Hardknox

Hardknox

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  1. How Are Summer Vacations Decided?

    Hardknox replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    We have to put in for vacations by April 1st and they are posted by May 1st. It is done by seniority. Two weeks, (one weekend off), from June 1st through Labor Day. No one gets off during Christmas...

  2. Male Nurses in Postpartum/Nursery

    Hardknox replied to layna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is discrimination on the nurses part. Don't you have male pediatricians and OB's? We had a male nurse on our MCH unit for many years and the Mom's loved him, as did we. He even was a...

  3. Help on Med Surg from OB dept.

    Hardknox replied to Ekaye's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We used to feel like the float pool for the hospital. We would be floated to med-surg to act as a pt. care tech and would be assigned to 5 pts. to do tasks. One of our nurses called the Board of...

  4. ? Mass General Hospital?

    Hardknox replied to e-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mass General is IN the city of Boston. There is No way around the commute. They told me back in the 70's when they were the lowest paying Boston hospital that "after all, it's a privilege to work at...

  5. Travel / Strike nursing

    Hardknox replied to RNKitty's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I can't believe that anyone who quotes the bible has to ask if scabbing is unethical!!! YES! IT IS UNETHICAL TO SCREW YOUR PEERS! Do a search on this BB and see what nurses who have picketed for...

  6. Is fighting professional

    Hardknox replied to kjmta57's topic in General Nursing

    You took the words right out of my mouth! 10 years ago I thought they'd have to carry me out of the hospital after my stroke..I loved my job so much and was so good at it that I'd never quit. Today,...

  7. Mass Nurses vote to disaffiliate

    Hardknox posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today 2,367 R.N.s met in Worcester Mass. to vote on disaffiliation from the ANA. It was the largest gathering of Nurses in Mass. history. I went in more curious than committed. When I left, after...

  8. Mass Nurses vote to disaffiliate

    Hardknox replied to Hardknox's topic in General Nursing

    By all means, copy and paste, but if you want the full story go to: http://massnurses.org and click on the champagne bottle with the news banner. I am more than surprised to see that this news item...

  9. If there are so many negatives to nursing, why would anyone choose this field?

    Hardknox replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    We go into nursing because we love the ART of nursing- just as the above posts stated. If administration and managed care let me do what I do best I would be the happiest person in the world, and for...

  10. nursing student is thinking about throwing in the towel after first semester.

    Hardknox replied to Lynn Casey RN's topic in General Nursing

    I say get out now so you can work towards a degree in something else instead of investing more time in Nursing. You say you are a single Mom, so you are not going to have anyone else to pick up the...

  11. Time off

    Hardknox posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering if nurses in other facilities are denied days off and vacation time like we are where I work?. We have a union contract which has very clear parameters about being denied requested...

  12. returning to nusing school at 30 something

    Hardknox replied to carmen's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it , Carmen. 21 years ago I became an RN at the age of 40. I had 3 kids and a husband while going through school. I won't kid you...It was not easy, but it was the best thing I could have...

  13. NBC nightly news

    Hardknox replied to teamrn's topic in General Nursing

    To me, it's not even about the salary anymore. It's nursing pitting supervisors against nurses, managers caught in the middle, knowing that the staffing stinks, but knowing that the bottom line is...

  14. Advantages/disadvantages with unionization?

    Hardknox replied to Enright's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in a union hospital for over 20 years and feel that it HAS helped in many situations. During layoffs, those with experience and seniority had their jobs protected. People who were fully...