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  1. Forced to Engage in an illegeal Act!

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we do have RN's in the building on all three shifts. Unfortunately, over the past few years the Nurse Managers have passed on alot of the responsibilities that used to be handled by the RN's, to...

  2. Forced to Engage in an illegeal Act!

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    My response to Fiona59 and perhaps a few others. Yes I'm a Canadian Nurse and I work in a Canadian facility, but let's stick to the issue here. The issue that I raised in the OP is the fact that I...

  3. Forced to Engage in an illegeal Act!

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, both the coordinator and the nurse manager are asking me to sign where the RN coordinator signature is required to be. The punch line to all of this is that the coordinator isn't even an RN,...

  4. Continuing Education Becoming A Sick Joke?

    Truth66 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Most of us have heard of the old saying about life long learning, or continuing education. In some jurisdictions, it's actually compulsary that nurses engage in continuing education to maintain their...

  5. Continuing Education Becoming A Sick Joke?

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    What I mean by Advanced Physical Assessment skills is that when I and many others went through the nursing program, the Physical Assessment course, Pharmacology course, etc. were fairly basic...

  6. 2010 International Year of the Nurse

    Truth66 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I received an e-mail from the International Association of Forensic Nurses today and I was surprised to see in the text that this year is the International Year of the Nurse. It recognizes the 100 th...

  7. Nurse Manager Accountability?

    Truth66 posted a topic in General Nursing

    As we all know nurse managers will hold us floor nurses accountable for a wide range of things. My question is, who holds these nurse managers accountable for their actions and/or in-actions? Two...

  8. New nurse here...slapped today by patient.

    Truth66 replied to Bonny619's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad to see this thread active again. One of the biggest reasons why nurses and other front line health care workers are abused so much is that we're viewed as nothing more than a bunch of women...

  9. Union allows discrimination against nurses

    Truth66 posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm a nurse who works in one of three municiply run LTC facilities. A few years ago our city council decided to divest themselves of two of their LTC facilities. Their primary arguement was that...

  10. Union allows discrimination against nurses

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in International Nursing

    Have my co-workers & I contemplated seeking legal counsel on our own? Yes. Unfortunately the union will block that move because there's language in the collective agreement that states this...

  11. Nurse Shot in Nursing Home!

    Truth66 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just came across a recent scary article of a senior allegedly shooting a nurse in a Nursing Home. As scary as the shooting it self may be, what's even more scary is the comment from police that...

  12. Union allows discrimination against nurses

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in International Nursing

    I'd love to tell you what city I live in. Unfortunately there's a small section in Labour law called duty of fidelity meaning that one has to be loyal to their employer in that they are not allowed...

  13. Union allows discrimination against nurses

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in International Nursing

    I see that you moved this thread to the Canadian Forum. Yes I'm Canadian, however I don't think moving this thread is appropriate because of the pure fact that this is an issue that can effect any...

  14. Union allows discrimination against nurses

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in International Nursing

    The nurses that were demoted are LPN's. The R.N.'s in these three facilities are not represented by the same union. However, they are going to be facing actual layoffs this Fall. Yet, their...

  15. Retention

    Truth66 replied to tclema's topic in General Nursing

    I commend you for starting this thread and actually asking the questions. I would suggest that if you're able to respect your staff, you'll retain them. Years ago we exellent nurse managers who...

  16. Working as a stripper AND a nurse

    Truth66 replied to inland18mempire's topic in General Nursing

    I can appreciate that a person would work as a stripper to make extra cash. Unfortunately, many nurses have taken on other jobs over and above nursing because their wages in Nursing was so pathetic....

  17. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Well Said

  18. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    Truth66 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just when I thought our management couldn't get any more pathetic. Well, they have pushed the envelope even further. At the begining of December the dietary manager decided (without notice) that the...

  19. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Actually on a few ocaisions in the past, I have written complaint letters to higher up union officials at the National Office. I learned something very quickly, the rights of members mean nothing,...

  20. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I can apply for a rotation at a sister facility. However, if I apply at the one near the center of the city it wouldn't work because my wife works at that one. My wife and I agreed a long time...

  21. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Decision: Unfortunately the Union is unwilling to pursue this issue. Their rationale is that there are some staff who don't want the meal times changed. The union is unwilling to push the employer...

  22. Nurses: Educated Professionals or Puppets?

    Truth66 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm hoping that this thread doesn't offend anyone. I'm starting this to gain a perspective on how nurses are perceived and valued. I've worked in LTC for nearly 13 years. Back in 2002 I became a...

  23. Nurses: Educated Professionals or Puppets?

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that never

  24. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Not necesarily. There's what's called past pracitce and whether or not the employer has set a precedent or not. Past Practice and Precedent in this case is that every employee in the building was...

  25. Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

    Truth66 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    There is no resolution to the meal issue where I work as of yet and once this issue is resolved I will post it here. However, I'm very much concerned with regards to the many who have posted that...