herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    what's in temple workers' new contract? members of pasnap, which includes 1,500 nurses and technical healthcare workers, are returning to work tomorrow. "gag clause": eliminated. temple's proposal to...
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    INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

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

    [color=#a6192c]rns at houston's cypress-fairbanks hospital vote to reaffirm membership in national nurses united [color=#a6192c] first unionized private-sector hospital in texas in a dramatic...
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Pa. Health Dept.: 'A lot' of complaints from Temple Thu, Apr. 22, 2010 The deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health says her agency has investigated "a lot" of complaints about...
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    apr. 16, 2010 city: who's paying temple replacement workers' taxes? the nurses and other health-care professionals brought in to replace [color=#320e00]temple university hospital's striking employees...
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    Assigning staff vs.floats in ICU

    herring_RN replied to evening's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think a charge nurse, research nurse, or clinical nurse specialist needs to hear report and be available for any nurse whose competency for the specific unit is not validated and a comprehensive...
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    Unionization up for vote at my facility

    herring_RN replied to txdude35's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    At many hospitals charge nurses are in the bargaining unit. At a former Tenet hospital the charge nurses asked to be demoted so they could have union protections such as "just cause discipline". I...
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Two Weeks Later, Temple Nurses In Good Spirits Apr. 13, 2010 Two weeks after walking out of work, the 1,500 Temple University Hospital nurses and technicians are in good spirits manning the picket...
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Patients are admitted to th hospital for nursing care.
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    No. Those who have been admitted to a hospital or had loved ones who were know better than that. Patients are admitted to the hospital for nursing care. That is the only reason for a patient to be...
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    maureen may, president of the temple nurses association stated, "we will have rns available on the picket line in the event of a genuine patient emergency to assist if requested."...
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    from the union web site - http://www.pennanurses.org/pac/ use the above link for a table with th proposed ratios in the pasnap supported bill. minimum staffing requirements of pennsylvania's safe...
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    the first two studies are attached. the others are easy to find. up to 20,000 preventable patient deaths each year can be linked to low rn staffing. for each additional patient assigned to an rn, the...
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    posted on fri, apr. 9, 2010 the cost of temple hospital replacements
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    wednesday, 07 april 2010 temple nurses rally for more contract talks wednesday is day seven of the nurses strike at temple university hospital. on tuesday, about 500 rallied to urge hospital...
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    temple nurses strike over work rule, tuition perk by kathy matheson (ap) – 1 hour ago philadelphia — hundreds of striking temple university hospital nurses and other employees rallied tuesday in...
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    Is healthcare a right or privilege?

    herring_RN replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I hope I'm wrong. I think I read that it is OK to let people
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    nurses are available to provide care if management asks them
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    nurses on strike concerned about patients friday, april 2nd, 2010 on their third day of striking, temple university hospital nurses voiced concerns about the quality of care patients are getting from...
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    $10,000.00 a week for replacement nurses? And that does not include the agency's fee!
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    [color=#242424]temple hospital gags nurses, endangering patients: please help [color=#242424]do you wish that your nurse had a gag order preventing her from speaking up on behalf of patients? should...
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    New health care bill..

    herring_RN replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Two wrongs don't make a right. Bring them home. Allow all Americans to buy into Medicare. (Just my
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    Health Care Vote- Is there anyone else as confused as me?

    herring_RN replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If you can open the link it will be clear that the post was humerously pretending not to know the President meant $3,000.00 when he slipped and said 3,000%. I thought if humerously ironic that the...
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    Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

    herring_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    pipe down dear temple nurses, please don't tell anyone about any of our problems. thanks, management. ...the hospital brass maintains that the nurses should keep their grievances in-house. "the union...
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    Let's talk about the basic facts about the health care reform bill...

    herring_RN replied to morningland's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    what the bill does provide -expansion of government-funded medicaid to cover 16 million additional low income people, though the program remains significantly under funded. this limits access to its...
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    Let's talk about the basic facts about the health care reform bill...

    herring_RN replied to morningland's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Corporations can take your premium money for years and then deny you the care they promised when you need it. They can deny you a chance to