OF course they did, does that surprise you?!!! they ask for our opinions when they already have the answers that they want. But in our case at the hosp. they want the nurses to feel that they have had an opinion. Right now it's a lot of the new fresh nurses right out of school that are on the counsels, that is a good thing, I do believe that it's good to some fresh young blood in there sometimes. It can be very refreshing. They haven't been tainted with negative feelings from mangement yet.
I have read through your sitch and try to follow it. I'm sorry that you're in this position. It's nice to hear from fellow minnesotans up here in the north country!!