AnneD

Two recent funnies. I was taking care of a 5 yr old. I work 7p-7a and after I took the midnight vitals he looked up to me and admonished me for being up so late and that I was going to get in trouble if I didn't get to bed soon. No amount of explaining convinced him otherwise. The second story took place this last Christmas. I was taking care of a charming lol. She was very quite, bedridden, and never put on her call light. Early in the am her call light went off. I rushed in to see want she need (she spoke with a very thick Russian accent and you could not understand her over the speaker). Vhat time es it? she said with a twinkle in her eye. About 1:30 in the morning I replied. Vell, she said Kreesmas is over, bak to vork. I just had to laugh.

RN country, you have summed up my thought very eloquently. I looked at the ANA after I graduated with my ADN and did not like the elitist attitude. As with many in upper management, they have underestimated the will of the nurses in the field and are johnny come lately's to stating our needs. Frankly I am tired of being trickled down on Those that will lead nurses will listen carefully and take bold action and so far that has been unions with a strong nurse input. Unless the ANA starts getting vocal and radical about the current crisis and it's causes they will be nothing more than a paper general leading 7% of the available troops into battle (I'm envisions a scene from Braveheart here ). I will be happy to go back and review their stances but until I see action....it's just lipservice to keep the troops in line

RN country, you have summed up my thought very eloquently. I looked at the ANA after I graduated with my ADN and did not like the elitist attitude. As with many in upper management, they have underestimated the will of the nurses in the field and are johnny come lately's to stating our needs. Frankly I am tired of being trickled down on Those that will lead nurses will listen carefully and take bold action and so far that has been unions with a strong nurse input. Unless the ANA starts getting vocal and radical about the current crisis and it's causes they will be nothing more than a paper general leading 7% of the available troops into battle (I'm envisions a scene from Braveheart here ). I will be happy to go back and review their stances but until I see action....it's just lipservice to keep the troops in line

I'm not much into the touchy/feely of Nurse Week but the hospital that I work has some fun things...People brought up graduation pictures, we get various meals free throughout the week, ect. But best of all, we were told we were fully staffed now and would be getting our salaries adjusted to compensate for the lower salaries we have been recieving in the past...Now that's how you celebrate Nurses Week. As for me, I'm going to try to find a good book about Florence Nightengale and read it during the summeer.