James Huffman

James Huffman

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  1. NCLEX prep materials in Spanish

    James Huffman replied to James Huffman's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are correct. I think he is trying to find prep materials that might be more user-friendly by being in Spanish. However, I think you have a good point: if the nurse's English is not good...

  2. Trying to Bust a Strike

    James Huffman replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Read my posts. I never said I don't like unions. Jim Huffman,

  3. Trying to Bust a Strike

    James Huffman replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I can appreciate the toll that emotions can play in a work situation. I in no way underestimate that toll. But it is the very essence of intolerance and mean-spiritedness to call people (in this...

  4. Trying to Bust a Strike

    James Huffman replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Enlightening to realize that the intolerance is not just from the ANA ... Let's see ... according to previous posts, Tom is a "backstabber," "selfish," "disregards the work of other nurses," and "the...

  5. Trying to Bust a Strike

    James Huffman replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Let's see... "Scabs" ... "sweep into a hospital during a strike and take away from the nurses" "their very existence as strikebreakers is a detriment to the entire nursing profession" "scabs are...

  6. Trying to Bust a Strike

    James Huffman replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Once again, we are faced with hate-speech about other nurses. Is this what the American Nurses Association (the publisher of 'American Nurse,' where the above article is from) is all about? Is it...

  7. Trying to Bust a Strike

    James Huffman replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Tom, my apologies if I was not clear. I do not mean to say that the nurses working replacement are clueless: just that I don't know the answer to the earlier post's question. Thanks for your...

  8. Trying to Bust a Strike

    James Huffman replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Contrary to an earlier post, NO ONE belongs in Hitler's Germany. Surely, we can show civility to other human beings, and not wish that kind of horror on anyone. Jim Huffman,

  9. Trying to Bust a Strike

    James Huffman replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I certainly don't take it personally. I honestly have no clue why California gets nurses from the South. I have never worked in a situation such as you describe, and will leave it to others more...

  10. Trying to Bust a Strike

    James Huffman replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Perhaps we might all ponder that there's very little to be gained by labeling other nurses with such mean-spirited and hate-filled terms as "scabs." Jim Huffman,

  11. Flu vaccine goes five times further

    James Huffman replied to gwenith's topic in Infectious Disease

    What I find interesting is how this crisis has brought about research, innovations, and findings such as the above. Such things wouldn't have been discovered if we hadn't had a shortage. This...

  12. Tell me about your first codes

    James Huffman replied to ChrisA's topic in General Nursing

    A long time ago. And I remember it like it was yesterday. I was at a hospital in Chicago. Floated to another floor, and there was a guy there named Frank. Frank was from Poland, and spoke no...

  13. Trying to Bust a Strike

    James Huffman replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, I was -- and am -- saying that patients deserve skillled, professional care even in the midst of any strike. If nurses choose -- for whatever reason -- to not work, then the facility must find...

  14. Trying to Bust a Strike

    James Huffman replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Are you saying you don't think the patients in this facility deserve skilled, professional

  15. I think nursing school is getting to me...

    James Huffman replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    It's an occupational hazard. You will find yourself noticing the most amazing stuff. I tend to notice someone's veins, which is really quite sick, when you think about it. My pet irritation with...

  16. I think nursing school is getting to me...

    James Huffman replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    It's an occupational hazard. You will find yourself noticing the most amazing stuff. I tend to notice someone's veins, which is really quite sick, when you think about it. My pet irritation with...

  17. Radio station giving away Flu shots

    James Huffman replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, this may be a bit tacky, but I'm not sure it's such an awful thing. Having people lined up at 11 p.m. in line to get shots when the clinic doesn't open until 8 a.m. the next day is pretty...

  18. Bush says limiting lawsuits will save healthcare

    James Huffman replied to Katmae RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to see the English system implemented here: if someone sues, and loses the case, they then have to pay for the defendant's legal costs. In other words, under our current system, the one...

  19. 7th Day adventist nurses

    James Huffman replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Quickbeam, I like your attitude. I think you've sought to make it a win-win situation as far as your faith, and both sides (you and the employer) benefit because of

  20. vaccine shortage foreshadows future where healthcare is rationed?

    James Huffman replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Some thoughts I posted on my flu blog about this situation: "Another twist on vaccine rationing As I've mentioned several times, when a scarce commodity is in demand, there's always going to be...

  21. 7th Day adventist nurses

    James Huffman replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    The same question, of course, would apply to observant Jewish

  22. Flu Facts

    James Huffman replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Karen, Your ideas were good, and so is the article. I'm keeping a flu blog, and posting both on it: http://www.FluUpdate.com Jim Huffman,

  23. Is your place of employment offering you the flu vaccine?

    James Huffman replied to RN~in~CT's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing that the penalty would be only enforced for anyone KNOWINGLY giving the shot to someone not in the risk groups. I guess if they lied about being in the category (told you, for example,...

  24. Is your place of employment offering you the flu vaccine?

    James Huffman replied to RN~in~CT's topic in General Nursing

    cyberkat, you are correct here on the matter of laws preventing those not in the high-risk categories from getting the shots. Here in North Carolina, for example, it's a misdemeanor for a health care...

  25. Is your place of employment offering you the flu vaccine?

    James Huffman replied to RN~in~CT's topic in General Nursing

    From the CDC website. Those in direct care positions are QUALIFIED to get the vaccine. The question is whether a local area will have it or not. I'm following the vaccine progress on my blog; the...