Kojak

Here's a list of Health Information Management/Nursing Informatics programs that would take him completely away from the bedside: http://www.himss.org/content/files/EducatorsSIGdirectory.pdf

Thank you for proving my point. Why do you feel it necessary to take a personal stab at someone simply because they feel differently than you about unions?

I sympathize with you. I've been at my workplace for over 20 years, and the answer I get from union proponents is, "If you don't like it go work somewhere else." This from a "nursing" union that has been in place for only a year. Many people complain...

Never mind. . .

Just be careful. I took the RN Coder course 4 years ago. During the course, there was much hype about online coding jobs for RN's, so I went on to get my certification through AACCA. I spent a lot of time and money on it only to find out the instruct...

I don't know what NPR stands for but PALS is Pediatric Advanced Life Support. You can most likely find courses through americanheart.org.

Of course the time is the issue. I'm not saying I agree with the practice, but if the norm is that some nurses just leave a taped report when they get off at 11:00PM, it would behoove the nurse that is staying to check her assignment. Again, I am say...

You had a patient for 2 1/2 hours that you didn't know about? You've just described one of my recurring nightmares! You have every right to be angry. However wrong the practice, it sounds like this is the norm for your place of work. You can eith...

Hi Wheaties, I don't have a lot of advice--just a few questions... Your facility sounds like a great place. A hospital with supportive management is hard to find. Are you sure you want to leave? Would you consider asking for a leave of absence? How f...

That and the fact that ours is a closed shop. RN's have NO CHOICE at our hospital but to be represented by the union and pay its dues. I can't tell you how steamed I was to see part of my hard earned money go to support the #$%#@ Michael Moore prod...

I currently work in a unionized facility and I FULLY understand the significance of the union in my workplace. I could write a book about "my" union, but I'll just make two points. One - I did not join a union. "My" union did not give me a choice in ...

I pay $44 per paycheck/$1144 per year for CNA "representation". With approx. 700 nurses at our hospital, CNA is raking in around $700,000 per year. Ain't no way they're spending that much money on lil ol' us.

Well said! I have been a nurse for over 20 years and have been a "squeaky wheel" for much of that time. I belong to a professional organization for my specialty and have used the strength of that organization to effect positive change for the nurses ...

If you are living in a right to work state it should be as easy as writing a letter. You can find out about specific laws in your state here: http://www.nrtw.org/rtws.htm Info on resigning from union membership: http://www.nrtw.org/a/a_3_p.htm (Discl...

It's a tough situation that you are in especially with jobs so hard to find. Unfortunately you are already in it neck deep and it's not going to go away no matter how much you try to ignore it. This CNA has no qualms about approaching you for drugs e...

once i removed the restraints, i would have either stayed with the patient until he was in bed or given the tech instructions to wait until i got back to help move the patient. of course it's always easier to be an armchair quarterback. the reality o...

I always use a 20 or 22 gauge catheter for infusions and transfusions. A smaller catheter will cause less damage to the vein wall and will also allow more blood to flow around the catheter. It will decrease the risk of phlebitis and increase the "lif...

I think your comment speaks to both ANA and CNA. At one time or another in my career I have been a member of all three different organizations-ANA, CNA and a specialty organization. I found the only one that truly supports my education and growth as ...

Someone needs to have a "chat" with the chaplain. He doesn't do the patient any good by validating unrealistic expectations and is also putting himself in an adversarial role with the nurses. That does no one any good! We have excellent customer ser...

I am very sorry this happened to you. Unfortunately, in this profession, there will be many people, at all levels, who will try to control you through intimidation. As a new nurse, you have a long career ahead of you. It will be a very tough and unsa...

the afl-cio cites research (done by a firm, btw, which lists the afl-cio as one of their clients) claiming 60,000,000 workers state they would join a union if they could, then seems to blame employer coercion for keeping these workers from joining un...

. . . but merely assuming something is bad because an organization you dislike supports it is stupid. endorsement from an organization i dislike may not cause me to automatically think it's bad, however it may cause me to research further regarding t...

whether or not these acts are good for the the american people and nurses in specific has nothing to do with who does and does not support it. ideally, every voter would have sufficient knowledge about every item on the ballot in order to make an inf...

I, for one, have enjoyed reading his posts in this thread. He very clearly makes his points without resorting to incivility. I think that's one of the reasons this thread has not deteriorated in the way some political threads do. To be fair to him, I...

I see two issues here. The first is the verbal abuse and threats from the family. This should never be tolerated! Security should be called to escort the offending visitors out as soon as something like that happens. The second issue is not so clear ...