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nurseactivist

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  1. My rights after pt assault

    nurseactivist replied to RadioJenn's topic in General Nursing

    In California there is a huge campaign to have Cal OSHA write regulatations to address workplace violence. Historically, nurses who have been assaulted, particularly by patients with a psyche...

  2. Rant - How should *I* know?

    nurseactivist replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    I think what is being forgotten is that we are joining at different points in time. I apparently committed the Capitol Offense of posting 3 topics, when fairly new. I expected one topic to be...

  3. national organization for nurses

    nurseactivist replied to nurseallalone's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    NNU National Nurses United was a merger of United American Nurses, California Nurses Association and Massachusetts Nurses Association and represents over 185,000 nurses in US. SEIU (Service Employees...

  4. Nurse Slang Yo!

    nurseactivist replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    We made some up. Train wreck was common in ICU. NE (Not Einstein), pre-op or OR nurse warning recovery/post-op nurse that teaching had to be thorough, slow and clear because patient was not a quick...

  5. When did you find your calling?

    nurseactivist replied to SBDon's topic in General Nursing

    My mother told me that I was three when I first started saying that I wanted to be a nurse. My aunt was a nurse and my mother worshiped her sister the nurse. My favorite halloween costume was when I...

  6. Placed on administrative leave, reason unknown

    nurseactivist replied to TurtleN84's topic in General Nursing

    Just for the benefit of union nurses, you should contact your shop steward immediately or your union field rep. Working for the government in CA, you have Weingarten Rights. The right to have union...

  7. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    nurseactivist replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes nurses have a harder time standing up for themselves than they do for their patients. Aiken study is available for those who are interested in depth reading. Here is short summary: Dr....

  8. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    nurseactivist replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    We are paid extra to preceptor an RN. More importantly, we are ASKED if we would like to precept. We can work on a plan, goals, pick appropriate assignments etc. However, I got a call from one of...

  9. "To BSN or Not to BSN That is the question." Should BSN be minimal requirement?

    nurseactivist posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There are states in the eastern part of the US, who are actively debating whether to require a BSN as a minimal requirement to become an RN. If this becomes law, should currently licensed RNs be...

  10. HIPAA and the Undocumented

    nurseactivist posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    A medical office keeps a patient waiting two hours in order to deport her. Advocates protest Latina immigrant's arrest at Texas doctor's office - LA

  11. Nurse at Disneyworld

    nurseactivist replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I visited the nurse in Disneyland after something blew into my eye on Space Mountain. She washed out my eye and I could resume my day which was great! She had on a "white nurse dress," white...

  12. Tired of the Stethoscope, Now more!

    nurseactivist replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse professors who appeared were from NYU and The View films in NY. I believe the young "nurses" on the show were

  13. best sleep aid before I resort to a hammer?

    nurseactivist replied to nursedorkface's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You are putting a lot of pressure on yourself to fall asleep IMMEDIATELY when getting home from school. I worked nights for 8 years and I figured out that I had to sleep a minimum of 4 hours just...

  14. Nurse Retention ideas

    nurseactivist replied to CCU-Flight RN's topic in General Nursing

    You are the Union. Have you every considered getting involved? Have you every watched a bargaining session? Bargaining teams are made up of regular nurses. Run the for the bargaining

  15. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    nurseactivist replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Let me clarify, I wrote this with the intention of sending it to my congresswoman and senator. However, I know their aides well and so I decided after posting this to send it to their aides. I...

  16. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    nurseactivist replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    It is not my petition. I found it on the FB site "Show Me Your Stethescope." I think your question is valid and makes an inportant point. We should always carefully read what we sign. When we look...

  17. #NursesUnited: Can we continue the momentum for necessary change?

    nurseactivist replied to Rose_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    The only action that I know that absolutley fails is doing nothing. I think new ideas are interesting and worthy of consideration. Nurse elected officials are very interesting and come from all...

  18. #NursesUnited: Can we continue the momentum for necessary change?

    nurseactivist replied to Rose_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    I believe, that the main reason, The View responded was because of the advertisers pulling their dollars. So, if nurses just "whine" on FB about staffing, the government does not respond with ratios....

  19. #NursesUnited: Can we continue the momentum for necessary change?

    nurseactivist replied to Rose_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    This is a question and I am confused. Are you suggesting they sign the petitions and then post in social media that they signed the petition? I don't think signing a government petition is social...

  20. The Stethoscope

    nurseactivist replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    I do not believe the hosts at The View should be fired or the show cancelled. My reasoning is different from the OP. I don't follow the logic, don't fire the host because nurses get assaulted. The...

  21. Clinic staff ask pt how to find injection site?

    nurseactivist replied to MinneNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ick and

  22. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    nurseactivist replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Union brothers and sisters, "want to be union nurses" and fellow nurses, I too believe that union membership is the best way to have an effective voice. However, there are some who are unfamiliar...

  23. Mandatory flu vaccines

    nurseactivist replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I explained it above. (Probably the only time I ever disobeyed a policy). I did not wear a mask and I did not receive vaccine. The hospital had absolutley no enforcement mechanism. If caught, I...

  24. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    nurseactivist replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Previously I had posted a sample of something I was going to send to my reps about the View issue. In all honestly, I never got around to sending it. However, I did notify the senator's and...

  25. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    nurseactivist replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    I do not see a date, in the near future, where all nurses will agree to either one union or any union at all. Two major nurse's unions have a long unfortunate history of warring with each other and...