solution to this earthshaking

  2. Customers always right- Really??

    Chico David replied to Leelee2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The whole idea of patient as "customer" is a deeply wrong way of thinking. Patients come to us in a time of need and put their trust in us to do what is best for them. A "customer" goes to a business...

  3. How is there a shortage?

    Chico David replied to Luularoo's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on when the economy truly recovers in ways that mean something to the average person. In the technical terms that economists use, we've been out of the recession for some time. By...

  4. Noncompliant parents. Do I have any rights to protect my license?

    Chico David replied to RNC-NIC's topic in General Nursing

    It's stupid on the part of the parents, and sad for the child, but as long as their repeated refusals to abide by reasonable rules are documented, I think it's overkill to worry about this reflecting...

  5. white underwear under white scrub bottoms?

    Chico David replied to ashleymarie23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Speaking as a male RN, I have to say this has been a fascinating thread to read. ;-) Like in so many things, us guys have simpler choices to make. For a while, our hospital had a dress code which...

  6. NS with Union Questions

    Chico David replied to jesskidding's topic in General Nursing

    I might have somewhat different answers than the poster above - different unions, different experience. 1. A unionized hospital is one where the nurses at that hospital have chosen - usually by a...

  7. I hate being a tech. will I hate being a nurse too?

    Chico David replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Nursing

    There is an ancient tradition of teaching by parables. So here's one for you. A woman sits by the side of the road near a city. a traveler comes along the road. He stops and asks her: "What are the...

  8. How is there a shortage?

    Chico David replied to Luularoo's topic in General Nursing

    It's really about the difference between short-term and long-term. Long term, due to the aging of the baby boom generation, we have a shortage of nurses. It's real and it's going to hit hard in a few...

  9. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Chico David replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oops - remembered another one: If getting injected with contrast for a renal angiogram causes you to have a cardiac arrest - MENTION THAT to someone the next time you go in for the same

  10. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    Chico David replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Golly - compared to many of you, I've had a sheltered life! but my personal favorite: Do not brace the pneumatic nail gun against your crotch while reloading it. backstory: Our hospital used to have a...

  11. Religion in the Room

    Chico David replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Even from my agnostic perspective, I'm well aware of the comfort that faith can bring to some patients. I think the previous responder had it just right -it's not our place to initiate talk of...

  12. NS with Union Questions

    Chico David replied to jesskidding's topic in General Nursing

    Big questions! I'll toss in some partial answers anyway: North Carolina is one of those states with very few unionized hospitals. It would not totally surprise me if there are none. But do a little...

  13. Can I refuse an assigment if .....?

    Chico David replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Just a couple of thoughts to add: Assuming you are in a non-union environment (or really even if not), outright refusal is a really bad idea, unless you are willing to risk losing your job. On the...

  14. Which nursing organization should I join?

    Chico David replied to Irock's topic in General Nursing

    An answer from an admittedly biased source: 1. There are professional societies that focus almost entirely on the needs of one particular branch of nursing, sponsor clinical certifications and have a...

  15. NS with Union Questions

    Chico David replied to jesskidding's topic in General Nursing

    Several points in the last few responses that I want to jump in on. I have several layers of experience. in 2000 I played a leading role in unionizing my hospital after a very tough fight. When we won...

  16. NS with Union Questions

    Chico David replied to jesskidding's topic in General Nursing

    Again, the answer is not easily made short: In a "right to work" state, no one can be compelled to join or pay dues. But - and here's the part that is manifestly unfair - you still get all the...

  17. So sad. How in the HECK do you do it?!

    Chico David replied to FRESH_90's topic in General Nursing

    Let me say first, that your sensitivity to the suffering of others will turn out to be a plus - if you can learn to manage it and channel it. My short answer to the question is that you handle it by...

  18. NS with Union Questions

    Chico David replied to jesskidding's topic in General Nursing

    Short form answer: I too am very involved in my union. So understand this comes from that perspective. Management in all industries hate unions because they have to share a bigger piece of the pie...

  19. I Love My Union

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

    different unions are as different as different hospitals or different nurses. Anything one says as a generalization about "all unions" is just as invalid as anything one might say about "all nurses"....

  20. Is it true that "right to work states are against unions?"

    Chico David replied to virgo,student nurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Let me clarify a few points here: What a "right to work" state means is simply that an agreement between an employer and a union requiring that workers join a union (or pay a fee in lieu of joining)...

  21. Nurses stand up for themselves

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

    A lot of companies that are doing very well financially are using the recession as an opportunity to try to take back gains that workers have won in the past. Sadly, too many unions and too many...

  22. Why aren't more nurses and nursing facilities unionized?

    Chico David replied to Ev1987's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    various items here: First, to the original question: Numerous reasons: 1. History: beginning in the early 20th century, the ANA and the various state nurses assns. became established as the "voice" of...

  23. ObamaCare/Health Reform Law Blamed for Nursing Strikes

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

    Children's Hospital in Oakland is about at the end of a 5 day strike. The main issue in this bargaining is the hospital's demand that the nurses pay a larger share of their health care costs. Yes,...

  24. Hiring for strike

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

    I don't think there's much use of foreign nurses in strike replacement. The nurses who do this come from all over the US of course, but the great majority are from the deep south, where there are few...

  25. Request: I Need Current Opinions on Nursing Unions

    Chico David replied to nicholaa2's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Traffic in this part of the site is down a bit lately, so you may not get so many replies here. But I'll chip in to help out a future nurse and hope a few others do the same: I'm an unabashedly...