forrester

forrester

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  1. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

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

    It seems to me that one of the great problems we have in nursing is our tremendous diversity. Some of us work in education, some in drug sales. Some in administration, some in, well, you get the idea....

  2. Is the Magnet designation working for bedside nurses?

    forrester replied to forrester's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing has a long and not-so-proud history of being stepford wives. We eagerly marched up to capital Hill to support HMO's. We supported TQM, "cost" containment efforts, Magnet status, and a host of...

  3. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    forrester replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    The magnet system, IN THEORY, is a wonderful idea. Hospitals want it as a marketing tool, for both patients and nurses. IN PRACTICE, the magnet system has been a failure for most bedside nurses....

  4. To Unionize or Not To Unionize: Questions that every nurse should ask themselves

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

    A single payer system will not work any better than our current system, except it will open up healthcare costs directly to the taxpayer. That will inevitably mean 30 to 40% tax rates as the costs of...

  5. Florida Schools with High Acceptance Rates?

    forrester replied to SparkleRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    This has been an established route for nurses for decades, and it makes sense at many levels. I recommend it often. The heart, though, is

  6. The other health care issue: Getting costs down

    forrester replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Exactly, here was the government going into an industry and mandating a structural format. The issues were remarkably similar- Cost Distribution Control Oversight Mandating services to rural areas The...

  7. The other health care issue: Getting costs down

    forrester replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are solutions to each one of these problems, from cost to payment, but not if the politicians won't listen to alternatives. The industry is too entrenched, too powerful, and has too much money...

  8. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    forrester replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Some thoughts come to mind every time I hear this debate on ADN/BSN. Enhancement of Nursing Profession argument- You hear this one a lot. We are already the most trusted profession in the US. What are...

  9. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    forrester replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    They've been able to get away with it because the vague terminology allows facilities to interpret the word "safe" as they see fit. With no real representation at the administrative level, including...

  10. Florida Schools with High Acceptance Rates?

    forrester replied to SparkleRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    That's too bad, it's very challenging. Simply a matter of having it taught right, and a little experience. I remember statistics scared the bejeeze out of me, until I took it with a great

  11. MICHIGAN: Safe Patient Care

    forrester replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    more like 2/3 of the legislature well paid

  12. MICHIGAN: Safe Patient Care

    forrester replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The Michigan bill sounds like it is modeled on the Massacheusetts bill. BTW, the Massacheusetts nurses association website is wonderful. Michigan is going to have a tough time with this, as they do...

  13. Proof that Magnet Status is a farce (read this article!!)

    forrester replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    I recently took 2 classes to complete my PhD coursework in the business college at my university. 1 was a health policy class and the other was a health systems class. I was struck by 1 research...

  14. Proof that Magnet Status is a farce (read this article!!)

    forrester replied to CareBayer's topic in General Nursing

    It's about time we started collecting data on these magnet facilities. Anybody else have any studies, position statements? Maybe we could start a thread to see if any "magnet" nurses would like to...

  15. Do you have to be so greedy?!

    forrester replied to ooserrn's topic in General Nursing

    Another name for bullying is horizontal violence, It is a characteristic of oppressed groups. Nurses take it out on each other because: 1) Nobody else to take it out on 2) we are the victims of...

  16. SHORT SURVEY ON STAFFING LEVELS: Please take a minute for UAN to collect

    forrester replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    BTW- CNA includes members it does not actually represent for collective bargaining in its numbers- the UAN does not." I am not opposed to the UAN. I support ANY effort on the part of nurses to...

  17. SHORT SURVEY ON STAFFING LEVELS: Please take a minute for UAN to collect

    forrester replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am not an active member of the CNA/NNOC, though I paid the money to support them. At 85,000, they already have passed the UAN with their 50,000 members in 20 states. The terminology used by the UAN...

  18. Nurses Political Involvement: Importance of Nursing Activism 2/07

    forrester replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    No one denies the activist historical roots of nursing from FLO to WALD. The women who started up nursing in this country were incredible in their committment to community health. The medical practice...

  19. Study: Nurse staffing ratio hasn't improved patient care

    forrester replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Thanks, it is good. The UAN also has some good information on its web site, but falls short of calling for fixed staffing ratios. It copies the terminology of the ANA, which is too vague and lets...

  20. Study: Nurse staffing ratio hasn't improved patient care

    forrester replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've looked at the study claiming increases instead of reductions in patient falls and bed sores since the staffing ratio laws went into effect in California, and have a few comments to make. 1) The...

  21. Union or non?

    forrester replied to bagatelle800's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I too have mixed feelings about striking, but it is the only weapon unions have to deal with administrations. It is not SOME nurses who have less choices, it is MANY nurses who have less choices. Most...

  22. California Small Business Association Condemns California Nurses Assoc Strike

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

    What does scare the SBA is the thought of rising health care costs, and the medicalindustrial complex is very good at using this scare tactic to their advantage. Never mind they have been one of the...

  23. Study: Nurse staffing ratio hasn't improved patient care

    forrester replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Very formidable opposiotion: California Hospital Association American Hospital Association Most, if not all, hospital corporations California Association of Nurse Executives (Chapter of AHA) American...

  24. Union or non?

    forrester replied to bagatelle800's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Well, you are very fortunate. Many nurses work in locations that do not have that flexibility. If they don't like their working conditions (and many don't), the next facility may be 20, 30, 40 or more...

  25. California Small Business Association Condemns California Nurses Assoc Strike

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

    It's about time these obscene salaries were revealed. This is a trend in many healthcare facilities. Another trend is the "Marriotization" of our hospitals. Seems they always have enough money for...