PeggyOhio

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1. refusing mandatory O.T.

   PeggyOhio replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

   HB 1289 was referred to Sub-committee on Workforce Protections 5/30/01. Please continue to write your legislators to support this bill so they know it is imperative! Don't let it

2. "Green Ribbon" symbol of Nursing Solidarity

   PeggyOhio replied to PeggyOhio's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Michele, I haven't gotten back to this topic because I've been flat on my back really sick the last few days. I see your point about ribbons being overdone. With every organization...

3. "Green Ribbon" symbol of Nursing Solidarity

   PeggyOhio replied to PeggyOhio's topic in General Nursing

   Doc I agree it's going to take a lot more than ribbons. But the problem is getting nurses past this "hopelessness" that they can do anything to change the situation. Wearing a ribbon is easy,...

4. "Green Ribbon" symbol of Nursing Solidarity

   PeggyOhio replied to PeggyOhio's topic in General Nursing

   Sheez! I was afraid of that Heather. I wasn't aware of the organ donation thing. Any suggestions? Maybe we could make it bi-color. What about green and white? Staying with the green that Brockton has...

5. "Green Ribbon" symbol of Nursing Solidarity

   PeggyOhio posted a topic in General Nursing

   "Tie a green ribbon around the old oak tree. People are wearing green ribbons (the color of Brockton Hospital) and/or tying green ribbons around car antennas, trees and poles outside their homes and...

6. Nurses as independent contractors...

   PeggyOhio replied to NurseMark's topic in General Nursing

   NurseMark, You do not have to be an independent nurse contractor to write off all your uniform expenses, medical equipment, and continuing ed., professional magazines, etc,. Any nurse can do that...

7. I just got a raise....

   PeggyOhio replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

   You should take a copy of this article in to work. I'm going to. It's on the allnurses home page, from the Alberta news. I wonder if any nurses up there in Calgary can confirm this news item. Salary...

8. Importing Nurses to solve the shortage

   PeggyOhio posted a topic in General Nursing

   Yesterday at work I heard that our hospital has successfully recruited 30 nurses from the Phillipines. Today I feel defeated and dejected. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against these nurses from...

9. What the AHA thinks of the bill pending in Congress on mandatory OT

   PeggyOhio replied to rncountry's topic in General Nursing

   I agree! We must stand together and demand that we as a profession be respected. And that includes our free time. Our time away from that horrendous work environment is the only thing that is keeping...

10. Nursing Student Needs Help!

    PeggyOhio replied to NCNocRN's topic in General Nursing

    In Ohio the same is true as far as the definition of abandonment. And while your license won't be effected by refusing to take an assignment or refusing to be mandated, you can be disciplined by the...

11. Reporting the Hospital

    PeggyOhio replied to WHEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Ohio the State Board of Nursing sent out a newsletter last fall. It is online at this link if you care to view it http://www.state.oh.us/nur/MomemFall2000.pdf I quote the first paragraph,...

12. Having your water turned off

    PeggyOhio replied to woodyRN's topic in General Nursing

    At the facility were I work we also are not permitted any food or drinks at the nurses station. We were told it is JACHO regulations and if they made an unannounced inspection and found it it would be...

13. Million Nurse March

    PeggyOhio replied to Chellyse's topic in General Nursing

    Hello Michele and all, The archived material on the original MNM is all still accessable, except what was deleted by the then moderators. I did it this morning again. What is more important is that...

14. Million Nurse March

    PeggyOhio posted a topic in General Nursing

    Planning and organizing the million nurse march continues after a temporary set-back. Please consider becoming involved in this effort to raise awareness to the problems in nurseing. We need all...