NurseDiane

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  1. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    NurseDiane replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    My response to that would have been "I'll do the admission, but I want to call the Department of Labor first to see if forcing me to work about 5 extra hours without overtime pay is legal." I would...

  2. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    NurseDiane replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    You hit the nail right on the head.

  3. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    NurseDiane replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    I read that after the windbags on "The View" trashed nursing, 5 advertisers pulled out from their show: Johnson & Johnson, Eggland's Best, Party City, Snuggle, & McCormick. They're all big...

  4. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    In fact, 45 years ago the ANA put out an opinion/position paper about what they believed to be the minimum level of education for entry into practice. They believed that a BSN should be the minimum...

  5. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with you lindarn. And, thank you for FINALLY allowing me to figure out what "PTB" means, LOL!!! Now I can use the shortened version instead of typing out the whole thing. The ANA...

  6. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Just follow the money, Chessie. I don't think we'll see a single payer system in my lifetime because the insurance companies have too much clout in Washington. Congress doesn't care one iota about...

  7. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I agree to an extent. Due to the fact that practically all hospitals from coast to coast currently have a hiring freeze going on, no matter your level of education you won't be hired. So, whether you...

  8. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The vast majority of physicians that I know refuse to get on the phone & fight with a high school graduate about whether what they're prescribing is "medically necessary" or not. They're doing it...

  9. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    In the famous words of Nancy Pelosi, "We have to pass the bill so we can find what's in it." So, vote to pass it, then read it. That's probably what Washington does with everything, except when it...

  10. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I respectfully disagree with you. If you're lucky enough to have health insurance through your employer, then you probably don't see the drastic increases in premiums that companies have put on the...

  11. Should I have stayed?

    NurseDiane replied to CelticGoddess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The only priority a hospital has a MONEY. They could care less if a nurse calls in sick & the unit has one less nurse to work with. As long as the work gets done, patients send back positive...

  12. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    That is ridiculous. The only thing I can say is that YES, the English language has changed---from people that used to know what too, two & to means and is spelled, from kids that didn't get...

  13. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    avengingspirit--- 1.) I agree. 2.) I agree. 3.) I agree. As I have said before, healthcare is circling the drain & sooner or later, it's going down. If nurses are expected to act...

  14. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    NurseDiane replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I respectfully disagree. Patients ARE NOT customers---customers go to places that they choose, not hospitals for their care. Patients go to the hospitals their doctors practice out of. Patients go...

  15. Should I have stayed?

    NurseDiane replied to CelticGoddess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The changes in healthcare astound me. This "rapid response" bullsh** wouldn't have to happen if they didn't put patients who were unstable on medical floors. It used to be that ICU patients were not...

  16. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    NurseDiane replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think health caer has been circling the drain for quite a while, and the ACA put the cherry on top. For some reason, insurance companies have caused hospitals to go into "servant mode" instead of...

  17. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    avengingspirit---I was going to mention something about the bullsh** coursework in my last post, but figured it was already too long. I worked with a nurse who had a bachelor's in engineering that no...

  18. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, avengingspirit, how many other college majors get their bachelor's degree online? Maybe college has changed since I've been there---I'm sure it has---but I had to actually go sit in class 2 or 3...

  19. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    In my humble opinion, the ONLY higher education for a nurse to get is a masters for nurse anesthesia. It is the ONLY job that pays well in nursing. Who wants to be an NP in a primary care practice,...

  20. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    NurseDiane replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read all of the comments because of the ones that I did read, they said the same thing: Nurses are fed up with what's going on now. Advising nurses to form a national union, stick together...

  21. Should I have stayed?

    NurseDiane replied to CelticGoddess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't second guess yourself because of a stupid email that a stupid supervisor sent you. I would email the supervisor back & tell her/him that I would be happy to discuss the situation with...

  22. IPN issues- 2015

    NurseDiane replied to NurseEmRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Let me first say that I am so sorry that this happened. Dealing with any "recovery" program through the state or any Board of Nursing is an exercise in futility. Their job is to collect money so...

  23. Please help!!!

    NurseDiane replied to Lmm0316's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If a DEA agent shows up at your door (which I highly doubt---the police would show up first) they MUST identify themselves. They can't ask for you & not say who they are. You shouldn't have quit...

  24. WHY... DME air matress not approved for stage 4 coccyx wound?.

    NurseDiane replied to CenterIce's topic in Home Health

    Welcome to 21st century, Affordable Health Care Act insurance!!! Deny everything that a patient needs to save money, but grab every dollar in premiums they can. There is no understanding of it, and...

  25. Hpmp Virginia. completion

    NurseDiane replied to NVirginia's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Read your contract. If the contract says that the COMPLETION DATE is the 13th of the month, then it is over on the 13th of the month if you don't have any problems. If it says "expected" date of...