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  1. Why unions are good for nursing and good for patients

    advocateforsafety replied to advocateforsafety's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    BEGIN!!!

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

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

    WHY???

  3. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    advocateforsafety replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Maybe not but it does feed many hungry children, day in and day out. We are our brothers keeper and we will all pay one way or another. I wish that all people and all americans were upstanding,...

  4. Is this normal management or just my floor?

    advocateforsafety replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I agree and this is more of the norm than not. Having been a manager at one time, I know first hand that good managers can do little to fix a broken system. They have no real power or authoriy to fix...

  5. will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    advocateforsafety replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I make more working for the VA than at any private hospital that I have worked. The benefits are also

  6. Myths in Healthcare

    advocateforsafety posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is an article I came by that supports what believe and is supported by research from very respected sources. Its worth the read. I hope you find it as interesting as I did. [/url]Myth 1: The US...

  7. Curious re: Veterans Affairs Nursing

    advocateforsafety replied to tk3100's topic in General Nursing

    You got it right, the only thing I would add is that the grade goes like this grade 1 is ASN, grade 2 is BSN, grade 3 MSN and then on to PHD and other specialty positions. The steps are based on your...

  8. florida unionized?? can it work?

    advocateforsafety replied to CodeQueen's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Just be carefull CodeQueen your hospital will not go easily. Before it is all over there will be terminations and intimidation. They will lie, cheat and if it would work steal to keep a union out of...

  9. Myths in Healthcare

    advocateforsafety replied to advocateforsafety's topic in General Nursing

    the point is the uninsured use the er for their primary care and it is not a cost effective way to deliver care. as for the drug seekers, your right they are a pain in the butt sometimes but they have...

  10. poor people get poor tx?

    advocateforsafety replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    i am not speaking about a single dose either. according to my own practical experience and what our pharmacy has stated along with the information below provided by an article on the subject by the...

  11. poor people get poor tx?

    advocateforsafety replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know where you guys are getting you numbers but here is one source that shows the cost at about 8 thousand for the four day treatment and like I said in my prior post, the hospital where I...

  12. poor people get poor tx?

    advocateforsafety replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    Thats incorrect it cost about 3,600 a bag and runs for 96 hours with a total cost of about 15k give ortake because patient weight does determine rate. Second course is usually not done but is not...

  13. Myths in Healthcare

    advocateforsafety replied to advocateforsafety's topic in General Nursing

    The issue that you are not grasping is that you are already paying for their health care, just in the most expensive and unproductive way. Every time your premium increases for your health insurance...

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

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

    The anti union crowd is always claiming that the union is all about taking your money butthey always fail to mention the marked increase in wages that you the employee are recieving as a result of...

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

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

    She is anti union and if you do a google search with her name and union you come up with article after article bashing unions. She has in her career done many impressive things. She has been the CNO...

  16. Myths in Healthcare

    advocateforsafety replied to advocateforsafety's topic in General Nursing

    Did you read all the articles. The point is that we are the richest and in my opinion the brightest and we should be the best but we fall very short because our system is focused on

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

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

    i had a long exchange of emails with this author asking them to change the title of the article because the article is 98% antiunion and sites many of the myths and lies spread by the administrators...

  18. poor people get poor tx?

    advocateforsafety replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    i don't disagree that you have to investigate the stats that you read but there are reputable sources that can be trusted. are the statistics related to our outcomes in america made up? or are you one...

  19. poor people get poor tx?

    advocateforsafety replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    The point is that it is happening and we should be outraged even if it not happening at our facility. The numbers don't

  20. SEIU raid on CNA NNOC nurses in Chicago

    advocateforsafety replied to JimmyHiggins's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I agree that the biggest loser in this issue is the ununionized nurses. I have ask both the CNA and SEIU to stop their fight against each other and turn their attention to giving a voice back to the...

  21. poor people get poor tx?

    advocateforsafety replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    The paragraph below is from an article titled "Debunking the myths of the US healthcare system" and equality of care for the uninsured vs the insured is one of the topics of discussion. Multiple...

  22. Your RX for change

    advocateforsafety posted a topic in General Nursing

    i was recently sent this email from healthcare united asking for my perscription for changing our health care system. i sent in my opinion, at least the short version anyway and would like toask you...

  23. Discussion- Urge Congress to Support HR 5924: Legislation to Address Nursing Shortage

    advocateforsafety replied to lawrence01's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This bill is yet another bandaid to fixing the problems that face nursing. The bill is supported by hospitals and that should be the first clue that it works in their favor but not our. The price they...

  24. Interested in "going rate"

    advocateforsafety replied to zoo*moon's topic in General Nursing

    $29/hr in tennessee + 25% weekend diff and 10% nights. also get paid 80hrs for working

  25. Nurse fired for calling police

    advocateforsafety replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    You need to get an attorney. They may have a policy that directs you to call security but they as you have stated had multiple chances to correct this person behavior and failed to do it. I believe...