Politics in Nursing revisited

At work this week, someone I know began discussing the article Leah posted about nurses starting to unite and work with union reps. from California. This same person also pulled up the article and had the other nurses read it...it was really interesting because every single person felt very strongly that we should have more input regarding our profession and the parameters in which we work. It was also insightful how many people already knew about the march on the Capitol in Austin and other political nursing activities...people who never bring it up or even mention it at work. I think a lot of nurses are afraid to discuss certain things at work because they do not want to have negative repercussions from management. Just the word "union" can have an odd effect on the atmosphere of the floor.

In one of my courses, we just discussed End-of-Life issues and the presence of family members during CPR...it really got me thinking about my own preferences-both as a nurse and as a daughter/sister/wife. This topic is something that we all need to be prepared for, especially as the baby-boomers age and technology continues to allow people to live longer.
After graduation in May, I will stay where I am at work and finish my MS. I know in California they pay you more if you have your BS, do most places do that here in Texas as well? My present employer does not and I was just curious.

Just checking things out and seeing how this works...