Whistleblower, Briana Aguirre

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As nurses, we all owe a debt of gratitude to Briana Aguirre.

How many of us would take the risk that she did by speaking up?

Thank God for people like her.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

I fear her being blacklisted in all this. :(

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

Especially in Texas, home of GroupOne

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Didn't the director of the Presby Hospital say on air, that she would have a job?

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Specializes in MICU - CCRN, IR, Vascular Surgery.

I applaud her 100%. I would absolutely speak out, but ONLY anonymously, out of fear of retaliation. I believe she'll definitely be blacklisted, which is a shame, but it's reality.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.
Didn't the director of the Presby Hospital say on air, that she would have a job?

For now, but like many poorly run anti-union Southern states, Texas is an At-Will state. This means that employers, not hard working Americans workers, are the political Dictators and economic Pay Masters that keep wages low and write rules/laws to protect the rich of this country. This harms and enslaves the local average American workers within those states because these workers are forced to accept the garbage pay and poor working conditions; as they have no right to work and earn a livable wage in that state! In fact American workers of those states can be fired for cause, no cause, or just for the fun of it! Therefore, she will be out of a job one way or another shortly (and she knows this, which is why she is scared and was crying on TV).

For example, the management team targeting her will have written proof that she messed up in some way because no one is perfect. Sadly, she will make a mistake due to being human and that mistake (no matter how minor) will be their justification to fire her even though they do not need justification because, again, Texas is an At-Will state. It is how the At-Will states, and those against unions and union workers, role and get away their crimes against Americans.

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Specializes in School Nursing, Public Health Nurse.

For example, the management team targeting her will have written proof that she messed up in some way because no one is perfect. Sadly, she will make a mistake due to being human and that mistake (no matter how minor) will be their justification to fire her even though they do not need justification because, again, Texas is an At-Will state. It is how the At-Will states, and those against unions and union workers, role and get away their crimes against Americans.

I agree. They will wait until she makes a mistake (no matter how minor) or they will wait until the Ebola stuff have "died down" and make their move. My heart goes out to her.

I'm not sure I could be as brave as her.

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Specializes in MICU, SICU, CICU.

She should go all the way with this and bring an NNOC organizer in to unionize that hospital. If she is fired every nurse should call out sick. Let the administration triple ICU patients for 12 hours.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.
I believe she'll definitely be blacklisted, which is a shame, but it's reality.

True!!! However, we can change this by voting out the horrible politicians and and preventing challengers that are bad from ever entering office of any party that is anti-union and lies about being pro-American worker when he/she supports policies that are anti-you. Such horrid people are easy to spot!

They are candidates for office that take money from employers who support and back laws in your state to keep wages LOW, that are against unions, and support At-Will laws. In addition, such politicians will justify themselves and their choices by saying that they are on the side of increasing employment in the state by listening to the employers and giving them tax breaks and tax cuts that YOU ultimately pay for in more than one way. For example, such states manage to attract trashy exploitive employers (when they attract anyone at all) with terrible working conditions, poor safety records, and garbage pay. Such states also have the highest unemployment rates and the highest poverty rates. Thus they are not pro-you and/or your family and so such politicians do not belong in office governing your local community or state.

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Specializes in Critical care, tele, Medical-Surgical.

There are nurses in Texas with a union contract. Most work for small hospitals.

Most nurses working for hospitals in El Paso have NNU representation.

Texas | National Nurses United

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Specializes in ER, PACU, Med-Surg, Hospice, LTC.

I hope she keeps a very detailed journal because if there is a fall out, she can write a book!

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Nurses in this situation need to consider the Safe Harbor Act for patient safety. If she gets exposed due to improper procedures/equipment, then she can spread the infectious agent (ebola) to the other patients and this act covers her intentions (for patient safety) in Texas.

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