ProgressiveActivist BSN, RN

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    African American patients - a cultural question

    ProgressiveActivist replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    With all due respect, I have worked in an area of this country that is extremely stratified and in which there was an appalling double standard for in patient care. A hospital in which people who...
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    Nursing: The Highly Skilled Customer Service Representative

    ProgressiveActivist replied to gleanns's topic in General Nursing

    They also have to "run their socks off" to qualify as providers of excellent care. WTH is the point of this oversimplified opinion piece? Is it a vent as in it is all the nurses fault that HCAHPS...
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    CNA's ARE NOT MAIDS!!!!!!!!!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to tushka61's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Companionship, Laundry, meal preparation, bathing, dressing, and light housekeeping such as changing the sheets, taking out the garbage, vacuuming are part of a HHA job duties. This varies from...
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    African American patients - a cultural question

    ProgressiveActivist replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This population may have very good reasons to distrust Caucasians in general. Haven't any of you ever seen people who are poor, Black or Mexican receive substandard care? You have to earn that...
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    Nursing: The Highly Skilled Customer Service Representative

    ProgressiveActivist replied to gleanns's topic in General Nursing

    Many have chosen agency or travel nursing so that they can avoid the stupid staff meetings and so they can focus on being highly skilled and highly paid nurses not "highly skilled customer service...
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    BREAKS?????? You've gotta be kidding!

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    There is nothing funny about a cartoon about couple of brainwashed nurses laughing at a nurse who wants a meal
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    Nursing: The Highly Skilled Customer Service Representative

    ProgressiveActivist replied to gleanns's topic in General Nursing

    Nowhere in the Code of Ethics does it say that Nursing Professionals are responsible for hospital finances. The nurse's primary responsibility is to the patient. So management, you do YOUR job....
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    Bernie Sanders gets NNU nod

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Farawyn's topic in Nursing News

    If you are not a registered voter, do it now so that you can vote in your caucus or
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    Rally for National Nurse-Patient Ratios

    ProgressiveActivist replied to nrsadvocate's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Who is organizing this
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    I'm I crazy?

    ProgressiveActivist replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    As a young nurse you need to build your resume now by establishing a solid employment history at academic medical centers and Level 1 trauma
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    Nursing: The Highly Skilled Customer Service Representative

    ProgressiveActivist replied to gleanns's topic in General Nursing

    2015 Press Ganey recommendations on maximizing reimbursement. It is based on evidenced based NDNQI indicators, not opinion. In a nutshell, it says that management needs to stop blaming the nursing...
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    Nursing: The Highly Skilled Customer Service Representative

    ProgressiveActivist replied to gleanns's topic in General Nursing

    Blah blah blah. Train your NAs to be food and beverage servers and assist with ADLs instead of avoiding patient care. Then professional nurses will actually have time to be strong pt advocates and...
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    File this one under "things I think but won't say"...

    ProgressiveActivist replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    If you act like a rabid dog we have to treat you like
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    Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    ProgressiveActivist replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    At my institution, if we are on the floor at 0640 we are going to be expected to work, as in taking report, critical lab values, admissions, transfers or responding to codes or other emergencies,...
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    Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    ProgressiveActivist replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    It is an extra 1.5 hrs per paycheck or 39 hrs for the year. That's more than a weeks pay. $50/hr base pay X 39 hrs = $1,950 per year. I do think shift huddles are important. I would support the idea...
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    Staying Well Fed: with no breaks..

    ProgressiveActivist replied to trhumper's topic in Men in Nursing

    Its pretty sad that the norm for this job has become no meals and advice about foods that are easy to wolf down so that you dont pass out from hunger. I cant think of any other job in which it's...
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    Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    ProgressiveActivist replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    If you clock in before 0630 they will have to pay for that 15 minutes for the mandatory pre - shift
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    Do you see ethnic tensions at work?

    ProgressiveActivist replied to princessgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have every sexual orientation, race, religion and at least 20 different countries of origin represented in our 20 bed ICU. It's a non issue. Having so many bilingual ICU staff members comes in...
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    Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    ProgressiveActivist replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Thats ridiculous. There is no way that I would sign that book. You said three nurses missed the huddle. Its a passing fad. Sync your watch with the unit clock.You're not late until
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    How do I deal with "needy" nurses

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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    Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    ProgressiveActivist replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I still wouldn't be coerced to working off the clock. I would be part of the 5%. How can this be tracked as long as you're on duty at
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    Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    ProgressiveActivist replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    This would not fly in a unionized hospital. Put mandatory meeting at 0640 on your timesheet and charge for the overtime. Personally I would skip it completely as it's illegal to work off the
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    How do I deal with "needy" nurses

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah take your frustrations out on the nurse who has actual responsibility for the safety, health and well being of those patients and hasnt had a lunch break in years. Cry me a river because you were...
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    How do I deal with "needy" nurses

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Stop referring to professional nurses as needy for asking you to fufill your job duties. You were hired to do non skilled nursing tasks. Its ridiculous that you are offended about being asked to...
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    Is this normal exit interview question

    ProgressiveActivist replied to Carolyn1234's topic in General Nursing

    Highly inappropriate. I would decline to provide that