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  1. California Nurses Association and SEIU Neutrality Agreement ruled Illegal by the NLRB

    wjf00 replied to Sherwood's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    To the antiunion voices here, I offer my congratulations. You got the union out, you won. I trust you won't be complaining about ratios, layoffs, managers pay, lapses in patient care and corporate...

  2. Help! LVN's giving IVP medications in Texas. Whats the problem?

    wjf00 replied to sma's topic in Texas Nursing

    It's a shame someone wasted the Nursing Board's time on this. You seem to have all the qualifications. I wish you luck. By the way, when you say someone reported you, that wasn't the old "Annonymous...

  3. How many patients can I legally have?

    wjf00 replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Agree 100%. If you feel the assignment is unsafe, refuse the

  4. Female Nursing Students Dont like me !

    wjf00 replied to earthlovers123's topic in General Nursing

    lol well then you're happy i don't work on your unit. but if i ever do get a job where you work, you'll be the one who will have to quit, i won't let a hateful coworker affect me at all. in fact, i...

  5. New Grads in NICU

    wjf00 replied to RU_nurse2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Unfortunatly our unit has not had new grads in many years, nor do we take transfers from other areas. Only experienced level III RN's need apply or RN's internallly who are intermediate trained....

  6. Schwartznegger on Hannity and Combs tonight..

    wjf00 replied to directcare4me's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Do you vote on the pay of your hospitals administrator? When your hospital hires a high paid consultant to "crunch the numbers" and they up your patient ratios, will you be voting on his pay? Did the...

  7. Breast Milk Policies: MIX UP!

    wjf00 replied to VgsNrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    By all means be cautious, but don't exagerate the risks associated with getting the wrong breastmilk. I think your energies would be much better spent if you were trying to improve hand washing...

  8. Negative Work Environment, HELP!

    wjf00 replied to nurseamena's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have worked in several different units and I have noticed that often the shift you work on makes a tremendous difference. I will probably be scewered for this but PM shifts are always the worst,...

  9. Preemie/NICU-isms

    wjf00 replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We say a newborn that is grunting is

  10. time and 1/2 for hlidays?

    wjf00 replied to jrmccl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We get 10 paid holidays per year. In addition we get time and a half if we work the holiday. So essentially we 2-1/2 times pay. If I were told I was expected to work straight time I would quit...

  11. Trying to Bust a Strike

    wjf00 replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I worked at a nonunion facility where the Unit manager got a huge bonus for short staffing the unit and saving money. She sat on her fat a** and got rewarded for endangering patients. I got cancelled...

  12. Trying to Bust a Strike

    wjf00 replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So if strikes are always about money, would you be trying to break those strikes for all truistic

  13. Trying to Bust a Strike

    wjf00 replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So if there are "Greater than average" number of these workers at these union hospitals, I would like to know the what the "averages" are at non-union hospitals. I would love to see the data. By the...

  14. Curious about men in NICUs

    wjf00 replied to student_joe's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have worked in NICU's where I was the only male and currently work in one with 9 males. Makes no difference to me I would never work anywhere else. I learned as a student that if I worked adults I...

  15. Best staffed specialty?????

    wjf00 replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    NICU where I work is almost always well staffed. Vented pt's are 1:1, Charge nurse has no assignment, we also have a nurse for deliveries that has no assignment, and we try to have a break relief...

  16. What do you HATE to do at work?

    wjf00 replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to float. I think it is time we as a profession stopped this arcane practice. Can you imagine a plummer showing up at the job site and being told, "Sorry we are down 3 electricians today, and...

  17. Lpn's in Calif.

    wjf00 replied to Rustyhammer's topic in California Nursing

    Of course you realize that as an RN YOU ALONE are responsible for all 12 patients. I like LVN's, but no way I will ever take responsibility for any patient that I did not directly take care

  18. Lpn's in Calif.

    wjf00 replied to Rustyhammer's topic in California Nursing

    You don't know what you are talking about. CNA has established a position that only RN's count in the ratio's. But they are equally adament that no ancillary staff is to be cut for the ratio's ie...

  19. Help with "Bait & Switch" tactics at new job

    wjf00 replied to TennNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Do any of these hell holes have a union? If so file a grievance, if not get a job with a union contract. Then the hospital is bound by contract to keep thier

  20. Why aren't we unionized?

    wjf00 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    Show me an objective evaluation process and I will be the first one on board. The fact is NO evaluation is ever objective. The hospital I work at gives out incentive pay for nurses, beyond the cost of...

  21. Why aren't we unionized?

    wjf00 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    I previously worked at a nonunion hospital that claimed to give 'incentive' raises based on an evaluation. Trouble was everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY got some ridiculous markdowns every year on their...

  22. Why aren't we unionized?

    wjf00 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    Well I have paid a whopping $864 this year in dues. Income wise I will make just under $100K, with not much OT. So the dues are well worth it. But it goes beyond money. The NICU I work in has ratios...

  23. And Now.....What Do You LIKE to Do At Work?

    wjf00 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I really enjoy going to the high risk deliveries, and the baby comes out with Apgars of 9/9 and I hand them off to the L&D nurse and leave. I really enjoy discharging the 25 weekers who go home on...

  24. Why aren't we unionized?

    wjf00 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    A hospital I previously worked at frequently employed travelers. A group of them were from Alabama. One of these travelers was complaining about the unions here. When I stated I was pro-union she told...

  25. Survival Tips for First Year Nurses

    wjf00 replied to rosemadder's topic in General Nursing

    Familiarize yourself with this statement. "No I will NOT accept that assigment, it is unsafe". Say it and mean it and be prepared but not afraid, to be disciplined for