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  1. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    PICUPNP replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Not cannot but should

  2. Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    PICUPNP replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Are you saying that non unionized nurses lower the standards? Are you saying that because many of us are non union we have llower standards than other nurses who are unionized? That's ridiculous! The...

  3. Can a PNP work in a hospital setting?

    PICUPNP replied to caseyspen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Most pediatric hospital are only hiring NPs with their Acute Care. I'm a Crit Care PNP and have worked in a hospital setting my entire

  4. NP attire

    PICUPNP replied to PansyKat's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Scrubs in the

  5. NP residency/fellowship

    PICUPNP replied to mark2climb's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

  6. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    PICUPNP replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I think for the most part you're right, Texas nurses are smart, but I wouldn't say that these nurses used their heads in voting the union into their facility. I certainly don't expect a wildfire of...

  7. NP Salaries Realistically and grades!

    PICUPNP replied to ncaru01's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm currently a hospital based NP in Texas and work 3 12hr shifts, no overtime, and bring in >

  8. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    PICUPNP replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The nnu has managed to unionize ONE facility in Texas and now you expect that Texas nurses will fall in line and unionize? Are you kidding? Good Luck in your future organizations in our great

  9. Nurse Practitioner and Image Interpretation

    PICUPNP replied to cbott1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    He taught me that if you make the decision to x-ray someone once you are making the decision to repeat the x-ray on them later. THis is NOT a good practice to carry on with in your career. A single...

  10. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    PICUPNP replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I don't believe that NPs should practice independently. We are not trained as well as physicians and definitely need the oversight. Are you an NP? How can you possibly speak about that which you have...

  11. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    PICUPNP replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    wowza , i personally wouldn't waste anymore time on someone who has no idea about medicine in general. he's just trolling for

  12. Do you guys really hate nursing this much?

    PICUPNP replied to damaranicole's topic in General Nursing

    This is a very emotionally distraught person. I worked PICU for 9yrs and loved it. Yes, it can be very devastating emotionally, but the benfits far outweigh the

  13. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    PICUPNP replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    The misunderstanding is that most NPs continue to function in these areas with a PHYSICIAN in collaboration for the complex issues. This debate is about the need for a doctoral degree to practice as a...

  14. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    PICUPNP replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I am a nurse practitioner with a masters degree. If you had any idea as to what your talking about, and you obviously do not, you would know that family practice docs are the ones who see most of...

  15. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    PICUPNP replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I, for one, do not want someone with a 2nd rate education providing medical services for me or my family or anyone else for that matter. We're all glad that YOU think our educational process is...

  16. Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

    PICUPNP replied to ManuelaBeltran's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Our front line nurses, of which I was for 5 yrs here, are treated very well. No more than 5 patients on the floors and no more than 2 patients in PICU. We all get yearly raises, my yearly review is...

  17. Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

    PICUPNP replied to ManuelaBeltran's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Thanks. We currently employ over 150 NPs in our

  18. Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

    PICUPNP replied to ManuelaBeltran's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    There's no way i would work for a healthcare system where the nurses NEED a contract in place to ensure anything. That would be a significant red flag for me as a potential

  19. Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

    PICUPNP replied to ManuelaBeltran's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I have ZERO fear of losing my job or benefits. This isn't the environment its made out to be... I've never worked with a contract and really don't want to start now. I get yearly raises and have every...

  20. Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

    PICUPNP replied to ManuelaBeltran's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Working for a good institution that values its employees and what they have to say about the

  21. Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

    PICUPNP replied to ManuelaBeltran's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My response was to the previous post which suggests that Texas nurses have No alternative but to go to unions due to group ones existence. With regard to your post, i absolutely agree! Wow, right? If...

  22. Is it ethical for nurses to go on strike?

    PICUPNP replied to ManuelaBeltran's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It amazes me that I have been a nurse in Texas for over 13years now and am quite outspoken but have never had any problems with grp 1. All of this is just union BS... Of course if you talk about...

  23. CNA Un-Truths

    PICUPNP posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    before you decide to believe everything the unions are telling you, take the time to speak with some of the employees who are working for facilities that recently voted the union in. you may be just...

  24. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    PICUPNP replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    :grn:

  25. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    PICUPNP replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    If people can't stand the heat then get out of the kitchen! This is a debate about the neccessity of a "doctoral" degree to work in advance practice. Just because myself and others disagree with your...