The staffing ratios are comprised of RNs giving direct patient care, i.e. unit staffing and do not include case management, etc.............. When I looked at my hospital's, that's what is...
HI Morte, I apologize for the cut and paste....when I did it it did not post as in the site, http://web.doh.state.nj.us/apps2/nursestaffing/PubReports.aspx that lists the staffing ratios of all NJ...
new jersey law requires hospitals to compile and report information on the number of staff involved in direct patient care. hospitals must post staffing information daily in the facility, provide the...
HPAE, the union representing the nurses at Englewood, issued a 10 day strike notice. When HPAE did not rescind that notice by midnight, the hospital has no choice but to hire agency nurses. There are...
Hello All, When I said a for profit entity, by that I meant that it does profit from the dues of its members. The unions in my state belong to AFT, and the larger union AFL. All anyone needs to do...
Hi herring RN, I appreciate your response..........but my hospital has those things without a union.........we have a nurse policy/practice council, and good staffing ratios. They are posted daily...
I am not a fan of HPAE. They lament respect, but when they attempted to represent nurses at my hospital used the most dirty tactics I've ever seen. Arriving unannounced at my home, calling me on my...
I have worked at both. In the union hospital, dues were 1% of your gross salary plus an additional fee out of each paycheck. No BSN,MSN pay...no RNC extra pay......everyone received the same raise...
I have worked in both climates. I do not need another organization to answer to, such as a union. If they belong to a national union, add another organization as well. As a nurse and patient advocate,...
Unions are for profit, they collect nothing until that first contract begins.....then 1% of your gross salary, and additional dues with each paycheck. All I heard during a campaign they tried at my...
Unions are for profit and have agendas just as any organization. There are special clauses such as super seniority, which allow pro union employees to bump other nurses with more experience. Also...
I worked in a union facility and now a non-union hospital. The union hospital took my money, and allowed incompetent nurses to continue to practice. It was practically impossible to have them removed,...