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  1. RN to BSN nursing student

    lkulmann replied to libran1984's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My LPN program had me to the same thing and that was in the mid

  2. NNU...Where do I sign!?

    lkulmann replied to lkulmann's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    No...tell us laborer. I don't have 2 hrs to kill

  3. Unsanitary practice?

    lkulmann replied to GraceNotes's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is the worst advice yet. Are you serious? Let's just think about this a second. Okay...a nurse has been in a contact precaution room for cdiff. The nurse doffs the gown and gloves in the room...

  4. NNU...Where do I sign!?

    lkulmann replied to lkulmann's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Honestly, I don't know if any group of nurses would encourage a union except for NNU. national nurses united. Most unions are reportedly corrupt and politically motivated. The hospitals are so huge...

  5. The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

    lkulmann replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

    The nurse manager who took the time to train their nurses to be the best they could be is a dying breed. I don't get it cuz the nurse manager took 24hr responsibility of their unit seriously. Nurses...

  6. NNU...Where do I sign!?

    lkulmann replied to lkulmann's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    We're taking nursing back. This too shall pass. There are a lot of nurse activists fighting hard to bring back the quality of care we used to be able to give our patients. Safety in work environment...

  7. unit manager....

    lkulmann replied to zaviah3's topic in Nurse Management

    I think she's overwhelmed because she's doing the work of 3 nurses...idk if she needs to take on learning about ANYTHING

  8. NNU...Where do I sign!?

    lkulmann replied to lkulmann's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I read a post on here...I forget exactly where...but the nurse wrote ' in our State they don't allow nurses to unionized.' I think it was TN ... there are so many freaks in authoritative +/or...

  9. sequester...huh?

    lkulmann replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Fair meaning reasonable. For example, it would not be reasonable or fair to give an infant the same portion of food as a 260lb

  10. The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

    lkulmann replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

    The nastier and more unapproachable the Nurse Manager the more clinically incompetent. Try to get close enough to one of them and pick their brain. You'll see...I refer to these types as deadwood:)...

  11. The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

    lkulmann replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

    Magnet Hospitals is not the common denominator BUT the hospital I worked at 'became' Magnet while I was employed there. Same type of incompetent NM's who are like the budget soldiers and sour bullys....

  12. Reporting your employer to regulatory agencies

    lkulmann replied to ari3l's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Reporting a facility to BON cost me my job. For whatever reason you report a facility do it anonymously if you have any hesitancy at

  13. Nurses can't be punished for violating HIPAA

    lkulmann replied to MikeyBSN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I have a funny HIPPA story in a pathetic sort of way. A Nurse Ass. Manager I work for wrote me up for a HIPPA violation because I admitted a patient in a semi private room and the roommate heard parts...

  14. Teachers and Nurses create the big one...

    lkulmann replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I'm all for Union protection. I want to be an organizer/representative. Where do I sign on

  15. Nursing Unions: Pros and Cons

    lkulmann replied to lookup's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am so on board with organizing a nurse union I am salivating :b I don't know where management is but too many nurse managers sold there soul to money, greed and power. Luckily there a lot more of us...

  16. What do you really think about your Quality department?

    lkulmann replied to QualityNurseRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The issue I have with the behind the scenes nurses doing their research and whatever it is they do is the majority are completely disconnected from the bedside care nurses. What you did 5-10yrs ago at...

  17. State-Mandated Nurse Staffing Levels Alleviate Workloads, Leads to Lower Patient Mortality

    lkulmann replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Me too. There are too many safety violations, labor law violations and incompetence in management...unions are essential for advocacy for healthcare workers and ultimately quality patient

  18. High patient ratio-that's just the way it is...

    lkulmann replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I could cry. This is just insanity. When I was a new nurse, my nurse manager took such good care of me. What is happening to the new nurses is simply criminal. This is just making me want to start...

  19. sequester...huh?

    lkulmann replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If the entitlement programs are cut in my State, there are going to be an increase in hospital ER visits, hospitalizations, homelessness and more. Luckily we have Obamacare in full force in 2014. I...

  20. sequester...huh?

    lkulmann replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Its time for the multibzillionaires to give it back in the name of paying their fair share of taxes and closing the loopholes...ha! They're having little temper tantrums and hissy fits not wanting to...

  21. sequester...huh?

    lkulmann replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The welfare system is in the situation its in because of the government. Are you trying to say that the uneducated, the poor and disadvantaged population outsmarted the government of taxpayer money....

  22. NURSING...the to die for career...hmm

    lkulmann replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If I wanted to start a union or a business, why would I document my business plan here for the public to see ESPECIALLY if there is little to no agreement that there is a need. All nurses is a blog...

  23. NURSING...the to die for career...hmm

    lkulmann replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Agreed...I'm not bitter though freaked-out a little, not bitter. Sounds like you could've used a union to help you with all that... That's exactly what I'm going to do! We turn stress into strength

  24. NURSING...the to die for career...hmm

    lkulmann replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes...that is fallacious reasoning... why would we eliminate the CEO and divide the pay...you are a riot! In all seriousness, an employee making 2 million/yr compared in comparison to a Staff RN...

  25. NURSING...the to die for career...hmm

    lkulmann replied to lkulmann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ladyfree28...you are very very informative and feisty and I love that BUT you are lacking street smarts. Book smarts and all of the cookie cutter responses are all good but the reality of what is...