PeggyOhio replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism
I'm not sure if you will find the conditions in the states any better. The facility where I work has contracted to bring 30 nurses over from the Phillipines. No one seems concerned that pursing this policy may be depleting an extremely important hu...
PeggyOhio replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism
According to the AFL-CIO website the USWA is one of the 64 unions it represents. This is getting rather confusing. If you are a member of the CNA are you a member of the USWA automatically and the AFL-CIO too? So does this mean that basically if y...
Molly, Yes and I agree. Health care is different it is essential to the well-being of our citizens and therefore our society at large. I agree that it should be affordable and accessable to ALL CITIZENS, not just those fianancially well off e...
Molly, Enjoy your comments and perspective. I attended the ANA RN Lobby day on June 26th. In the meeting we had with Senator Voinovich's staffer, I brought up the Family USA report. I asked what Senator Voinovich's position on the report...
PeggyOhio replied to LoriLovesMulder's topic in Nursing
Lori, I agree kday's advise is sound. The experience you will get as a CNA will help you decide if nursing is something you want to invest your time and money in. It will also make the infamous "reality shock", a.k.a the transition from student t...
PeggyOhio replied to LoriLovesMulder's topic in Nursing
Lori, I agree kday's advise is sound. The experience you will get as a CNA will help you decide if nursing is something you want to invest your time and money in. It will also make the infamous "reality shock", a.k.a the transition from student t...
PeggyOhio replied to fiestynurse's topic in Activism
feistynurse, Do you have the data to support this statement, "Much of the expense of health care in this country is created by insurance bureaucracy. IT IS NOT NURSE'S SALARIES OR ADEQUATE STAFFING THAT ARE RAISING HEALTH CARE COSTS!!!" I would lo...
nailboss, This article may help you understand.UKtostop Here's a quote,"``A few years ago, Nelson Mandela came over to Britain and begged us not to recruit from South Africa." They probably would snap you up if you were from the Phillipines!
PeggyOhio replied to OC_An Khe's topic in Activism
Yippey! Yay! Way to go Maine!!!!!! The precedent is set for the remaining 49 to follow. What good news!! Can't wait to take this to work! What a burden lifted off the shoulders of nurses!
Imarn, I'm at Greater Cleveland Area Hospital. We work short a lot. Using agency more and more. Mandatory overtime is commmon on certain floors. We have no union. I was disappointed when Akron settled. And really disappointed when I heard t...
Imarn, I'm at Greater Cleveland Area Hospital. We work short a lot. Using agency more and more. Mandatory overtime is commmon on certain floors. We have no union. I was disappointed when Akron settled. And really disappointed when I heard t...
They will probably rewrite the immigration laws to allow more foreign nurses in who won't object to the work environment. I wish I could share your optimism regarding the impact of this study. Nurse will continue to be the ones caught in the middle, ...
-jt, The recently release AHA study (6/5/01)disputes the "maldistribution" theory, and the projected crisis date of 2010. Basically what they're saying is it's here, it's now. "Until Tuesday's survey was released, the majority of studies have focu...
