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sounds like a management problem. Managers need to be clear with job expectations for all staff and follow up when job requirements are not met.

The Science of Ratios https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/science-of-ratios

There is no Nursing shortage, but a shortage of RNs willing to work in hospitals that treat us as disposable units of labor costs. I am seeing nurses burn out very early. We need to be United to work to improve working conditions in our hospitals. Li...

In my union , I as a nurse rep do the following: educate nurses about our contract, educate nurses about our union Professional Practice committee that meets monthly and can bring the CNO in to deal with practice and safety issues, educate nurses abo...

I applaud this nurse e who was willing to stand up for what is right. It is not always easy , but she did the right thing and was validated! Nurse Hero!!

I love meeting nurses from all over the world. I know that we all have the same issues , no matter how small or big the country is. We need to work together , whether it is in our hospital, our state, our country and the world to make positive change...

total of 75 minutes of break time for 12 hour shift, with dedicated RN break relief

We all are the "union". So make sure your reps know what is going on and work together to make change. In my experience , when Nurses are united on an issue and willing to take it on, management pays attention. It is a fight, and will always be a fig...

Janfrn said it well. Even with a Union it takes all members to enforce the contract. I am a member and every day at work I need to know my contract and my rights. If the hospital can get away with short staffing you they will. It takes us to hold the...

I don't understand why your professor is against mandated nurse to patient ratios. Have they or their family never been in the hospital? Mandated nurse to patient ratios are needed because hospitals will not do it on their own. Nurses and other staff...

Yes--calling it Employee appreciation month is a clear way to say "You Nurses aren't so special" I don't want a week of pizza, trinkets and events that are only at management convient times. I want true RESPECT--proper staffing and the ability to cal...

The "Union" ="the state of being united". The Union is YOU and Me. The Union is no different than any other organization you belong to . You are informed, you vote, you choose to become involved as a member or a leader... You don't like the leadershi...

Congratulations!!!! In my experience it takes a "yes" strike vote to get management to take the nurses seriously.They think they can wear you down and you will quit and go away. At my hosptial we recently settled a two year contract! at the start of ...

Our union time with new employees was a fight , but we finally won. Now instead of waiting outside the room , we are all introduced and get to make a presentation.

try National Nurses United

At my hospital we have had a union contract well before I started , so I can't speak about negotiating a first contract. I am a Nurse rep for my unit. I help to explain current negotiations, contract language and how to deal with management. One of m...

Meg Whitman has said she wants to roll back regulations to 2004 and cut 40,000 state jobs. That means she will go after our nurse to patient rations and most likely cut school nurses. The cut throat corporate world is much different than those who ar...

Absolutely!!! That is a main point I make to nurses why we need to fill out the ADO: we are held to delivering 100% of the standards of care of our hospital for our unit. If we cannot deliver what is expected we need to document it and why. For me , ...

I would try to find one or two others to join you in filling out the ADO. You don't want to let them single you out. It is about standing up for the work we do, get others comfortable with filling out the form, and using it to force management to dea...

It was POSTPONED. Temporary restraining order, the judge stated he needed more time to review the merits of the case. He will deliver a decision on June 18th, 2010.Private sector nurses have the right to strike once their contract has expired. Public...

Unless the nurses/union have the contractual right to negotiate all staffing issues with the hospital----the hospital can make changes to staffing levels at any time. This is a major part of our job and we need to fight to get the right to negotiate ...

Thank you for your post and your support. I am a California Nurse. California hospitals , in my opinion, ignore the piece of the ratio law that speaks to patient acuity. The ratios are a floor and patient acuity dictates if increased staffing is call...

Nurses are taking back our Profession !!!! We provide the care , we are the experts, we have the power to change healthcare!!!!

My favorite quote these days is "Those who say it cannot be done shouldn't interrrupt the people doing it"....... unknown........... :nurse:

Several years ago my hospital changed from recognizing "nurses week" to now calling it "employee appreciation month". yep we have the chaplain's doing hand blessings, rigged award ceremonies, strong arming the docs to give us food....many times you c...