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The Long Island Filipino Nurses Court Case: What's the Deal?
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Posted about 5 years ago This is a place for us to discuss what has been untll now been discussed in comments at the bottom of the article about the Filipino nurses in NY who are being sued for quitting their jobs. |
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| Posted about 5 years ago Here is our discussion so far... pam_strayer 3 minutes ago what's it all about...well, i read a bunch of the previous articles on the newsday web site and it appears that the ten nurses quit their jobs. they had been brought here from the phillippines. it is very unclear to me why they are being prosecuted though by the DA...they are mostly male, and their lawyer told them they could resign - legally. i think the last sentence above is the most telling - but i think the greater threat is whether or not nurses are legally liable for patient safety when they feel in conflicth with their employer. i am going to ask our legal nurse expert for her opinion.
vwoods about 2 hours ago Here is my input. I know that when I finish my nursing school, that not everything is going to be "textbook", including the facilities. Not everything is going to be "perfect". I am going into nursing because I care about people. If they were promised one thing and got a totally different situation, then I agree with the nurses, BUT if it is just because of the money, they are in nursing for the wrong thing.
shan4691 I don't know what to say except (big sigh!)
mrsituation about 14 hours ago 1 comment
DDETROLA about 16 hours ago 15 comments
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| Posted about 5 years ago "The nurses claim that they were sent to work at facilities they never signed up for, and made to perform tasks they deemed demeaning and below their job descriptions. There were also disputes about scheduling and pay. Sixteen other nurses and one physical therapist also walked off the job at other facilities, but they were not charged because they did not care for terminally ill children." This is what it's about. They resigned, without notice and now are being prosecuted for leaving at the end of their shifts, after their letters were given. One nurse stayed four hours after her shift to make sure her patients were well cared for and fine, before she too left. She too, is being prosecuted. This all came about when an attorney for the LTC contacted the DA. They did something many nurses wish they could do. |
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| Posted about 5 years ago It sounds like a group of Unionized Nurses got together and walked out on their responsibility in the middle of their shift…”they resigned en-masse”; I am not a advocate for unionized nursing but am glad that the ANA and their legal eagles are getting involved. Abandonment is a pet-peeve of mine and I believe that in the world of nursing it’s definition is subject to interpretation and it should not be. My belief is that we as Nurses are Professionals, not blue collar workers and to behave with that mentality is the detriment of the nursing community. When entrusted to care for a life, we must understand that it is not the same as changing out someone’s tire or calling the plumber, if working conditions are horrid then as professionals there are avenues to use, but to walk out en-masse with ventilated pt’s—I find that at the very least, appalling. Nursing is a profession and a calling not a labored-skill, that’s why we are educated for so long. If anyone and everyone could do it then we wouldn’t have a Nursing shortage… |
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| Posted about 5 years ago How is this abandoning a patient if they've finished their shift or did not start their shift and chose to leave? If these are the rules, then no nurse would ever be able to resign until they are replaced. this amounts to slavery |
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| Posted about 5 years ago OK-leaving at the end of their shift is one thing, but leaving at the beginning of the shift and refusing to care for patients when they will be left unattended is a whole different matter. This is abandonment., pure and simple. I don't know if this was the stuation, I'm addressing dmazment's comment. |
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| Posted about 5 years ago neither do I charlita I was just pointing out if they had not clocked in, handed in their resignations and left, this truly legally is not abandonment. I read somewhere and I can not now find it, they had made formal several written complaints, nothing was addressed nor done. I also read they had all finished their shifts and said they would not return. |
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| Posted about 5 years ago I read the first part dmazment, they complained about wages, or lack there of. But it also pointed in the direction they where "on the clock" and walked or very least shift start. Obviously no one suffered indefinite harm or discomfort, but these nurses will be made an example of, and the media/political spin will do absolutely nothing for us except "maybe" bring all healthcare to the forefront. The politicians will look fantastic, we will be lost in the bureaucratic shuffle. when you stroke your friends, they all feel better,,,,,,
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| Posted about 5 years ago You're right we will be lost once again in the shuffle. There was another article in the NY times of which is now not currently available that said they had finished their shifts. Will we ever know the truth? I doubt it. |
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| Posted about 5 years ago pam_strayer said: This story is unclear, how did they ouit, what was the agreement, Elizabeth |
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| Posted about 5 years ago I have to say that I am a fan of Unions for any worker, because in America everything is controlled by the corporations. Because of what the Nursing job description is, walk outs or strikes should be well planned so as to not endanger patients, apparently this is possible, because a friend of mine works in California and is in a Union for Nurses.
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| Posted about 5 years ago Exactly bloodsidhe, strikes are planned, much notice given and after months, sometimes a year or more of negotiations, where the administrators will not budge on anything. |
