BluesNJax

BluesNJax has 22 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics.

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1. Quitting Before My Four Weeks Notice

   BluesNJax replied to TryingtoThriveRN's topic in General Nursing

   As an owner of a small company that employes several nurses, and being a nurse myself, I would say to work the full four weeks. I would also recommend to anyone considering a change in employment to give yourself a "mini-vacation week" between your l...

2. Advice / Life Lessons

   BluesNJax replied to JKL33's topic in General Nursing

   No one in ANY business works for anything but a paycheck. With that in mind, if your employer needed to lay you off - for whatever reason - they would do it in a heartbeat without feeling bad about it. Therefore, if an opportunity comes up that will ...

3. Should nurses be forced to wear tracking device at work?

   BluesNJax replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I think I would object more to the cell phone you have to carry after hours. It would go into my glove box and I would NEVER answer it. My time is MY time! I would choose whether to answer my regular phone or not!

4. Be the Coral

   BluesNJax replied to Murybur's topic in General Nursing

   Be the coral. The sea squirt floats around until it finds a rock - a forever home - then eats its own brain and lives a decade or so without one. Kind of like a tenured professor. Be the coral.

5. 'About A Nurse' Caption Contest #3 | Nurses Month

   BluesNJax replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   "The student nurses are doing really well this semester!"

6. Non-Hospital Nursing

   BluesNJax replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   One of the things I love about nursing is the wide range of things that make up nursing. After working my time in hospitals and clinics, I now work at in-home care with medically fragile children. One fun patient that I work with at his home and scho...

7. When You Realize You Are Replaceable

   BluesNJax replied to Guest1189140's topic in Career Support

   https://sgrlaw.com/client-alerts/supreme-court-will-not-stop-new-yorks-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-for-health-care-workers/ The ruling also specifically affirms the employer's responsibility to provide reasonable accommodations when available.

8. When You Realize You Are Replaceable

   BluesNJax replied to Guest1189140's topic in Career Support

   Please don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying a person shouldn't be aware of their surroundings. Of course they should. I'm saying that it us no one's business if someone else claims religious exemption, even if they are not aware of the religion. ...

9. When You Realize You Are Replaceable

   BluesNJax replied to Guest1189140's topic in Career Support

   The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed to allow people with "unalterable characteristics" to participate in the same activities the rest of us enjoy. It protects their right to life, liberty, and their pursuit of happiness. While the ac...