sjoe

sjoe

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  1. sales nurses

    sjoe replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

    renerian--best of luck in this new

  2. Am I crazy or just a masochist?

    sjoe replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Can't you be

  3. Reused needles & Hepatitis Outbreak

    sjoe replied to Mofe'ny's topic in General Nursing

    See: nursing activism|"nurse anesthetist re-used needles...." on this

  4. Burn out or just in a funk?

    sjoe replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    Post #44 on the Burned out and Fed Up thread has a brief questionnaire to help decide whether you are burned out or

  5. Burn out or just in a funk?

    sjoe replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    "I just really don't like my job." That's what it sounds like to me, rather than burnout or being in a funk. For what it's worth. "My old manager in the cath lab would hire me back in a heartbeat,...

  6. Is anyones facility so short staffed that they feel guilty calling in sick?

    sjoe replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Future--You are not taking care of yourself and are headed straight for burnout, if not serious health problems sooner or later. IMHO. If one of your patients had similar problems and they went to...

  7. Misdiagnosed- What can I do about it?

    sjoe replied to Allison P's topic in General Nursing

    Allison--At least that doc is consistent. He doesn't listen to nurses not only at work, but also when they are his patients. What can you do about it? You learned something useful: NOT to use this...

  8. Use of Certified Medication Techs in a Prison

    sjoe replied to WRCRN's topic in Correctional

    I would think your state BON would have some information about your responsibilities in this matter. (And this might be a good time to organize a union, since you don't seem to have

  9. SDC's vs TED hose

    sjoe replied to SheilaK's topic in General Nursing

    Calll the manufacturer of your brand of TEDs. They will be delighted to provide you with

  10. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    sjoe replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    Note to healthy and global--you seem to be unfamiliar with the "ignore" feature on this BB. If there is someone whose posts you do NOT wish to read, simply go to any one of these posts, click on...

  11. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

    sjoe replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

    jt--exactly right, once

  12. manipulative patient

    sjoe replied to adrienurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Janey--all I can say is that apparently you don't have borderline personality disordered people in the UK, or you'd not say that. I guess there are all over HERE. If you'd like to learn more about...

  13. Dermabond Questions

    sjoe replied to meandragonbrett's topic in General Nursing

    Just get a buzz cut. It'll grow back some day, if you want it to. You might realize it is so easy to take care of (no dryng, no combing, etc.) you'll just keep it, as I did

  14. Not a "people person" - problem?

    sjoe replied to vettech's topic in General Nursing

    vettech--On the other hand, if your were an extrovert, some people might tell you that you would not be a good nurse because you would be too focused on pleasing people, organizing parties, chatting...

  15. Hawaii travel positions

    sjoe replied to JudiL's topic in General Nursing

    Audrey--well said about discrimination, healthcare, finances. It is not a mainland economy by any means, but much more primitive (or as I said earlier, "colonial"). The fact is that people raising...

  16. Hawaii travel positions

    sjoe replied to JudiL's topic in General Nursing

    Visit Queens in Honolulu sometime (take another holiday and write it off as "job search") and see what you think. But, as I said on the thread about Bermuda, the State of Hawaii IS a colony in...

  17. Hawaii travel positions

    sjoe replied to JudiL's topic in General Nursing

    judil--on this very BB, there is a forum for the specialty of travel nursing from which you might get some useful feedback. I used the agency Nursefinders when I was already in Hawaii, and found them...

  18. Nurses in The Bahamas

    sjoe replied to Nurse Jimo's topic in General Nursing

    rncountry--thanks. nice

  19. Advice for the First Aid tent

    sjoe replied to sleepy247's topic in General Nursing

    sleepy--I would suggest that you have a chat with your local Red Cross for guidance. They have a lot of experience with temp medical aid and may be able to keep you out of trouble. (Or even do it...

  20. Nurses in The Bahamas

    sjoe replied to Nurse Jimo's topic in General Nursing

    rncountry--I lived there all of 1993, on Oahu--Honolulu. The VA offer fell through, as they took too long to open their psych ward, so I worked for 2 agencies at the State mental hospital on the...

  21. Nurses in The Bahamas

    sjoe replied to Nurse Jimo's topic in General Nursing

    Many countries all over the world are angry that their nurses are coming to the US for more money, which only makes their nursing shortage worse. Unless the Bahamas (and these other countries) can...

  22. physician abuse

    sjoe replied to jaquar's topic in General Nursing

    kewlnurse--nice. Personally, I have heard MUCH nastier things being said about and to nurses by other nurses than I have heard by

  23. How do you deal with rude patients?

    sjoe replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    rncountry--you said it

  24. How do you deal with rude patients?

    sjoe replied to rachel h's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Remember this

  25. Hospital pays for education?

    sjoe replied to TootyFruity's topic in General Nursing

    The VA has excellent education programs for its nursing employees. (Of course, it presently has a hiring freeze as well, but that will end at some point. It always does.) Ask your local VA Nurse...