Onekidneynurse

Onekidneynurse

Member

  • Content

    475

  • Visitors

    5,174

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    3

All Content by Onekidneynurse

  1. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Sorry it was a typo. I've never been floated to a unit I'm NOT qualified to work. I've refused to go where I'm not qualified. And I didn't get any reprimand for not going. I simpley refused to go....

  2. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Then RN's should be making over $95/hr cuz that's what I paid a plumber last year. Do you think many RN's in this country could demand that rate? UAP's, foreign nurses, travel healthcare, etc....

  3. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I wonder how those union nurses learnt to talk in a business like manner. I"m sure a nurse, all by her lonesome, without union backing couldn't possibly do

  4. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    And I've seen just the opposite. A nurse with senority in a union hospital doesn't have to work holidays. So it is NOT fair. And nurses who aren't competent are kept on because they are

  5. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    In 30 years of nursing I've never been floated to a unit I was qualified to work... And never worked UNION. I have chatted with many who have. And I did work union out of

  6. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Yeah that is one of my major beefs with a union. I can't just sit down when I need to with my supervisior I have to wait to run it by someone else. And if you think everyone thinks like you do you're...

  7. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am very happy working with fellow nurses to keep our safe, effective, therapeutic patient care by competent workers in a compassionate manner. And excited that we don't have to threaten anyone with...

  8. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If nurses haven't priced themselves out of the market why would an expensive experienced nurse be REPLACED with a lowered paid graduate

  9. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Another example of government run programs. The government can't even have enough nurses for school children and we think they will have enough for healthcare reform What's happen to the Teacher's...

  10. National Nurses Organizing committee

    Onekidneynurse replied to JonathanL's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The too poor who actually don't pay taxes already have medical care. MEDICAID. Those who don't BUY anything, don't SPEND any money, don't PAY for housing aren't paying taxes. Everyone else is....

  11. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    You don't think nurses have priced themselves out of the market? Why can't new grads find work? I remember just a couple of years ago when older nurses were forced out and new grads hired to save...

  12. National Nurses Organizing committee

    Onekidneynurse replied to JonathanL's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Everyone in that insurance is putting money into the pot. With government run healthcare some won't be putting any money into the pot. The more people in the pot will cause costs to rise for that...

  13. National Nurses Organizing committee

    Onekidneynurse replied to JonathanL's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Many of those countries are going bankrupt. Not just individuals but the whole country because of socialized medicine. Are you willing to subsidize every person in this country to go to med school....

  14. Health Care Reform bill jeopardizing the future of nursing?

    Onekidneynurse replied to AVMadd's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And it's growth has been 9% or more for years. And I don't see that getting lower any time soon. As another aside. More and more people are being taken care of at home. So hospital nurses might want...

  15. Health Care Reform bill jeopardizing the future of nursing?

    Onekidneynurse replied to AVMadd's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ESRD is the only chronic disease in the US totally funded by Medicare. The companies involved in caring for these patients hadn't gotten a raise in payment from Medicare in dozens of years. Right...

  16. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I had a counselor MSN BTW (during my divorce) tell me, "People don't stay where they aren't happy." I've never forgotten that. Of course I had to tell her "SANE people don't stay where they aren't...

  17. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    BTW you can be an independent contractor. You have a license just like a plumber, electrican, etc. Might be difficult to do all by your lonesome, but many

  18. Anyone working or have worked for Davita

    Onekidneynurse replied to NURSET2007's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Ha do acutes. We work until there are no patients left to be dialyzed. 0700-2000 many days. And then on-call over night. Who's gonna do it? Dialysis nurses don't grow on

  19. Anyone working or have worked for Davita

    Onekidneynurse replied to NURSET2007's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Nah, I've stayed for 13 years. Traveled in 13 states. Loved my patients. Realized I got into nursing to work hard. A least I'm never cold in the dialysis units, like I was in the shoe shop. Snow...

  20. RN "Super Union"

    Onekidneynurse replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Why has it taken so long to get what you

  21. out of nursing field for 20 yrs.

    Onekidneynurse replied to rosepetls's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    If your license is in good standing and you're not required to take a refresher course or something like that you won't be able to work below your RN level. So I'd check with your State Nursing Board...

  22. Health Care Reform

    Onekidneynurse replied to Stickyrunner325's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How will top quality care for everyone be cheaper on the whole? Healthcare is never gonna be cheaper that it is today. And tomorrow will be the same... Mass has near universal healthcare and their...

  23. Dialysis Staffing

    Onekidneynurse replied to CocoaGirl's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I'm not gonna lower myself to your

  24. Dialysis Staffing

    Onekidneynurse replied to CocoaGirl's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

  25. Dialysis Staffing

    Onekidneynurse replied to CocoaGirl's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    First of all I am not a kiddo. I have a college education too. Doesn't mean I understand nuclear physics. I've heard it many times. I work daily in HD. Please don't tell my I don't understand it...