James Huffman

James Huffman

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  1. Business Cards?

    James Huffman replied to earthling's topic in General Nursing

    The best way to view business cards is that they are miniature billboards, a means to advertise oneself to clients. I guess I'm not sure why employed staff RNs in a hospital setting would be needing...

  2. big storm is coming

    James Huffman replied to IowaCindy's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly don't know how you folks in the Midwest stand it. I grew up in North Carolina, and lived in Chicago for 5 years, and the winters half drove me crazy. (My wife would argue that it was more...

  3. Senator John Kerry (Democratic Prez Candidate)

    James Huffman replied to live4today's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Some good thoughts. In the first place, don't be surprised by what Cheney said. OF COURSE, he's going to say that he and GW will win ... it would be headline news if he said otherwise. And as far...

  4. Senator John Kerry (Democratic Prez Candidate)

    James Huffman replied to live4today's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm no fan of Edwards. We have too many lawyers in politics, and that's where Edwards made his millions. I'm not suggesting that he's the best, just that he (or Clark -- from Arkansas) are the ones...

  5. Senator John Kerry (Democratic Prez Candidate)

    James Huffman replied to live4today's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If the Democrats are unfortunate enough to nominate John Kerry, they are guaranteed to lose, if history is any indication: since 1960, no one has become president who was not from the South or west....

  6. Opinions/comments r/t unions,nursing shortage

    James Huffman replied to Darla's topic in General Nursing

    jt notes: "As far as the statement "be a professional" as an argument to avoid being a union, tens of thousands of other professionals are unionized - including doctors, dentists, college professors,...

  7. Opinions/comments r/t unions,nursing shortage

    James Huffman replied to Darla's topic in General Nursing

    As others have already pointed out, nurses ARE allowed to form unions. However, despite what an earlier post said, there is NO right "in the Constitution" to form unions. The bigger question is why...

  8. no restrictions to visitors

    James Huffman replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    Patient's recovery the most important thing? Absolutely. But nurses who function as "personal servants" for families are doing so because they (the nurses in question) choose to do so. Jim...

  9. How often do nurses get sued???

    James Huffman replied to Shiva_Las_Vegas's topic in General Nursing

    How often? Almost never. The cost of malpractice premiums tell us that. Here are some thoughts: http://www.networkfornurses.com/how_not_to_get_sued_for_malpract.htm Jim Huffman, RN...

  10. LPN with Battery Charge on Criminal Record-Help

    James Huffman replied to 14yearLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I have 4 children, not that it's relevant to the discussion. As I pointed out earlier, one doesn't have to "walk in the shoes of someone else" to make a moral or ethical call. I can -- to give an...

  11. LPN with Battery Charge on Criminal Record-Help

    James Huffman replied to 14yearLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Quote: Jim, until you have walked a mile in her shoes, please keep your thoughts and opinions to yourself. Would we apply such a standard ("walk a mile in her shoes") to, say, rape, murder, even...

  12. LPN with Battery Charge on Criminal Record-Help

    James Huffman replied to 14yearLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, folks, this is not a family dispute we are talking about. If it were just that, there would be nothing to discuss, as the police would not have been involved. This is assault, pure and...

  13. LPN with Battery Charge on Criminal Record-Help

    James Huffman replied to 14yearLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to be the one to rain on this little love fest, but let's get some perspective. Facial slapping on a 15 year old is abusive, period. Those who endorse this behavior might want to...

  14. clinic nurses-late patients?? What to do?

    James Huffman replied to luvbug's topic in General Nursing

    If someone (physician or whomever) is consistently behind schedule, this is a scheduling problem, not an emergency. If you are consistently made to wait more than a few minutes, you need to speak...

  15. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

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

    If you didn't like nursing theory, that's cool. But if there's no one around doing the heavy intellectual lifting (and believe me, academic research and theorizing can be very hard work), it's a...

  16. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

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

    Susy writes: "I really want to construct a philosophy of nursing that can actually define the profession; one that does so without the academic/philosophical jargon, one that allows a nurse to take...

  17. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

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

    As I said, I certainly don't agree with Raskin on everything, but found it thought-provoking. This is for another thread, but I think we could use having more non-nurses critique us: at least on the...

  18. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

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

    I am not terribly familiar with Watson's theory, but here is an interesting essay (by a non-nurse) on nursing theory in general. There's a lot I don't agree with, but I found it thought-provoking:...

  19. are doctors more valued then nurses?

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

    A word of thanks to all you hospice nurses out there. My Dad has late stage protate cancer (fairly stable at the moment, thankfully) and was in severe pain. His hospice nurse figured out a med combo...

  20. are doctors more valued then nurses?

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

    The questions "Are nurses underpaid?" and "Why do doctors make more than nurses?" are addressing different issues. When anyone says that nurses are "underpaid," my response is always, "How do you...

  21. Travelers: picky scheduling

    James Huffman replied to redhedgoddess's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering about religious issues, too, Rusty. Is it possible the nurse is Muslim? Friday is their day of worship. I'm just throwing this open as a possibility. Jim Huffman, RN...

  22. Are nurses held to a higher standard?

    James Huffman replied to nell's topic in General Nursing

    Since -- in most states -- the Board of Nursing is a completely separate organization from any other boards, asking why other professions aren't treated as we are is a little like comparing apples and...

  23. Liability Insurance for Nurses

    James Huffman replied to ruffhouser's topic in General Nursing

    For another take on the malpractice issue, check out this article I've written: http://networkfornurses.com/how_not_to_get_sued_for_malpract.htm Jim Huffman, RN

  24. Getting stuck

    James Huffman replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    I concur with the earlier poster: always report an incident (such as a stick). If someone in management suggests you not do so, ignore them. Trouble is, the times a nurse is likely to get stuck...

  25. medication

    James Huffman replied to tigger2sassy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's worth remembering that "borrowing" meds works fine until there's a problem or situation about the meds. Such borrowing quickly becomes less than fine under those circumstances. Narcotic...