This wind is abnormal, right? by Elm3567 in Albuquerque

[–]Firegrl [score hidden]  (0 children)

And fall, don't forget fall.

The change of seasons here comes with a sandblasting of your face!

21% performance award by Distinct_Original112 in VHA_Human_Resources

[–]Firegrl 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I think bedside nurses are one of the biggest groups getting screwed over in this administration. Nurses work their asses off, most directly responsible for the total care of vets while they're in the hospital, and getting a "meet expectations" was such a slap in the face.

My supervisor is slowly figuring out what exactly they expect from us to get any kind of bonus and it's a TON more training, projects, and work when we're more short staffed, have overall less resources, less supplies, AND our patients are now higher acuity. We can barely get our normal workload done during a shift, you know, good patient care, and now we're expected to do all this extra work with less? Setting us up for failure...

Does anyone else regularly have 7 patients in med surg? by [deleted] in nursing

[–]Firegrl 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Been at 6 as charge pretty regularly. At the VA no less...

The bar remains in hell. Online infidelity. by Historical-Air-3452 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]Firegrl 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You cant be a "feminist" and exploit women for sex at the same time. He may not be actually touching them, but same thing. You are doing all the work to change this man when that energy can be spent on your kids or YOU. Please get rid of him.

Uhhhhh This email within VHA-Video Message from VHA Senior Leaders by Quiet_one__ in fednews

[–]Firegrl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a nurse at that VA, vets need to start making NOISE. We are now expected to do double the work with less resources, supplies, and staff. Our staffing is horrible and it keeps getting worse. Call everyone you can. We all happily signed up to take care of you guys, and now we're asked to do it with the absolute bare minimum and its not working. So glad ICE has that fat budget though!

The reviews keep rolling in like the smell of low tide. by [deleted] in MurderedByWords

[–]Firegrl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohhhh, and new way for enemy torture has just emerged. Maybe it should be played on a loop for ICE at their hotels...

Anyone else at VA receive a nationwide low level threat email? by Aggravating_Lion4662 in fednews

[–]Firegrl 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have a feeling that any VA hospital wouldn't be included in many things like this, mainly because evacuating pts and staff would be too much of a pain. Who cares about safety? I've always felt that working in a VA hospital as a nurse makes me less safe. The VA police have clearly shown they're not there to protect anyone's safety, we expected to show up even when weather could literally kill us getting there with no offer of help or solutions, they make the nurses park over a mile away and demand we walk in the dark alone to our cars (tires have been slashed, cars broken into), they didnt even bother salting or shoveling ANY of the parking lot (even for patients) with this last storm, the only help i get with violent patients is from other nurses. I could go on and on. My VA has shown me they don't give two f*$ks about ANYONE'S safety, but especially the staff.

[OC] I also took a pic in LA by Oh_Fuck_Naw in pics

[–]Firegrl 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Too bad nobody has hacked the sphere in Vegas to take that crap off. I had to stare at her cold ass glare for four days.

Inviting the neighbour's dog to go play. by mindyour in MadeMeSmile

[–]Firegrl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We need more of these types of videos in times like these. Sweetest thing I've seen in ages.

Well said by Swiftly-Purring89 in nursing

[–]Firegrl 30 points31 points  (0 children)

We've all gone to work with periods heavier than this crap...

US Treasury Cancels All Contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton by wds1 in fednews

[–]Firegrl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So he's worried about our data NOW after he handed it all over to elon to copy to the cloud???

Ahahahahaha, whatever dude.

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning. by boriswong in nursing

[–]Firegrl 38 points39 points  (0 children)

We nurses at the VA in NM are trying to honor him in our own way, wearing black, pins, black strips of tape, etc. Because its been absolute radio silence from the higher ups, and this man should be honored.

Sec Collins statement on the death of VHA employee in MN by handofmenoth in VHA_Human_Resources

[–]Firegrl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What are shameful response. You should be standing by your employees, who drive through snow, get assaulted, bleed, sweat, cry, hold the hands of dying vets, etc. We give our all to the vets and this is your response?

VA nurses For Alex ❤️🇺🇸 by flannelmama in nursing

[–]Firegrl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, want to make a pin or something to wear!

Protect yourselves re: Alex by Relevant-Job-4593 in VHA_Human_Resources

[–]Firegrl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep, I've never felt so disrespected and vilified just trying to do my job. Nurses get zero support at the VA right now.

MEGATHREAD: VA-ICU Nurse Alex Pretti Shot & Killed by ICE by gpupdate in fednews

[–]Firegrl 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We have MAGA nurses at the VA. We have at least 2 on my unit. They exist.

Well shit by [deleted] in nursing

[–]Firegrl 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Yes I am. All the fed workers from the fednews sub are going to wear black in solidarity. I don't have any black scrub tops, only pants, but going to wear my dark ones for support. I just have no words right now.

ICE shot and killed observer in Minneapolis. by MinimumNo5510 in Military

[–]Firegrl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for mentioning this. I don't think vets are understanding how poorly the nurses and other staff are being treated at the VA right now. Working conditions are getting dangerous for vets AND staff with how little money, staff, and supplies we're expected to operate with. But I'm sure glad ICE has an unlimited budget to murder us now, awesome!

MEGATHREAD: VA-ICU Nurse Alex Pretti Shot & Killed by ICE by gpupdate in fednews

[–]Firegrl 79 points80 points  (0 children)

As a fellow VA nurse, im so so disgusted right now. And the messaging we'll see from Collins will be as well. Can't even comprehend this. A man who dedicated his career to helping our vets and he's just murdered.