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mdfog10

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  1. Massachusetts Nurses: advocacy in ACTION

    our brothers and sisters in the big state of Texas have arrived to the party!! we would love to have you also. What a great day that will
  2. Nurses united and working together can change our healthcare system. Nothing gets accomplished without action. Be part of the solution
  3. Tired of people commenting on my salary

    I agree with the sarcastic replies and the idea to change the subject. My first reaction though, tends to be that fire, police and nurses lives are at risk everyday on the job. I have the ability to...
  4. Massachusetts Nurses: advocacy in ACTION

    CONGRATULATIONS NURSES FROM MNA !!!!!! Mass. Staffing bill passed in the house! Nurses need to keep the pressure on to make sure it goes all the way!!!!:redbeathe:redbeathe SAFE STAFFING SAVES...
  5. Unite nurses, don't divide us

    Mass. Ratio bill has passed in the house!!!!!!:yeah: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/23/hoax_by_truant_prompts_wide_search/ see the second news
  6. In 2005 Arnold Schwartzenneger wanted to make changes that would NOT affect his family or friends. Easy to propose cuts to education and worker pensions when your children can go to any school or...
  7. CNA/NNOC on PBS Bill Moyers Journal

    You have to believe that change is possible and that NURSES can lead the way!!! When the people lead, the leaders
  8. Thank you for the video links. Power in
  9. "Just the good old Boys"

    Bottom line, hospitals get very nervous when nurses are united, educated and advocating for their patients. I believe that Nurses can turn any situation around when we are united. My hospitals labor...
  10. I would write a letter requesting that the meeting times are varied . Get a majority of your nurses to sign it and present it to your manager. It may be manditory but that should not stop them from...
  11. This ruling is so important. Nurses must have the ablilty to have their voices heard outside of hospitals, in their communities. The public trusts us and if we are gaged, they are at risk. Many nurses...
  12. Massachusetts Nurses: advocacy in ACTION

    SAFE STAFFING SAVES LIVES!!! my latest favorite is "speed kills". I have met many RNs who have come from other states to work in California. They are happy to be here , but wish they could deliver...
  13. Rotating shifts are unsafe and something that belongs in the dark ages. Magnet is against rotating shifts. I find that many nurses do prefer one shift over another. It is the rotating of shifts that...
  14. Nurse Staffing Laws: Should You Worry?

    Yes, MORE RNs at the bedside is the answer. Not elitist and disconnected nursing management. My hospital claims they have a "lean" management team. I feel like I have to fight to deliver basic care...
  15. know any Nursing Insurance???

    I also have coverage with NSO. you can't guarantee the hospital will back you up. Also in CA, with a malpractice claim over $3,000.00 they will asign blame. That means that the hospital and any staff...
  16. Outside Scope of Practice in CA?

    You did the right thing. I believe that Physicians (especially in a clinic setting), get upset when you cause "trouble" because they want you to just do it and make their lives easier. They don't care...
  17. Health Disparities: What Can Nursing Do?

    "Nursing can also promote nurse-managed primary care and focus on changing local, state, and national policies to increase access, equity, and health protection." Yes, we can change policies. Support...
  18. Union or non?

    An inury to one is an injury to
  19. Nothing good comes easy. As a UC RN I can tell you that it took us 11 months to get this contract. We will be back to the table very soon for a wage and benefit reopener. We have had multiple strike...
  20. The union will lower my pay...........

    Even my "public sector" hospital is making hundreds of millions in profit and getting record amounts in donations. Twice in 12 years it has been proven that this institution has improperly given...
  21. How do I find out which......

    The BEST union is CNA/NNOC. Always a Patient advocate and therefore a Nurse advocate as
  22. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    :up:MY CNA/NNOC dues have provided me with: NURSE to Patient ratios, continued pension protection, smaller cost shifting of my health care costs , increased staffing protections, increase in my...
  23. The crowd was there to show support for SB 840

    In George Bush's America no one cares if you are poor or debilitated. As a college student with no health insurance, I went to my eye doctor. He told me I had to go to a specialist immediately as I...
  24. :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: Don't let the fear mongers and uninformed sidetrack you. SB840(California) and HR676---simply put all the money we are already spending in one pot and pay the providers....
  25. A news article that doesn't blame just nurses! LOL!

    1 error per day is not excessive. I just learned that my hospital ESTIMATES that we have 500 med errors per month. You have to also realize this is the Known errors . There are so many that go...