James Huffman

James Huffman

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  1. Malpractice Insurance- Should I get it?

    James Huffman replied to sweetpeannie's topic in General Nursing

    Best of luck on your beginnings in practice! You might want to search the archives on this subject; it's been gone around a LOT. :-) I think malpractice insurance is not a good idea, and can even...

  2. starting a buisness

    James Huffman replied to M J W's topic in General Nursing

    Looking at those forms probably SHOULD scare you ... :-) Home health is tough. As Zenman, I've been there, and done that. A couple of questions come to mind: 1. How much experience in business have...

  3. sign on bonuses...is it just me?

    James Huffman replied to dazzle256's topic in General Nursing

    Go ask. Job pay is ultimately always a negotiated thing, and there's nothing that says an employer can't pay you less, if you choose not to ask them for more. And if they refuse to match the...

  4. need help to support a peer

    James Huffman replied to miss.bandaid's topic in General Nursing

    I'm inclined to agree with the earlier posts: so much drama over a Tylenol? And I also wonder what an earlier poster wonder: was it Tylenol with codeine? The nurse in question is right: she...

  5. Glad I got malpractice insurance

    James Huffman replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    This person's response was brought to my attention, and I feel compelled to defend my character. The post in question is from someone who does not know me. Any discussion of my character should...

  6. Glad I got malpractice insurance

    James Huffman replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, let's not. Or, rather, maybe the "not" is that there is none to post. I'm retiring from this thread, given that the response to my challenge has been underwhelming, and folks are reduced to...

  7. Glad I got malpractice insurance

    James Huffman replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    Once again, no one brings forth any kind of concrete information. I keep wondering: if this "problem" is so widespread as the hysteriacs claim, why does no one seem to have any concrete examples of...

  8. Glad I got malpractice insurance

    James Huffman replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    No one is viewing life through rose-colored glasses. But I can safely say that NO ONE reading this has been a party in a malpractice lawsuit, or known of a case of a nurse who has. No one. If...

  9. Anyone know anything about HL7 ?

    James Huffman replied to oneLoneNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe this will help. Jim Huffman HL7 in the 21st Century Integrating medical information exchange April 2000 - Healthcare Informatics...

  10. Glad I got malpractice insurance

    James Huffman replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    "I didn't hear the whole story" "Seems he was talking about" "some kind of procedure" "he didn't know anything about medicine" "I couldn't tell you what exactly he was talking about" " I don't...

  11. RN license suspended in Maryland

    James Huffman replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    By where you are, I meant asking where you stood as far as your request (for license reinstatement). I suspect your request will wait until a meeting of the board of nursing. The folks at the BON...

  12. RN license suspended in Maryland

    James Huffman replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    How recently is "recently"? Call the board Monday morning. Ask them where you are in the system. And ask them if they need any further documentation. And if you need a lawyer, get one. An...

  13. Help! Lost Nursing License out of state!

    James Huffman replied to MultipurposeRN's topic in General Nursing

    But why would someone fraudulently trying to get a job use the individual's real email address, and not another fake one? Using the "real" address would only alert the one being defrauded. Jim...

  14. Help! Lost Nursing License out of state!

    James Huffman replied to MultipurposeRN's topic in General Nursing

    If this is fraud, how did the person get your email address? Jim Huffman,

  15. Personal malpractice insurance....yes or no?

    James Huffman replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's the beauty of the internet. I can look (as I have) on the net, and find that -- statistically speaking -- nurses never get sued. And on the basis of that, I don't feel that 99% of...

  16. Personal malpractice insurance....yes or no?

    James Huffman replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    The reality is that attorneys go after individuals who have assets which are available. In most such lawsuits, the attorney makes money as a percentage of the damages collected against the one sued....

  17. Have you ever done freelance nursing?

    James Huffman posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing research for some articles I'm working on. Any help you folks can give would be deeply appreciated! 1. Have you ever done any freelance (contract, agency, private duty, etc.) nursing...

  18. License expiration?

    James Huffman replied to nursepearl's topic in General Nursing

    But why should anyone guess? Use the phone, call the board... Jim Huffman,

  19. License expiration?

    James Huffman replied to nursepearl's topic in General Nursing

    Or even easier... call the BON. Real fast, real easy, and 99% guaranteed accuracy. Jim Huffman,

  20. Island Nursing

    James Huffman replied to psych0naut's topic in General Nursing

    Psychonaut ... your post brings to mind the first question I have when something like this comes along: "Why you, and not somebody else?" In other words, why would this person hire a...

  21. Got a letter from BON

    James Huffman replied to Ortho_RN's topic in General Nursing

    In a situation like this, the easiest solution is to call the BON. Explain your question to the person who answers the phone, and she will either answer your question or direct you to someone who...

  22. Personal malpractice insurance....yes or no?

    James Huffman replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    Questions are never stupid ... people who fear asking questions flounder in this huge pool of ignorance. So, please continue to ask, here, and anywhere something doesn't make sense. 1) In this...

  23. Taking boards in different state than you live in?

    James Huffman replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in General Nursing

    A note on BON websites: I have found them notoriously difficult to find answers to questions like this. Bottom line? Don't use them for complicated questions. Make a phone call. Just call and...

  24. Beat up by a resident, what to do??

    James Huffman replied to purple_angel24521's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Men and women, repeat after me: If I am hit, I will call the police. If I am hit, I will press charges. The reason people keep hitting is because they can get away with it. If you call the police,...

  25. Beat up by a resident, what to do??

    James Huffman replied to purple_angel24521's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ditto to nycegyrl's advice: call the police. If your facility discourages you from doing so, that's all the more reason to do it. Call the police, and press charges. The charges may not stick, but...