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  1. Potential MN Nurses Strike?

    I know my management's thinking is "where are they gonna go?" They think they can treat us poorly and we won't leave. Good for MN nurses for standing up for what is
  2. Pay Differences Across California

    I believe that the difference in pay rates between Northern and Southern California is because Northern California to a large degree has been "unionized" since the 1940s. Southern Ca is catching up in...
  3. The Tyranny of Insecurity

    I believe that you deserve to feel valued and respected. However, leaving doesn't necessairly solve the problem. Nursing management across the nation has become more abusive and punitive. I stay to be...
  4. I think all RNs working today in any hosptial can relate. I work at a major University hospital and I support the Tempel RNs. Every day I feel that my every step, every word, every judgement is...
  5. Assignment Despite Objection Form

    Management loves to say " this is the first time I have heard of this problem", etc. Not only have we used ADOs for all the reasons mentioned, we have been able to use the senarios and quotes from...
  6. Least Healthy States

    Now that so many are losing their jobs and thus their healthcare benefits , this has to be fixed pronto. The answer is HR676 Single Payer ! Lets cut out the obscene middlemen of insurance companies...
  7. Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

    wages that reflect your education, training and responsibility are important. I believe in "you get what you pay for". Plenty of well intentioned nurses and teachers simply cannot continue in these...
  8. Least Healthy States

    I have a dear friend who was just diagnosed with cancer. She moved home to Texas to be near her mother. In between jobs she gets diagnosed and is without health insurance. Guess what I discover? Texas...
  9. Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

    Is it ethical to stand by when a son is beating his father on the street? I was on my way home from work and was horrified to witness this event . Even worse was all the onlookers presumably doing...
  10. Shut up when I am giving you report...

    Thank you! I deal with this all the time! I stop the nurse and say something but then I feel like I am the only one who does this. You are receiving report, what makes you think you get to interrogate...
  11. I am so sorry for what you went through. I cannot imagine giving a patient heparin without waking them up or checking the name band!!!! Thank you for standing up against the pathetic care and...
  12. New Steward

    It is challenging to get nurses much less foreign born nurses to get involved. One way is leading by example and taking action in a group , not by yourself. I also remind nurses that we have our state...
  13. :yeah:What is the saying...So goes California , So goes the nation!!!:yeah: Lets take back our profession and prevent 100,000 patients from dying for hospital profit
  14. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    Unfortunately this happens all the time. The nurse is worried , stressed and miserable until the meeting date. They may have a serious complaint or it is just bs and someone has mandated they call the...
  15. Starting Salary.

    You bet! They have a great first contract and can only get
  16. Starting Salary.

    Maine is now part of California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) !!!!!!!We can bring nurses back to the bedside and turn this battered ship around. Nurses United are...
  17. Starting Salary.

    I am not a new grad but I would like to share my thoughts. In San Francisco many new graduate nurses start in the $40.00 hr range. The San Francisco Bay area has been largely unionized for many...
  18. Technology and Nursing Relationship

    you can also search for the thread titled "new hospital computer systems pull nurses away from patient" started 12/28/05 with replies through 7/08. This will give you nurses experiences. Technology is...
  19. Nurses seek more help, fewer patients

    Amen Chatsdale !!! For too long we Nurses have stood by and complained as our "leaders" ignored the real issues. We can take our profession back and change the course of healthcare's future. From the...
  20. Fantastic news :yeah: Lesson to Sutter: The Nurses and Community are watching and will not stand for cherry picking or medical relining of our
  21. How Many Nurses are Glad They Have a Union

    I am a proud member of The California Nurses Association. While our members may be happy that we have provided strong leadership---remember that a UNION is YOU and ME! No one can do it alone, you must...
  22. Guess they are too comfortable in the Dysfunction Junction hospital! Get mad at the hospital leadership that is to blame for short staffing not the Union that is trying to inform the public....
  23. I was at the San Francisco Rally. What an inspiring day. It was wonderful to see so many people coming together for Healthcare Justice. Together we can demand the change....
  24. Excellent and absolutely
  25. contact NNOC ! NNOC dotnet