FVPA Bargaining Survey

Bargaining Issues

Our contract expires on February 1, 2013 and we are preparing for negotiations now!

The elected Bargaining Team (BT) will use your survey answers as a guide in developing proposals for negotiations. Every RN/Professional needs to fill out the survey to ensure your voice is heard.

Please rate the following issues according to the scale. It is important that you make distinctions between items. If you respond "extremely important" to every question, we will not know what issues are relatively important to you. Please reserve "extremely important" for those items which are truly extremely important - this will give those responses more weight.

Surveys must be completed by October 12, 2012.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Home Phone Number

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* 3. Cell Phone Number

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* 4. Home Email

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* 5. Bargaining Issues

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* 6. Please Check Your Unit/Department Assignment

ICU

DOU

Telemetry

PACU

Same Day Services

Surgical

Ortho

M2/M3

L&D

Case Management

Radiology

Lab

Pharmacy

Social Services

PT, OT, ST

Infection Control

MBC

In-Service Ed

Pre-Admitting

Cath Lab

GI Lab

Peds

PICU

NICU

Quality Assurance

Other (please indicate)

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* 7. Shift

Day

Night

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* 8. Hours in a Shift

12 hours

10 hours

8 hours

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* 9. Status

Full Time

Part Time

Per Diem

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* 10. Years in Nursing

Less than 5 years

5-10 years

11-15 years

More than 15 years

Date of Hire

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* 11. Patient Care and Safety

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Don't Know	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
My ability to deliver quality patient care is being affected by inadequate staffing levels	My ability to deliver quality patient care is being affected by inadequate staffing levels Strongly Agree	My ability to deliver quality patient care is being affected by inadequate staffing levels Agree	My ability to deliver quality patient care is being affected by inadequate staffing levels Don't Know	My ability to deliver quality patient care is being affected by inadequate staffing levels Disagree	My ability to deliver quality patient care is being affected by inadequate staffing levels Strongly Disagree
Management staffs my unit according to patient acuity	Management staffs my unit according to patient acuity Strongly Agree	Management staffs my unit according to patient acuity Agree	Management staffs my unit according to patient acuity Don't Know	Management staffs my unit according to patient acuity Disagree	Management staffs my unit according to patient acuity Strongly Disagree
Management is more focused on money than patient care when making decisions	Management is more focused on money than patient care when making decisions Strongly Agree	Management is more focused on money than patient care when making decisions Agree	Management is more focused on money than patient care when making decisions Don't Know	Management is more focused on money than patient care when making decisions Disagree	Management is more focused on money than patient care when making decisions Strongly Disagree
Management always takes effective action in response to RN/Professional concerns about patient care issues	Management always takes effective action in response to RN/Professional concerns about patient care issues Strongly Agree	Management always takes effective action in response to RN/Professional concerns about patient care issues Agree	Management always takes effective action in response to RN/Professional concerns about patient care issues Don't Know	Management always takes effective action in response to RN/Professional concerns about patient care issues Disagree	Management always takes effective action in response to RN/Professional concerns about patient care issues Strongly Disagree
My ability to deliver quality patient care is hampered by cuts in support services (e.g. unit secretaries, techs, CNAs or LVNs)	My ability to deliver quality patient care is hampered by cuts in support services (e.g. unit secretaries, techs, CNAs or LVNs) Strongly Agree	My ability to deliver quality patient care is hampered by cuts in support services (e.g. unit secretaries, techs, CNAs or LVNs) Agree	My ability to deliver quality patient care is hampered by cuts in support services (e.g. unit secretaries, techs, CNAs or LVNs) Don't Know	My ability to deliver quality patient care is hampered by cuts in support services (e.g. unit secretaries, techs, CNAs or LVNs) Disagree	My ability to deliver quality patient care is hampered by cuts in support services (e.g. unit secretaries, techs, CNAs or LVNs) Strongly Disagree
Management often attempts to assign me more patients than are currently acceptable according to the staffing ratio requirements	Management often attempts to assign me more patients than are currently acceptable according to the staffing ratio requirements Strongly Agree	Management often attempts to assign me more patients than are currently acceptable according to the staffing ratio requirements Agree	Management often attempts to assign me more patients than are currently acceptable according to the staffing ratio requirements Don't Know	Management often attempts to assign me more patients than are currently acceptable according to the staffing ratio requirements Disagree	Management often attempts to assign me more patients than are currently acceptable according to the staffing ratio requirements Strongly Disagree
When health inspection officials (i.e. JCAHO, DHS) visit my facility, management makes things look and/or operate better than usual	When health inspection officials (i.e. JCAHO, DHS) visit my facility, management makes things look and/or operate better than usual Strongly Agree	When health inspection officials (i.e. JCAHO, DHS) visit my facility, management makes things look and/or operate better than usual Agree	When health inspection officials (i.e. JCAHO, DHS) visit my facility, management makes things look and/or operate better than usual Don't Know	When health inspection officials (i.e. JCAHO, DHS) visit my facility, management makes things look and/or operate better than usual Disagree	When health inspection officials (i.e. JCAHO, DHS) visit my facility, management makes things look and/or operate better than usual Strongly Disagree
My department/unit is always in compliance with the ratios for breaks	My department/unit is always in compliance with the ratios for breaks Strongly Agree	My department/unit is always in compliance with the ratios for breaks Agree	My department/unit is always in compliance with the ratios for breaks Don't Know	My department/unit is always in compliance with the ratios for breaks Disagree	My department/unit is always in compliance with the ratios for breaks Strongly Disagree

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* 12. Do you work at any other hospital

Yes

If so, which hospital?

