Barbara Rose

jt, and others: I just returned from a meeting with TNA in Austin; among other things I found out that TNA has asked our legislators for $40million this session for education,including tuition with stipulation to work for at least 1 year. This inclu...

I know some of you and I know you are active and not just venting. To the others of you I have to say, keep up the hard work. Nurses have to make our profession note worthy, we have to increase our visibility and worth ourselves. As more and more ...

Wow! What a question. For alot of us, being a nurse was one of the few job opportunities available at the time. Now, there are so many choices out there. But I have to say that being a nurse becomes part of who you are and it has been a good choi...

OK, I remember taking care of a patient in an iron lung! It was hectic to say the least since you had to be so fast to get them cleaned up, etc. and back "in" the lung so quickly. They were hugh, took up the whole room, and were noisy. I also reme...

The only thing I would add here is this: Nursing is hard, but you will not find a more rewarding career as far as how you feel about yourself. Lots of careers are easier to obtain, and some people may disagree with my first statement, but look at Da...

What you guys are saying is what we are trying to change. Minimum standard become the norm, it is just the nature of the beast, just like changing the matrix so that the numbers work. Legislation is in the works now, everyone needs to voice their c...

Physicians seem to pay more attention to male nurses as far as being "nicer", don't jump down their throats like they do the women. Also, male nurses are confused to be doctors many, many times and especially older people seem to respect them more; ...

Can I add my story to your list? My father had a stroke the day after he was fired from his job at the age of 61. Of course, that left him with no insurance, etc. I was horrified at the care he was receiving until I arrived (he was in ca., me in te...

I know you have visited our forum at MNM, was it one of our many, many sites? We have also posted new ones. If you knew what it was about, I might be able tohelp you, I have been collecting things like that lately.

You want only 1 story? I bagged a dead man for 2 hours during a brain scan to see if he was dead or not. I also gave a shot of Demerol to a dead woman, among others of course. These were "funny" to just about everyone except me, now they are funny to...

If the care your mother received was substandard, you can also file a complaint with your state through human services, or who ever handles that. It has to be investigated and then becomes a public record. Just a thought from a radical of the millio...

I did as an LVN and they still do in Texas. What do LPN's do in Canada?

we are really trying to get this thing started. We could use a leader, an organizer or other help. check out the million nurse march site and discussions.

OK you guys! If it is such a good idea and while you are all fired up, how are we going to get this accomplished? First, you all and anyone else you know need to notify you state nurses association, and ANA along with any other groups you can find ...

Hey! Enough of the Texas bashing! We aren't perfect,but then no one is and yet, alot of our nurses won't stand up for themselves or their patients! I have worked in Texas for 20 years! It is all I know, and I am considered by some as a trouble maker...

How many other states have minimum staffing guidelines now? I am curiours because here in Texas I have been working and writing about the need for a while now and still havent made much progress. I am enclosing copies of your numbers with my new le...

Unless you are willing to stand up and be counted, you will never make a difference. I also work and live in a state where you can be fired for no reason, so what? A wrongful discharge suit can still be filed in the event the facility is performing...