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  1. NLRB set to trim union's organizing

    ANnot4me replied to mark hamel's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    None of this suprises me. And much of this is the American people reaping what they have sewn. The US, the Walmart Nation, is so far behind most of the developed world it isn't funny. Just look at...

  2. Condition H

    ANnot4me replied to LaNorteBellaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is a great idea -- at least in theory. If the team is given the power and support to deny/limit access by those who abuse it, but I can't see this happening. Once the word got out, one...

  3. Hello, I'm your nurse today: get off the darned phone!

    ANnot4me replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    If patients are on the phone and don't acknowledge me quickly, then I am outta there and I come back on my own time. A patients ability to talk on the telephone is a great assessment tool. I always...

  4. The War with the Floors

    ANnot4me replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    I, too, have worked in both areas. In neither case is there a nurse sitting on his or her bum and eating bonbons. I sometimes have to tell my colleagues who have never worked on the floors that if...

  5. Nurses are not "allowed"

    ANnot4me replied to beautifulb's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say, most of this behaviour would cease instantly if even one nurse did anything constructive to end it. I have been in some situations where I have been disrespected or demeaned by doctors...

  6. RUDE pt and spouse=everyone fired from care!

    ANnot4me replied to melrina75's topic in General Nursing

    I have always wondered why nurses can not use bullying, harrassment, and workplace hostility policies against patients and their families. I am sure that if we really looked into it, we could. Are we...

  7. California Ratios

    ANnot4me posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just returned to California after a 2.5 year absence. I was excited to return after the implementation of the ratios. I have been working agency in an ICU. The ratios have not changed, but from...

  8. Is my 'plan' advisable by others?

    ANnot4me replied to DountainMew's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there Michael! Sounds like a good plan to me. I worked as a student nurse for the last year of my degree (I entered nursing with a BSN) and it helped immensely. While I am forever grateful for...

  9. Any New Zealand nurses from the US?

    ANnot4me replied to nikonos's topic in International Nursing

    I doubt you will have a problem registering in NZ once you have passed the NCLEX. You will only need an offer of employment to get a work permit. It took me all of a week to get mine. I imagine you...

  10. @#%*!! (long.....sorry)

    ANnot4me replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry that this happened to you. It really sucks. In my opinion, the surgeon should have been at the bedside after you notified him the first time as this is obviously a deviation from the...

  11. NPR story on RN's in California

    ANnot4me replied to txsugarlvn's topic in General Nursing

    I live and work in CA and the ratios are coming. Where I work, they were already in use (for the most part). I have been out here for 2 years and work in a large university-affiliated hospital....

  12. Nursing Home Adm & RN Charged by DA

    ANnot4me replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    I am sure I will be flamed for this, but I can't help myself. Nurses are patient advocate. Any nurse that works in a situation like the one described above is taking a gamble and deserves what s/he...

  13. 43.6 million Americans without health insurance coverage

    ANnot4me replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Perhaps some other country will take pity on us and invade the US and overthrow the healthcare

  14. Just had an emotional breakdown at work.

    ANnot4me replied to unikuelady's topic in General Nursing

    I am liking this thread. I too have melted down at work. It happens to the best of us. The last time I melted down, I called in sick for a week and went back rested and acted as if nothing had...

  15. Short Tempered Nurse

    ANnot4me posted a topic in General Nursing

    I worked a night shift not too long ago and I was tired and a bit grouchy. I got a little short with a patient and said something I shouldn't. It was nothing major, I didn't swear or call her a name...

  16. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    ANnot4me replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing

    I am an experienced nurse and I have not and would not give any medication without an order. Furthermore, I would not take a colleagues word for it or not investigate hospital policy. If these...

  17. PACU Insanity

    ANnot4me posted a topic in PACU

    I've been working in the PACU for a couple of months now and it's nuts. I work at a large institution that is usually full to capacity. Patients are sometimes boarded in the ED or PACU for up to 2...

  18. Returning to Nursing After 2 Year Absence

    ANnot4me posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have an interview in San Francisco in 2 weeks. I am from the midwest and left nursing 2 years ago. First of all, does anyone out there in cyberland work at UCSF Med Center? What's it like? I...

  19. sleeping staff

    ANnot4me replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not understanding the use of the word professional here. I believe it is being used

  20. sleeping staff

    ANnot4me replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It seems kind of odd that so many people think that because they work in a crappy environment, then everyone else should too. It's like crabs in a bucket! Guess what? Some of us actually work in...

  21. Taking Call

    ANnot4me replied to Kansas_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    At my hospital, we get paid 50% of our hourly rate and then time and a half if we are called in to work. It's a good deal. Thanks be to the

  22. Is anyones facility so short staffed that they feel guilty calling in sick?

    ANnot4me replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I'm freaking out! In my opinion, anyone who would leave a newborn with a 10 year old is way off in the bean and probably should not have children or a license. Maybe I'm being a bit harsh, but...

  23. Is anyones facility so short staffed that they feel guilty calling in sick?

    ANnot4me replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    As I sit here reading these posts, I nearly got sick. Pulease! I call in when I'm sick and sometimes when I just can't face another day at work. It's my right and I've earned the time. When is...

  24. Will Nurses Become Extinct?

    ANnot4me posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN who left nursing over a year ago. To make a long story short, I was very unhappy and didn't want to become a martyr for the cause. I decided to change what I could and walked away. Alot of...

  25. Here is an idea for you

    ANnot4me replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Please! If you make it to retirement (if your back doesn't go, if you don't get AIDS or hepatitis or who knows, if you don't get murdered or placed in a vegetative state, etc) you might make...