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ismnotwasm

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3. I enjoy hospital work

Reply to tulipsandroses (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 10, 2019, 06:44 PM

Jun 2019

We have a decent union, but the missed lunches and breaks and unpaid labor with ridiculous charting is rampant as is the issue in many, many hospitals

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The Business of Health Care Depends on Exploiting Doctors and Nurses [View all] ismnotwasm Jun 2019 OP

I can certainly relate tulipsandroses Jun 2019 #1

I enjoy hospital work ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #3

I enjoy the work itself - I love helping the patients tulipsandroses Jun 2019 #8

We just passed the missed break law here in Washington state ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #9

No union in GA- But I'm hoping HR 2392 passes tulipsandroses Jun 2019 #12

I work 10-20 hours of uncompensated time per week Horse with no Name Jun 2019 #2

The real problem is in the thread title... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #4

Perhaps ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #5

I once had a job as an RN where one other nurse and I managed a very sick group of patients Cousin Dupree Jun 2019 #6

Holy crap that's brutal ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #7

The short supply of doctors used to be at the prerogative of the AMA FakeNoose Jun 2019 #10

An excellent question ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #11

The trick on the clinical level is getting all the patients taken care of by C.O.B. Aristus Jun 2019 #13

I think unions make a huge difference ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #14

As a Physician Assistant, I actually have it relatively easy. Aristus Jun 2019 #15