heron ASN, RN

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    Another reason unions suck!

    heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The OP did ask for what he wanted, if I understand his opening story, and didn't get it. He blames the union-negotiated work rules for that. Hence, his rant. Fair work rules aren't appropriately...
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    The Fifth Vital Sign

    heron replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    Pain management and addiction are certainly related issues, especially if one considers addiction as a particularly dysfunctional way of managing pain. Both are very complex, poorly understood and too...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I would add that negotiation is the whole point of unionizing. A lone employee has very limited ground on which to stand negotiating with a corporation, although it can be done. If a pp is correct...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    It's that whole John Galt "greed is good" ubermenschen fantasy so beloved by the pseudo-libertarian set. What benefits them is theirs by right. What benefits someone else is "looting". A great deal of...
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    Job Embeddedness

    heron replied to NursehoneyBeBe's topic in General Nursing

    Eventually, yes you did. I haven't really followed the thread, so I don't really know how much you've shared about your own experience of job embeddedness, so take my opinion for what it's worth. My...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    As you say, you have to start somewhere - so why do you assume you, a beginner who's less than a year out of school, are entitled to the same perks as a worker with years of service with the same...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Because name-calling is the whole point. If you can get people entangled in re-litigating old neocon memes, most of which have been debunked over and over, they're not thinking about how to make...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Totally OT: Historically, it's been the owners pulling the guns first. Kinda puts bullying and second amendment protections in a whole new perspective. Just
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    Another reason unions suck!

    heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    OP is doing exactly what he was trained to do: sacrifice his own self-interest to that of the facility owners. Since that doesn't make any rational sense, the anti-union argument depends heavily on...
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    Refusing to take a resident bac

    heron replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Would psych issues count as the level of care the facility can't provide? A long shot, but it might work. If not, I highly recommend informing the resident that he will be arrested and charged if he...
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    heron replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Yeah, but he built on a base of resentment and loathing going back to the start of the industrial revolution, at least. It's a class thing, not a political party thing, in my opinion. Reagan, or his...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    No - I didn't miss anything, including the sense of superiority. The presumed ignorance of non-professionals and the attitudes of crusty old bats are excuses for being unwilling to take any...
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    Another reason unions suck!

    heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Well, why don't nurses run for shop steward? It's your union, too ... stop waiting around for someone else to solve the
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    Self defense and protection in a hospital.

    heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

    Also not the subject of the thread
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    Job Embeddedness

    heron replied to NursehoneyBeBe's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody told you that you can't post. You don't get to dictate how we respond, either. I'm pretty skeptical, too. When I asked what your answers would be, you ignored me. Nothing wrong with wanting a...
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    Self defense and protection in a hospital.

    heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

    Who uses metal bedpans anymore? Haven't seen one in over 20
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    Self defense and protection in a hospital.

    heron replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses on this site have written about violence on their jobs. Almost all of them report being worried about their employers' reaction to their efforts to defend themselves. Personally, I think...
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    Penicillin G IM injection?

    heron replied to anon456's topic in Patient Medications

    Back in the day, it was procaine pen g. Did they take out the procaine? If they did, no wonder it
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    Home births gone wrong

    heron replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What does that mean - that you're not having
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    Hostile work environment - Violent Doctor

    heron replied to Summer70's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that she and her coworkers are affected. I'm just saying that HR and med. admin. are unlikely to share details of disciplinary actions against the
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    "I would never want you as my nurse!"

    heron replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    A book worth reading, regardless of your politics:...
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    heron replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Nope, not buying it. Sucky nurses under a union contract enjoy the same work rule protections as the good nurses. It's the easiest thing in the world for mgmt to blame the union to cover up their own...
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    "I would never want you as my nurse!"

    heron replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I can point to a thread where a highly polarised subject is being discussed - and vented about - with an admirable dearth of snark and personal attacks. So I know it's possible. People come onsite for...
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    Home births gone wrong

    heron replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    She gets to
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    Home births gone wrong

    heron replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Along similar lines, I had my son at home, attended by a lay midwife and the ob/gyn with whom she practiced (he pretty much held the mirror - but he was on hand whenever he could be to back up the...