Wuzzie

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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Wuzzie replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    "The states of Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Virginia are the only states that do not...
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Wuzzie replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    You have zero experience in this field so not sure where you are getting your information from. You can refuse to sign a write-up or write a rebuttal but that doesn't make it go away. The write-up...
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Wuzzie replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    That’s for your base salary. I get a raise every year based on merit. It ranges from 0.5%-3% and is at the manager’s
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Wuzzie replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    But what constitutes frivolous? If the manger has a paper trail of “offenses” on you even if they aren’t true it becomes a he said-she said situation. Who do you think will come out on top? The...
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Wuzzie replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The poster left out the part about already having experience which lines up exactly with what I said about pay scales. They are determined by experience not by how smart you think you
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Wuzzie replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Please tell us what they are because I know for certain that I don’t have the funds to pay for legal counsel to fight a wrongful termination. The retainer alone is astronimical if you can even find...
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Wuzzie replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I agree that either way has its advantages and disadvantages. Fortunately for us we are not required to join or pay dues (which are tax deductible BTW) if we don’t want to although everyone enjoys...
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    Union-yes or no

    Wuzzie replied to RNBSN08's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    ?????????
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    Union-yes or no

    Wuzzie replied to RNBSN08's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Oh for heaven’s sake are you being deliberately obtuse? In right to work states, which are the majority in the US, you cannot be forced to join or pay dues to a union as a condition of your...
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Wuzzie replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    In my area the union steps are historically higher than the “range” offered by non-union hospitals hence the “market adjustment” that usually follows a contract re-negotiation but doesn’t...
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    Why are so many nurses against unions?

    Wuzzie replied to Icunicenurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Like I said salaries are based on experience. You had experience. They plugged you into an algorithm and produced a rate that anyone else with your experience would have gotten as well. They weren’t...
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    Union-yes or no

    Wuzzie replied to RNBSN08's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The fact of the matter is that the majority of states are “right to work” states. Perhaps you are unclear what that means. Half of the states that are not are in the process of working towards it...
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    Union-yes or no

    Wuzzie replied to RNBSN08's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Not in the nursing world. Almost every facility has a rigid pay scale based on experience that they adhere to. There simply is no negotiating unless it’s a management position or you bring something...
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    What is the "tension to ET tube" in NICU setting

    Wuzzie replied to BoxFish's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    IMHO tension to the tube should only be a temporary measure until it can be re-secured at the correct
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    What is my "unit" called in english and what profession is it in the USA?

    Wuzzie replied to Grogon's topic in General Nursing

    In the US we would kill for that amount of time to chart and do care plans which is exactly what you’re doing. It may not seem like it but what you’re doing IS
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    Union-yes or no

    Wuzzie replied to RNBSN08's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Everything except your description of the area you live in. I can’t speak to that because I don’t know where you are. Having worked more than 30 years in both private and public institutions with...
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    What is my "unit" called in english and what profession is it in the USA?

    Wuzzie replied to Grogon's topic in General Nursing

    It comes
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    What is my "unit" called in english and what profession is it in the USA?

    Wuzzie replied to Grogon's topic in General Nursing

    What makes a nurse different from an aide is what is going on in your brain more than what you are doing with your hands. You are educated as a nurse so you are a nurse regardless of your current...
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    Direct suction to ET tube on extubation

    Wuzzie replied to ORRNJJ3's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not saying this was appropriate in this situation but it’s exactly how we sucked meconium out so the practice is not unheard
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    J tip - Anyone using this?

    Wuzzie replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's a little ham-fisted don't you
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    New grad no preceptor.

    Wuzzie replied to NewGrad613's topic in General Nursing

    A tech is not a nurse. The roles, responsibilities and expectations are entirely different. There are some skills which overlap but that is
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    Black woman wearing puff pigtails to work

    Wuzzie replied to HoopNurseMomo's topic in General Nursing

    Ah yes, the "I just finished a game of field hockey look". Not a
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    New grad no preceptor.

    Wuzzie replied to NewGrad613's topic in General Nursing

    Do not worry what it will look like to another manager if you quit. Simply explain that as a new grad in the ED you were not given orientation of any sort. No preceptor-no classes. Explain that even...
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    Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    Wuzzie replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    So what you are saying then is if a doctor ordered you to administer Vecuronium to a patient and immediately extubate a patient you would question it but go ahead and do it if he gave you a good...
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    Nervous about math in nursing school!!!

    Wuzzie replied to Ashley012009's topic in General Students

    I hate math! I’m not good at math! I never made it past Algebra One and that was an extreme struggle. That being said, I have never had an issue doing med