I have mixed feelings about the firings of nurses over the hurricane.

[madfloridian]

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040911/NEWS/409110445

ORMOND BEACH

"25 Nurses Fired for No Work in Frances

Florida Hospital-Ormond Memorial has fired or suspended about 25 nurses for not working during Hurricane Frances, hospital officials said.

Nurses were fired for not calling in, not showing up or refusing to work, while others were suspended for not completing a shift or coming late, said hospital spokeswoman Desiree Paradis-Warner."

My thoughts:I realize that requiring such workers to be there may be necessary. However, what the heck will the hospital do without the nurses? And what if these nurses had small children or elderly parents? There is more than one side to this issue.

[Randers]

1. I agree with you

Sounds wrong-headed.

[MuseRider]

2. When I worked in

the ICU we were required to stay with our patients no matter what. It was not easy to evacuate ICU patients, in fact it was impossible in most cases. Tornados came and went but we stayed. That is part of the job as difficult as that sounds. I do not know where I stand on this but I would have been there taking care of my patients.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

3. The entire state was out of gas - don't know if that's why some missed wk.

You couldn't get gas anywhere....

[Kanary]

4. I'm sure they could have just called Jeb for a ride to work.

:eyes:

Kanary

[vetwife]

5. I know that area,,,there was no gas and its rural, you have to

go to Daytona if there is no gas in Ormond and I was told today they have already rationed gas down there for this one..now get this, to 5 gallons per vehicle. How far can you get on 5 gallons if you have to evacuate...

[kerry-is-my-prez]

6. We were totally out from Fri-Sun, Mon & Tues they were out of gas by 8 am

It really was imposssible. People were being carjacked for gas. It was not very safe out there....

And this was Naples - where the hurricane didn't even hit.