rnicume

rnicume specializes in neuro/med-surg 7yrs; nicu15yrs.

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1. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

   rnicume replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Union

   Just for the record, I never said union employees make the institution a great place to work. Respect amongst administration and employees make the institution a great place to work. I think I have earned that respect through my education, work ethic...

2. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

   rnicume replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Union

   cabana boy I would accept your version if that was the facts. Simply put not the case. university professors and secretaries are under a contract. they also worked for several months without one , only recently agreed to new contract in the last6 mon...

3. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

   rnicume replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Union

   The union gives a 10 day notice of a pending strike. During that 10 day period hospital administration has the option to transfer critical pt to other area hospitals. There are 4 picket captains on the line at all times that administration can call a...

4. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

   rnicume replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Union

   cabana boy no hard feelings at all. i do wish you all the luck in the world with your becoming a nurse. i do respect your opinion and i know without a doubt there are alot of people who share the same opinion you do. i do find that most people that e...

5. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

   rnicume replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Union

   staffing on-med/surg 1:7,ICU1:3 and one pt could be fresh open heart(doesn't happen all the time, but frequently has been the case). most of our pt when admitted have multi system problems, so we usually have more than 1 disease process going on. we ...

6. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

   rnicume replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Union

   :rolleyes:to cabanaboy, I can accept the fact that you are not a nurse,so my first response to you is until you have walked in any nurses shoes, please refrain from making judgements:yeah:.Our membership that is striking now,as any nurse will tell yo...

7. Stage set for Temple University Hospital strike by PASNAP

   rnicume replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Union

   The strike is still in progress. no movement from either side. We are asking for safe staffing and management is not budging. BTW, the tuition issue is not free money, we pay taxes on that benefit and only 450 members out of 1500 are using it. The dr...