sjoe

sjoe

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  1. Nursing question from a student nurse

    sjoe replied to shannon8282's topic in General Nursing

    And there is a nursing student forum for this kind of question, where some people actually are involved with nursing diagnoses,

  2. Hospital In-Services

    sjoe replied to wishingmary's topic in General Nursing

    "Could there be politics I'm not aware of? ... When I told her I went elsewhere, she expressed concern I might be overwhelmed." Two lessons here for you: 1) There ARE politics you are not aware of,...

  3. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    sjoe replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing

    Gi writes: "if you can get out of paying a pension because they get fired for a "valid" reason then you do have to pay for the pension benefits." I believe you mean "do NOT have to pay..." (I realize...

  4. Nursing Open House - to go or not to go?

    sjoe replied to Soy's topic in General Nursing

    If you haven't been to one, then go. You will be able to answer all your own questions. It's not as though there were a high admissions

  5. HealthSouth

    sjoe replied to joyflnoyz's topic in General Nursing

    Well, since the CEO is on his way to prison, perhaps that position is now

  6. I need a new nursing direction??

    sjoe replied to squeek's topic in General Nursing

    Try some of the threads on this search results page:

  7. Performing Physical Examinations

    sjoe replied to J. B.'s topic in General Nursing

    You are correct. You can also do them for some insurance companies when they write new policies. Check your local classified ads and call around to insurance companies,

  8. Airforce Reserves Incentives for SRNA's

    sjoe replied to zrmorgan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I would think that your local USAF recruiter would be willing and able to give you this information. Just get everything IN WRITING before signing

  9. Surprised Myself! (Standing up to Doctors)

    sjoe replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

    "I have to say it was less courage and more "had it up to HERE " Don't diminish your courage. The best definition I have read of it is "courage is action in the face of fear." Your anger was strong...

  10. Help!On the job injury!!!

    sjoe replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    "I now fully understand why most workers comp injury workers are angry." You got it. WC was created to protect the employer from large financial settlements, NOT to protect the employee. If you had...

  11. Can new grads work in ER?

    sjoe replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    naysay

  12. Keep your fingers crossed

    sjoe replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have found it works best when you at least interview with ANY prospective employer that seems AT ALL interesting, and delaying any final decisions until you have talked to quite a few. It is easier...

  13. Gastric Bypass Surgery

    sjoe replied to SweetMagnolia's topic in General Nursing

    That new stomach pacemaker looks like a better idea--if and when it is approved in the US. Apparently it is already being used in

  14. Definity Health Plan

    sjoe replied to Jolie's topic in General Nursing

    Too bad the name isn't "Infinity," then you would feel more at ease. However, the basic description you provide is of a system that is trying to gain some semblance of controls and limits around this...

  15. I need a new nursing direction??

    sjoe replied to squeek's topic in General Nursing

    There was another recent thread on this subject that you might find useful. Same kind of

  16. fooling myself

    sjoe replied to beaglemom's topic in General Nursing

    There are numerous possibilities: Perhaps you ARE in the wrong field for you. Perhaps you DO need more hands-on training, precepting, education (NOT classroom instruction alone). Did you do your "year...

  17. UCF Transferring to School of Nursing HELP

    sjoe replied to Jennifer Garcia's topic in Florida Nursing

    If your goal is to become a NP, you might also want to look into becoming a Physician Assistant instead, which is roughly equivalent, takes less time,

  18. the cnas have taken over!!

    sjoe replied to beaglemom's topic in General Nursing

    As

  19. Mandatory overtime in nursing -I need your help

    sjoe replied to PSUNURSE's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I refuse to do it, and recently quit a job that had agreed I wouldn't be subject to it, then reneged on the deal a few weeks later. Fundamentally it is matter of surrendering all your time, scheduled...

  20. Tardive Dyskinesia?

    sjoe replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    "the docs at my facility are so into 'easy' cases. Anything that poses a challenge, they just push to the side " One of the advantages of teaching hospitals is that they often LOVE the unusual cases....

  21. The Right to Die?

    sjoe replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    More good reasons for ALL of us to write very strict Advance Directives, and appoint Durable Powers of Attorney for Healthcare who will strictly enforce them! Make sure these documents are in our...

  22. Disappointing Career

    sjoe replied to ERKev's topic in General Nursing

    "I was "pegged" as a drug abuser/stealer while working as a new grad." It is not clear what you mean by this. Do you think that your were formally, if covertly, accused of this and somehow when...

  23. Abandonment?

    sjoe replied to msnurse's topic in General Nursing

    If she had not accepted a patient assignment (i.e. taken report), then she cannot abandon patients. Simple as that. She may be insubordinate, have abandoned her JOB without notice, pissed off her...

  24. Is it too late to become a nurse?

    sjoe replied to Alexbor's topic in General Nursing

    It's not really a matter of age, but of how sure your are this is REALLY what you want to do, since it will take a major commitment of time, energy, brainpower, money, time away from other interests,...

  25. Would it be possible for someone to

    sjoe replied to justthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    All the success stories I have heard about in this regard have learned mostly from books. Not much real meat on TV in