Replacement-Nurse Company: Undermines Progress

[nyforlove]

FYI, here's the posting on the web site of U.S. Nursing Corp., which supplies replacement workers, including RNs, to employers during strikes, that is now seeking replacement RNs for the ongoing strike in NJ at the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. Yes, the workers have a legal right to work and they have families to feed, but with the supposed nursing shortage, why must they benefit to the tune of $60/hr plus travel, housing AND bonuses, all while undermining the progress of RNs to earn greater respect and pay in the workplace, which can lead to better nurse-patient ratios and improved patient care. I think it's unforgivable what they're doing....

http://www.usnursing.com/nurses_pos_current.shtml

[nyforlove]

re: all caps posting. see the terms of service you agreed to when registering here.

also again i remind posters to debate the topic and not the other members please.

wow--i stand corrected--sorry; is there an alternative for providing emphasis?

[caroladybelle, BSN, RN]

There are different colors, setting up paragraphs, and different sizes of type.

But part of the point is .....did you really need to emphasize such an large amount of type?

If you type lines and lines of type, all with "emphasis" -by caps, colors, size, etc.- the "emphasis" loses its meaning and becomes redundant.

If you emphasize everything that you write, sooner or later, no one even bothers to read it. Then you have lost your ability to get your message across. Thus, it is best to limit it so it does not lose meaning.

It would have also helped if you had explained the situation (the facility making staff get medical care at that center and not any other, I assume - as it was not very clear) and then using emphasis. As many posters are unaware of the issues between the striking nurses and the facility, they are left in the dark. The original topic - use of replacement nurses - also does not enlighten them.

[banditrn]

Privacy for an employee is a joke most times.

A couple of years ago, I developed osteomyelitis in one foot. I had surgery, then was placed on IV Vancomycin. A nurse there decided that if I was on Vancomycin, I must have MRSA, and told everyone. My supervisor decided that it was then her 'right' to go to my doctor and question him about whether it would be 'safe' to have me work with patients or not.

No one every asked me about it, my doc told me that the supervisor had come to him.

I finally traced it back to the nurse who originally started the MRSA talk, and asked her what gave her the right to speculate about something like that. Especially since she had NEVER been involved in my care.

[ZASHAGALKA, RN]

From the link earlier in this thread: "The laborer who gives more time or strength or skill for the same wage than another, or equal time or strength or skill for a less wage, is a scab" THAT does NOT define a nurse replacement worker.

~faith,

Timothy.

[SmilingBluEyes]

for emphasis, you may choose bold, italicized or colored/underlined text. you may not type in all-capitals to emphasize a point. this post should help you see how emphasis can be achieved without using capital letters.

thank you for understanding.

[ironica01]

to zhagalka--so it is okey for you to drive 45 minutes to go to RWJUH for treatment in an emergency situation instead of going to a closer hospital near you and pay $1,000 penalty for not using RWJUH. Let's say your son or daughter who is on college in North Carolina suddenly developed an ear infection. with your coverage at RWJ insurance in order not to pay the penalty of $1,000 are you going to fly him/her to RWJ for an emergent treatment? I wish you look into what the nurses are asking for before you make any asinine comment.

[fedupnurse]

Since we've gone off topic....I believe RWJ has a PPO. I have heard that many of their docs have dropped out of this plan due to the lengthy time it takes the hospital (that's right folks, the hospital is the one who cuts the check to the docs!!!!!!) to pay them for services rendered. Quite a few docs at my facility say it takes up to 1 year for payment of services so all the while the hospital gets to invest that money and make more from it. So not only do many of the RWJ nurses have to travel long distances in emergency situations, they also can no longer choose which doc they choose to go to. They have to go to the few still participating. In the end, the hospitals are still making money hand over fist by having a PPO and they supplement that with the huge penalties they force their staff to pay for non RWJ services. PPO's aren't covered by the Incsurance Commission but the US Dept of Labor who all but told me that their hands are tied since PPO's are private insurance.

I miss the good old days of indemnity plans.....you could go to whoever you wanted!!!!

[Katnip, RN]

Wow--I stand corrected--sorry; is there an alternative for providing emphasis?

putting some phrases and words in italics or bold type is a way to emphasize. It's usually not necessary to emphasize the whole post though. :wink2:

[SmilingBluEyes]

i am going to ask members keep the tone of the posts in this thread polite. remember the rule in tos (terms of service) about not flaming or directly attacking other members and please abide by it.

thank you.

[ZASHAGALKA, RN]

to zhagalka--so it is okey for you to drive 45 minutes to go to RWJUH for treatment in an emergency situation instead of going to a closer hospital near you and pay $1,000 penalty for not using RWJUH. Let's say your son or daughter who is on college in North Carolina suddenly developed an ear infection. with your coverage at RWJ insurance in order not to pay the penalty of $1,000 are you going to fly him/her to RWJ for an emergent treatment? I wish you look into what the nurses are asking for before you make any asinine comment.

I did look into what was being asked for, the company offered to reduce co-pays and make some changes to the plan to increase doctor participation. The union, turned it down.

But I think I kept my comments in this thread to the subject at hand: because they bleed managment, replacement workers are not only not, by definition, scabs: they are beneficial to strikers.

~faith,

Timothy.

[floridaRNtoo]

Has anyone worked when these replacement nurses were imported in? How quickly did management get back to negotiating in good faith?

[catlady, BSN, RN]

My employer's insurance also gives preferential coverage if I use my employer hospital. That's pretty standard these days. But nobody thinks about what the employer is spending for that insurance. They are paying the managed care companies, who have all the clout. You could probably get any type of coverage you want--as long as you want to pay the exorbitant premiums. Please don't ever forget that "benefits" come directly from what you would have been paid. TNSTAAFL....

PS I wish people could debate the union/strike issue without implying that if you're anti-strike, you're anti-nurse. That's just wrong.