NurseGuy_in_06

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  1. Men in Nursing

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to NeuroNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am an ex-engineer that is making the career change because of the decline in textiles in this country. There simply are no good engineering jobs left in my area. I have found that I like nursing....

  2. Traveling RV style...

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to kat29's topic in Travel

    What about other essentials like the motor, transmission, etc. I would think that with an older model motor home you could not drive it as fast when travleing. I don't know but am wondering about...

  3. How ambitious are you?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    As I am starting over for the third time I consider myself very ambitious. But I know exactly what I want and am working very hard to achieve it. When I get there I will probably slow down but I am...

  4. Trying to Bust a Strike

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You sound like a managed care management trainee!

  5. Heard a sad, scary story from my preceptor today

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ever heard of a C-section? If the head was out and the shoulders were stuck how did cutting the head off help? Ever heard of Urban Legend?

  6. Trying to Bust a Strike

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why in the world would you HAVE to write an anti-strike

  7. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    You have raised a lot of good questions. But please answer your own question in your own opinion. WHO decides what is fair and what is fair

  8. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    We are here for the patients. We chose/choose our profession to help the patients. But do we not have a right to be fairly compensated? To be able to provide for and care for our own families? I...

  9. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    I agree 100%. If we are to have a discussion about something let's start by being honest. The hospitals despise unions more for the loss of total control over the nurses' lives than the money. And...

  10. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    You said you disagree with me but I completely agree with your statement. Where does it say that it is not caring and compassionate if a nurse stands up to the hospitals for a fair wage? What I said...

  11. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    Your good employer is paying a fair wage because they have to compete with Union wages. Here in Iowa, where very few nurses have a union, the wages' race is to the bottom, hospitals figure what is the...

  12. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    It is called not caring about anyone else but yourself. By your statement you are agreeing that it is about money, not the

  13. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    Ignorant.

  14. Trying to Bust a Strike

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why can't you just admit that the only reason nurses work a strike is for the MONEY. This stuff about "caring for the patients" at a striking hospital is just your way of justification. Are you...

  15. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    Men do tend to put up with less and voice their opinion more. However, if the hospitals knew that No nurses would ever cross the picket line just the threat of a strike would be enough. So in this...

  16. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    I never made the blanket statement that all nurses should be unionized, someone else suggested that is the way I believe. What I beleive about unions and nursing can be summed up this way: You nor...

  17. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    The textile field in which I worked was NOT unionized. All of our jobs have gone to China. In my career I have seen our manufacturing base lost. While the hospitals cannot go to another country...

  18. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    Yours is a well thought out and well expressed opinion on this subject. While I do not agree with your opinions I respect the fact that you took the time to explain your positions and your reasons...

  19. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are so IDEALISTIC. I am coming from the perspective of the textile industry. Believe it or not, hospitals are for profit. And believe it or nor I used to feel the same way as you until I got...

  20. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    I am not looking down on your statement but trying to understand it. Are you saying that you would work for half of what you are making now and give up your health benefits to be a nurse? Most...

  21. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    So what do you do when management comes to you and says you are fired, you ask why, and they just smile and say

  22. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    I am AMAZED at the misconception that people have about unions. The bottom line is this: there is strength in numbers. When asked if I would join a nurse's union there are only 2 answers: YES and...

  23. Is there a need for more male nurses?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to reddgott's topic in General Nursing

    I was in clinicals yesterday with a great nurse who has taught me a lot and who is also male when I tried to start an IV, again on a male patient. After neither of us could start the IV due to there...

  24. Why aren't we unionized?

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    Having been on both sides of the issue (union and management) I can say FOR CERTAIN that if all of nursing was unionized it would make for better working conditions and pay. If anyone disagrees I...

  25. Rude and crude RN

    NurseGuy_in_06 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    It is not "prudish" to want to be a professional and work in a professional atmosphere. I am a male nursing student and would not want to hear locker room talk in my place of work. It is obvious...