	Extremely Important	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Very Important
Improve/protect health insurance benefits	Improve/protect health insurance benefits Extremely Important	Improve/protect health insurance benefits Very Important	Improve/protect health insurance benefits Somewhat Important	Improve/protect health insurance benefits Not Very Important
Improve wages: base hourly pay	Improve wages: base hourly pay Extremely Important	Improve wages: base hourly pay Very Important	Improve wages: base hourly pay Somewhat Important	Improve wages: base hourly pay Not Very Important
Improve wages: shift differential	Improve wages: shift differential Extremely Important	Improve wages: shift differential Very Important	Improve wages: shift differential Somewhat Important	Improve wages: shift differential Not Very Important
Improve wages: on-call pay	Improve wages: on-call pay Extremely Important	Improve wages: on-call pay Very Important	Improve wages: on-call pay Somewhat Important	Improve wages: on-call pay Not Very Important
Improve wages: BSN/Masters differential	Improve wages: BSN/Masters differential Extremely Important	Improve wages: BSN/Masters differential Very Important	Improve wages: BSN/Masters differential Somewhat Important	Improve wages: BSN/Masters differential Not Very Important
Establish order for calling in staff to work - i.e. staff on extra shift before outside registry	Establish order for calling in staff to work - i.e. staff on extra shift before outside registry Extremely Important	Establish order for calling in staff to work - i.e. staff on extra shift before outside registry Very Important	Establish order for calling in staff to work - i.e. staff on extra shift before outside registry Somewhat Important	Establish order for calling in staff to work - i.e. staff on extra shift before outside registry Not Very Important
Improve staffing by patient acuity	Improve staffing by patient acuity Extremely Important	Improve staffing by patient acuity Very Important	Improve staffing by patient acuity Somewhat Important	Improve staffing by patient acuity Not Very Important
Improve education/tuition reimbursement	Improve education/tuition reimbursement Extremely Important	Improve education/tuition reimbursement Very Important	Improve education/tuition reimbursement Somewhat Important	Improve education/tuition reimbursement Not Very Important
Improve PTO accrual	Improve PTO accrual Extremely Important	Improve PTO accrual Very Important	Improve PTO accrual Somewhat Important	Improve PTO accrual Not Very Important
Designate permanent Charge RNs/permanent Lead Professionals	Designate permanent Charge RNs/permanent Lead Professionals Extremely Important	Designate permanent Charge RNs/permanent Lead Professionals Very Important	Designate permanent Charge RNs/permanent Lead Professionals Somewhat Important	Designate permanent Charge RNs/permanent Lead Professionals Not Very Important
Improve language on OT hours worked	Improve language on OT hours worked Extremely Important	Improve language on OT hours worked Very Important	Improve language on OT hours worked Somewhat Important	Improve language on OT hours worked Not Very Important
Expand unit-specific specialty certifications	Expand unit-specific specialty certifications Extremely Important	Expand unit-specific specialty certifications Very Important	Expand unit-specific specialty certifications Somewhat Important	Expand unit-specific specialty certifications Not Very Important
Improve longevity incentives	Improve longevity incentives Extremely Important	Improve longevity incentives Very Important	Improve longevity incentives Somewhat Important	Improve longevity incentives Not Very Important
Protect (grandfathered) IHR	Protect (grandfathered) IHR Extremely Important	Protect (grandfathered) IHR Very Important	Protect (grandfathered) IHR Somewhat Important	Protect (grandfathered) IHR Not Very Important
Establish the "Box" system as a tool to ensure equitable distribution of canceled work hours	Establish the "Box" system as a tool to ensure equitable distribution of canceled work hours Extremely Important	Establish the "Box" system as a tool to ensure equitable distribution of canceled work hours Very Important	Establish the "Box" system as a tool to ensure equitable distribution of canceled work hours Somewhat Important	Establish the "Box" system as a tool to ensure equitable distribution of canceled work hours Not Very Important

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Home Phone Number

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* 3. Cell Phone Number

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* 4. Home Email

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* 5. Bargaining Issues

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* 6. Please Check Your Unit/Department Assignment

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* 7. Shift

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* 8. Hours in a Shift

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* 9. Status

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* 10. Years in Nursing

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* 11. Patient Care and Safety

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* 12. Do you work at any other hospital

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* 13. If there is something in the contract you would like to see improved, please write it here.