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SolitaryMarmot t1_j0suv5t wrote

Reply to comment by stork38 in Thousands of NYC nurses begin vote to authorize strike: 'We were the heroes' by thonioand

So you go take care of 3 or 4 patients in the ICU when clinical standards and the state staffing law say you should have 2. Probably a cop or something used to playing Candy Crush for 60% of your day...you wouldn't make it through a single shift as a CNA let alone an RN.

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jeremiadOtiose t1_j0tkjtf wrote

shrug. you can go upstate and get your 2:1 pt ratio but your pay will be half what you get in nyc.

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SolitaryMarmot t1_j0ub8zy wrote

ICU nurses upstate are regularly tripled or more as well. Hudson Valley all the way up Albany Med are particularly bad. And they are mostly in the same Union. They don't make NYC wages but they make high wages. They are highly educated professionals who do the work that keeps inpatient care running. They should have good pay and decent working conditions.

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