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  1. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yuppers, my "panhandling" is of bedpans, o

  2. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    well I DO take offense. I am not encouraging people to "run from job to job" and I am not encouraging people to "jump ship." You missed the point I was trying to make, to encourage others to take an...

  3. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How does one explain all those different employers on your resume when applying for a new job? HEY GIRL -- Who is writing the

  4. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The teeth have been extracted not only from unions, but from professional nursing associations in our country. This means that employers can screw nurses over and there is no recourse. Period. My...

  5. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So, the months go by.... and how are you doing, TNN? I went through a gritty exit from what I thought was a secure job last year. I've been working in a new job, and was happy until last week when I...

  6. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

    panhandler replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    "I have a dream...." that one day the nurses in the USA and worldwide will take the reins of control from the medical-industrial complex.... ..we are everywhere.... we are everywhen.... who nurses the...

  7. What nursing Managers fail to see

    panhandler replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    NurseKat64, you are the answered prayer of each patient who is touched by you. God bless your hands, your day, your life.

  8. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    TNN your situation is so very ugly. I have been wondering about setting up some rules of conduct in ADVANCE of employment with any institution. Does anyone have experience with or ideas about nurses...

  9. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This little "thread" is part of a whole cloth. It is a cloth of greed and abuse. The only way to fight fire is with fire: our last refuge of sanity is the law of the land. We need legislators to be on...

  10. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Have you lost sight of the big picture? You forfeit your rights as a citizen when you work for the Medical-Industrial complex. Without a written contract (which probably would pre-empt your getting a...

  11. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Golly gee, guage14, I thought MNi wanted to know why she SHOULD become an

  12. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Why should you become an R.N.? some factoids: .Only 60% of registered nurses are employed in acute care hospitals. .Nurses in the profession are viewed as trustworthy, according to public opinion...

  13. ICU - Should I stay or go?

    panhandler replied to OahuRN's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO you should get out of the toxic situation you are in. Go to the DON and ask to be transferred out immediately. Decline any of her questions as to why. If you are pushed to the wall, just say "I...

  14. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I work 12 hour shifts in ER, where the pace is fast. our state requires that nurses be given a break after 4 hours. We are allowed one break per day. This means that any way you divide up the hours, a...

  15. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    OMG OMG OMG What I am seeing here is the tip of the iceberg. Here's what we know: 1)The "nursing shortage" is a manufactured lie. 2)Experienced, innovative nurses are ground to a pulp by the system,...

  16. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Lady Charge, surely you must be aware of the prison-camp studies. It is human nature to immitate the captors. "Trustees" ie pets of the bad guys treat fellow prisoners worse than the guards do. Not...

  17. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A few words of advice: NAME RANK AND SERIAL NUMBER. My sister the professor of nursing would advise you to go back and learn more. Myself, I learned enough. Stick to simple phrases and beware they...

  18. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I just got a notice from the lawyer I am hiring to defend my license to the BON: this chap (recommended by the State Nurse's Association) is charging about $400 per hour. He wants a RETAINER of $2K....

  19. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    panhandler replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I hope the facility who terminated you gets turned every which way but loose by your attorney.:angryfire Poor TNNurse. You are living a nightmare! I am going to slip you some mental coffee. Honey, I...

  20. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

    panhandler replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    [They'd never come up with anything stupid, that insults your intelligence and good taste, correct??? 1)Seven staff nurses from the ICU in a full page ad with isolated photos of groups of other...

  21. Texas calling Australia

    panhandler replied to Pilar's topic in International Nursing

    Florida atlantic coast, here, working nights in ICU.... I went back to nursing after a ten year hiatus (the last of which was in community college taking the refresher program). Nursing (as a job) has...