Question

tontiict Resoiution Discussion Board Question: It is imperative that nursing remains abreast of the political issues that affect the profession, positively or negatively. There are several major issues facing nursing today. How the profession handles these issues can determine how well the profession survives in this century. Assignment: Zerwekh discusses three major issues facing nursing today which includes mutual recognition licensure, collective bargaining, and equal pay. Explore your own beliefs and values concerning collective bargaining. Discuss how you perceive collective bargaining and its impact on your own nursing career.

Answer 1

Collective bargaining is a process of employees and employers to reach the goal for the rights and duties of people at work. It has issues on payment of employees, working hours, training, safety rights. It is suitable for nurses, physicians, IT employees, non-professional and professional. It helps to follow standards and involvement in the decision making process, it makes management to make confirm the contract process. but sometimes it reduces individuality, management will not be under one control. This process fails sometimes by often changing position, not willing to follow particular duties, proper action focus on only one side, rejection for any changes.
collective bargaining help for me in nursing practice to avoid harm and ensure safety practice by protecting patients. It improves interprofessional relationship help for decision making when there are issues. The nurse manager in a unionized environment interacts with us for the process of collective bargaining if there are any changes made daily. This group action help in regulating our working conditions. Our management group is stable and strong to improve this collective bargaining process. they bargain with us on an equal basis.