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    New nurse wondering if it's okay to attend patient funeral.

    CrufflerJJ replied to new_oncologyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Follow your heart. The fact that the son wanted you to know of his father's passing should be a strong hint that they would value your presence at the funeral. It is perfectly appropriate. I've...
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    ER and Critical Care New Graduate Interview...HELP

    CrufflerJJ replied to AKAnurse4's topic in General Nursing

    First off - CONGRATS on getting the interview(s)! Expect to get a number of situational interview questions...stuff along the lines of: - you're working as a triage nurse in our ED, and you've got...
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    Eastern Ky Job Market

    CrufflerJJ replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I'd recommend Ashland as a place to seek a position. KDMC, the largest employer in town (4000+ positions), cut ~400 jobs about a month ago, including some
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    Funny doctor orders

    CrufflerJJ replied to laurenicoleRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Wet Compresses? Water
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    What would you say???

    CrufflerJJ replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nice
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    Japan needs nurses, STAT

    CrufflerJJ replied to betakurt's topic in General World

    Enjoy your visit! My nephew is going over there soon for a month-long stay. He also spent a month in Japan last year. January should be pretty decent weather. I was there from July - November....
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    Japan needs nurses, STAT

    CrufflerJJ replied to betakurt's topic in General World

    Japan may be more Westernized than it was years & years ago, but I don't believe that most people know English. I think that most of the folks who do know English, know it from the written stuff...
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    Japan needs nurses, STAT

    CrufflerJJ replied to betakurt's topic in General World

    Konnichiwa. Or こんにちは, if you prefer. Japan is an interesting ancient country. I had the opportunity to live & work there for 4 months back in 1989. Yes, the Japanese as a people can...
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    Cool Jobs to do after you gain ER experience

    CrufflerJJ replied to yankee nurse09's topic in Emergency

    Going backwards??? I've never done fire (I didn't want to shave off my beard:eek:, so I did EMS for 19 years instead), but some folks love running into burning structures while (sane) people are...
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    RN/firefighter policies and procedures

    CrufflerJJ replied to ERRN324's topic in General Nursing

    You're quite welcome! Always glad to help provide examples. As to trained vs educated, don't forget to include "permitted by protocol" versus "get your tukas handed to you if you exceed the allowed...
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    RN/firefighter policies and procedures

    CrufflerJJ replied to ERRN324's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, I work in a nice hospital, in a relatively safe area of the country. MUCH nicer than when I was running as a street medic. I have yet to feel the need to wear a Level II or IIA concealed vest...
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    15 yr old misdemeanor a thorn in my side!

    CrufflerJJ replied to LB49er's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Please note that in some states, an expunged or sealed record will still show up on background checks performed by hospitals, and must still be declared on Board of Nursing licensure applications. In...
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    RN/firefighter policies and procedures

    CrufflerJJ replied to ERRN324's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, "simple first aid" is not always just simple first aid. For facility-to-facility transports, what you see may be what you get. For on-scene care, a head lac is not always just a...
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    RN/firefighter policies and procedures

    CrufflerJJ replied to ERRN324's topic in General Nursing

    I've not seen that article before - thanks! After reading the article, I firmly agree with the author. I was a chemical engineer for 22 years, and a volunteer EMT/Paramedic for 19 years (in my...
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    Air in the line!!! What am I doing wrong?

    CrufflerJJ replied to juliannaUT's topic in General Nursing

    This likely depends on your tubing & infusion pump. Air-in-line error messages were my biggest hassle during my new grad nurse residency program. What works for me is: Hang the bag. Close the...
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    How hard is it really, to hire new nurses?

    CrufflerJJ replied to Goodyear's topic in General Nursing

    That likely depends on both the dept mgr's ability to "spin" the need in a politically acceptable manner, along with the higher-up's level of intelligence. If the higher-up sees only the great...
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    ED Safety: Assaults up, drug calls up, security down

    CrufflerJJ replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    Simple...YOU are responsible for your personal safety. From your post, it's obvious that your hospital management could care less about the safety/security of its employees. Lobbying for laws will...
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    RN/firefighter policies and procedures

    CrufflerJJ replied to ERRN324's topic in General Nursing

    hmmmm....difficult question....(i'm trying to balance "common sense" vs "the law"). i suspect that the law will win every time. even if you're trained to perform certain tasks (such as ivs) in a...
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    Malpractice insurance for RNs?

    CrufflerJJ replied to ecierra's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh.....yes. The American
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    CCRN test: how bad is it really?

    CrufflerJJ replied to farmerrl's topic in MICU, SICU

    Ummm...yeah. What they said. I think. Being a Reformed New Age Traditionalist, I prefer to focus my Chi towards my karmic chakra, saying multiple affirmations so that it will meld with my patient's...
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    Best GRE books or tips?

    CrufflerJJ replied to audacia's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The GRE covers high school math (plus verbal stuff + essays), so theoretically it shouldn't be too hateful. That being said, I prepped for my GRE for about 6 weeks, and am glad that I did. Check your...
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    Malpractice insurance for RNs?

    CrufflerJJ replied to ecierra's topic in General Nursing

    Simple answer...YES. Get it. I've had insurance through NSO since I was in nursing school. It's money well spent...just in case. Any insurance that your hospital provides is aimed a protecting the...
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    Plasma Centers

    CrufflerJJ replied to CALIGIRL78's topic in General Nursing

    As with many things in medicine (Foley, NG tube, IV)....better to give than to
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    Plasma Centers

    CrufflerJJ replied to CALIGIRL78's topic in General Nursing

    16g! "OUCH", says the wimpy male who has only donated blood once (about 20 years ago). When I saw that steel needle:uhoh3:, I was less than amused. I still sat through the stab/donation process for...
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    Time Management Suggestions...

    CrufflerJJ replied to robbnp22's topic in General Nursing

    One other suggestion I might offer is that you think about what you need to do BEFORE entering a pt's room. By this, I mean try to group your assessments, med passes, gluc checks, dressing...