sjoe

sjoe

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  1. Emphasis on caring or personal gain?

    sjoe replied to oregonvolunteer's topic in General Nursing

    Check out post #9 on this thread to find out what it is really about. Thanks, Oregon, for giving me another opportunity to use my "ignore" feature. I had almost forgotten about it until I read your...

  2. Could use some input

    sjoe replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    One more "great" idea by some hot-shot administrator who knows nothing about the realities of the situation AND whose livelihood is not on the line when the law is broken and someone is to blame. If...

  3. Job-hopping in nursing?

    sjoe replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    "Will hospitals hire you off the street if you tell them ahead of time that you may want to only work 2-3 months before you move on." No. Why on earth would they? If for no other reason than HR...

  4. ADN/BSN Debate on the Floors?

    sjoe replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    "Please, someone make me feel better quickly - it's going to be miserable to go thru clinicals with this management attitude." Most likely, when you are in school you will be so busy with all the...

  5. Working with an out of state license

    sjoe replied to doularoz's topic in General Nursing

    "You can't work in a state unless you are licensed in that state. The only exception that I know of is working for the Department of Defense, in a military hospital you can work with a license from...

  6. need help!!!!!!!!!!!

    sjoe replied to weezieRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "how can I get out " There is no mystery. You simply resign and take the economic consequences if you feel that uncomfortable. You can't expect to have your scholarship and paycheck and bonus AND...

  7. deposition

    sjoe replied to StatBlues's topic in General Nursing

    prmenrs writes: "Hopefully, she noted every time she called the sturgeon" I don't believe this was a story about fish. Enjoyed your first-person account. Clearly deposition time is NOT the time to...

  8. Is this common practice?

    sjoe replied to medmama's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is very common practice, all but universal--and doesn't actually protect past employers if they would release negative information with malice or give harmful incorrect information (though you...

  9. deposition

    sjoe replied to StatBlues's topic in General Nursing

    1) If your friend was, will be, or might be named in this lawsuit she needs to speak with her OWN attorney and be prepared by him/her before the deposition. She cannot depend on the hospital to have...

  10. those darn germs!!!

    sjoe replied to jenac's topic in General Nursing

    "since my employer doesn't pay sick days- I've already made up my hours that I'll miss today with this darn bug!" Excellent planning. You've worn down your resistance with all the overtime, and now...

  11. What do you think of chiropractors?

    sjoe replied to itsme's topic in General Nursing

    For some things, for some patients, at certain times, chiro works well. I have used it during three periods after various auto wrecks. Usually 3-4 treatments were useful each time, then I plateaued...

  12. Wildfires

    sjoe replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The most annoying things about the fires: 1) The largest one was started by a hunter who got lost and tried to signal his friends by lighting a fire. Duh! Fortunately he was arrested and will be...

  13. never did like surprises.....

    sjoe replied to sanakruz's topic in General Nursing

    Not really much point in worrying about "possibilities." It is possible that you, (or I, or all of us) have any number of diseases and problems that you/we don't know about yet, including those you...

  14. Nurses in Other Professions

    sjoe replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    " hear the Media operators make good $$$" Well, since Media accounts for over 50% of web revenues (and it is the same proportion for video tapes--and was from the very beginning), there is a LOT of...

  15. aging mother

    sjoe replied to eyenurse69's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Don't clean up after her. When she tires of doing so herself, or living in a house and car filled with diarrhea, she may be inspired to take her Lomotil, as ordered. Or

  16. Nurses in Other Professions

    sjoe replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    Optometrist. Salesman of burn garments. Web Media site operator. Personal trainer. Weight loss

  17. At my wits end!

    sjoe replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    It's already been said. You need to take care of YOURSELF, first. Nobody else will or can (or should). Hopefully you will find a less dysfunctional unit next, but remember to shop carefully and...

  18. Welcome to the ER. Please observe the following rules. (mild rant)

    sjoe replied to V. Nightingale's topic in Emergency

    Excellent rules! "an er in colorado that refuses to treat pt's w/o the ability to pay with the exception of life threatening illness" Sounds exactly like what we need to do everywhere. That is what...

  19. They left my love one in the E.R. for....

    sjoe replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    3rd writes: "It's not whining it's the reality." Exactly. And if "consumers" want to change the reality, they need to start supporting and funding these facilities rather than simply appearing at the...

  20. malpractice?

    sjoe replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    mednurse writes: "Do you think this nurse commited malpractice?" First of all, sorry for your loss. As for your question: No way of knowing from this account. The nurse may have been negligent, we...

  21. malpractice?

    sjoe replied to mednurse's topic in General Nursing

    avigail writes: "I think you should contact a lawyer." With exactly WHAT as a goal?-- 1) $$$$$$$? 2) To "teach them a lesson so it won't happen to others?" (Like this would increase staffing...

  22. Tired of Pain! Any suggestions?????

    sjoe replied to emmaline's topic in General Nursing

    "I've talked to a pain clinic-can't get me in until latter Dec." DON'T SETTLE FOR THAT! Insist on an appointment NOW. If that means showing up at the ER every day, do so. If that means repeated...

  23. Anyone sick of working weekends????

    sjoe replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    "I'm becoming a recluse after I leave work. Don't want to hear any noise but my own, no phone ringing, no visitors knocking on the door, no reading, no cooking, NOTHING! I'm wiped out mentally,...

  24. Contract Not Honored

    sjoe replied to wayover20's topic in General Nursing

    "Our Texas Nurses Association does little for us." And our unions do very little for us. However, you usually have to go through the union steps before a state agency can help out in cases like...

  25. overtime after 8 hours?

    sjoe replied to codeblue's topic in California Nursing

    http://www.salary.com