Is there anyone as frustrated with nursing right now as I am? I want to some how figure out a way to give a voice to the nurses here in Houston. They are so passive and let everyone walk all over them. Doctors,administration, and sometimes patients. I love the majority of my patients, but I'm really loathing the profession. The abuse and disrespect is more than I can stand. Anyone have any ides on how to possibly start a grass-roots campaign to teach nurses how to stand up for themselves, and each other? There is power in numbers and I just can't imagine that I'm the only nurse feeling this way. I'm tired of bitching and doing nothing, but I don't know where to start.

Are there any nurses out there who can enlighten me or give me an idea in regards to starting some type of orginization? Or, how do I get some action and motivate fellow nurses to speak up and say "We're mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore!"

Any input would be graetly appreciated. Please don't do as one inconsiderate nurse I worked with, and tell me to just retire.I feel something could be accomplished here if I just knew how to go about it.

This is crappy.  I have always been anti union <mostly because of the recent economic crisis for big 3 auto makers>.  Obviously I shouldnt compare apples to oranges.  I think the only way to fix things or to just improve things for nursing is to do the union thing.  I'm a closet pro union person...........Im in the south so this subject is taboo here.   OR we could learn to mix paint at Home Depot and learn to grow our own food?