James Huffman

James Huffman

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  1. Union! yes/no

    James Huffman replied to nurserynurse55's topic in General Nursing

    I'm self-employed, and have been for years, so unions are not really my battle. But unions seem to reduce nurses to the level of Teamsters. And I don't ultimately think that's good for us, or our...

  2. Are nurses professionals ?

    James Huffman replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    From the Australian Council of Professions: "A disciplined group of individuals who adhere to high ethical standards and uphold themselves to, and are accepted by, the public as possessing special...

  3. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    James Huffman replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    I'll throw in my 2 cents on semantics. Calling it "the f-word" (or "the n-word") only means that we cause the reader to supply the offending word in their mind. I'm not sure why we (as a society)...

  4. owning a nursing business

    James Huffman replied to swirth's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Everyone's "at risk." The question is how much risk we are willing to take, and if the risk is worth the possible outcome. An "umbrella" (agency, hospital, whatever) is ultimately not a protection....

  5. owning a nursing business

    James Huffman replied to swirth's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I've been self-employed in nursing (not in home care) since 1982. It is the greatest thing I've ever done in my career. I get up every morning looking forward to my work. My work challenges me, and...

  6. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    James Huffman replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    As an American, I have difficulty complaining about the leaders of other countries. With 655,000 Iraqis dead because of the US invasion, it's hard for me to get worked up over President Aminijad's...

  7. If you are the patient's advocate, can you sue the MD?

    James Huffman replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Educating a patient ("making them aware of their options") is not "making light of personality flaws." It's patient teaching. All I've said is that advocacy has a specific meaning in the US. A...

  8. If you are the patient's advocate, can you sue the MD?

    James Huffman replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    The point I'm making is that if nurses are "advocates" this should be spelled out, explicit -- whatever direction nurses feeling like they are being advocates for. As far as apologizing, making...

  9. If you are the patient's advocate, can you sue the MD?

    James Huffman replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for explaining what you meant. I think you're right -- there's no conflict in that

  10. If you are the patient's advocate, can you sue the MD?

    James Huffman replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard this before, but that may be because I didn't listen well. But like I said earlier, if we were the doctor's advocate, does the doctor know about this? If not, how can we do...

  11. If you are the patient's advocate, can you sue the MD?

    James Huffman replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're right. The "advocacy" folks make adversaries out of people with whom we're supposed to be in collegial relationships. My bigger issue with nurses-as-advocates is that it makes our...

  12. If you are the patient's advocate, can you sue the MD?

    James Huffman replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    The short answer is no. Filing such a suit would involve "standing" to sue, and -- as their nurse -- we have no such standing. Nor does the MD have standing to sue us. I disagree that nurses are...

  13. Salary troubling

    James Huffman replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

    Of course they are. They are paying the experienced nurses less because they can. They have gotten the message that those nurses will not leave. It's (from their perspective) an intelligent...

  14. Sen Clinton walks a day in a nurse's shoes

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

    I've got to point out again: none of the candidates are nurses. None of them have the professional knowledge to do trach or wound care. If a nurse allowed a shadow to do ANY of these things, it...

  15. Sen Clinton walks a day in a nurse's shoes

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

    Wow. I disagree with Sen. Clinton (and her husband) on so many levels, but here I am, defending her. In the aftermath of their personal (and the nation's) debacle, Hillary Clinton said she was...

  16. You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

    James Huffman replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    I think that women nurses get this kind of grief more often than men -- not that it's their fault. I'm tiresome in reminding nurses that it's not their job to "care," to "be compassionate," or all the...

  17. what to know @ scene of accident

    James Huffman replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    I was on a plane (from Los Angeles to Hong Kong) in April, when they interrupted the movie to ask "if there is a medical professional on board, will you please identify yourself." Me and a...

  18. Witnessed a terrible death last night--pls help me...

    James Huffman replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    Others have made some fine comments and suggestions. My thoughts: 1. Time is a good healer. You will (and should) grieve over someone's death, but the raw edge will ease in the days and weeks...

  19. any advice on working a strike?

    James Huffman replied to Jennifer Couty's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Then perhaps we might all begin by an outright condemnation of violence and threats against our colleagues. Suppose an African-American nurse in -- let's say 1947 -- had been the first black member...

  20. any advice on working a strike?

    James Huffman replied to Jennifer Couty's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Implying that other professional nurses are "scabs" is really not helpful. Not to mention suggesting (without the slightest note of condemnation) that people should be "prepared for" physical attacks...

  21. Nurse-Run Hospital? Why not?

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

    Administration is a separate, discrete skill. Assigning random clinical nurses to administrative duties one week a month would be a disaster, as such nurses would be unable to deal with the...

  22. Nurse-Run Hospital? Why not?

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

    Why not? What's wrong with healthcare making a profit? And why would anyone get into a healthcare field (whether as an individual, or starting a company) if they couldn't even have the possibility...

  23. Simple union question

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

    I'm vastly over-simplifying, but traditionally, nurses have been unionized by the ANA and the ANA's state constituent groups (for example, the New York State Nurses Association). A new addition to the...

  24. liability insurance

    James Huffman replied to dbay's topic in General Nursing

    If you choose to get malpractice insurance, and you want it to cover events such as board of nursing complaints, make SURE the policy you buy covers such. Some don't. Read the fine print very...

  25. RN and CRNA

    James Huffman replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've got to confess that I'm not a big fan of nurses doing nurse/charity volunteering. Not because I'm opposed to volunteering, but because most of the time nurses volunteer, we end up doing piddly...