dontwakeme

dontwakeme

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  1. Lost my benefits

    dontwakeme posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    About a year ago. I got an email from management, stating that the other healthcare organizations in Milwaukee had stopped offering weekend staff the "full time" status that gave us things like...

  2. Lost my benefits

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

    No, I'm giving it until next Monday to start investigating our options in that direction. I understand we call them "Patient Advocacy Groups" now...for sure, the administration is not advocating for...

  3. Lost my benefits

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

    No, but I'm wondering now whether it's better to be fired for union organizing activity than to lose my license. I work in an acute care setting, a small inner-city hospital. I don't believe it's...

  4. What's in your sharps container?

    dontwakeme posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for almost two years now and I've seen nurses throw the most amazing trash into sharps containers. We were taught in school that sharps waste was paid for by the pound and it's the...

  5. end of my rope...trying to tie a knot and hang on!

    dontwakeme replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Sweetie, I've been working nights straight full time 5 days a week since January, and I only manage it because I have plywood boards that I put up over my bedroom windows when I sleep. I take...

  6. feeling bad... pt died

    dontwakeme replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I think doctors are more goal-oriented toward curing disease, while nurses focus more closely on patient comfort. To that end, on our (geriatric) unit we have palliative care orders and I recently...