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  1. OMG...32 pts!

    jjjoy replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Until you've taken report, it will be difficult to judge if *that particular* set of 8 patients is unsafe. Of course, managers will suggest that it's *your* lack of skills if you find that assignment...

  2. Should I say something to this student?

    jjjoy replied to CNAinNeb's topic in General Nursing

    No matter what the reason, both the instructor and student need to know what needed to be done. And your facility needs to know that this instructor didn't seem to be on top of the student's work....

  3. I no longer do direct patient care

    jjjoy replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya, Sasquatch! I'm loving my clinical data job. And I do think something's wrong with the picture that many nurses have what I'd consider to be much harder jobs than many office jobs and yet...

  4. THE WORST Experience/night of my life!

    jjjoy replied to emmie08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So true... I don't like it because I tend to be very sensitive but since I can't change everyone else's behavior, it's more useful to accept that in some places colleagues will give newbies a hard...

  5. Is UCLA new grad program worth 1-2 hour commute?

    jjjoy replied to tinatinabobina's topic in California Nursing

    For me personally, it would take A LOT for something to be worth that kind of commute. I'd arrive at work already frazzled and hate still having a nasty drive at the end of a long, hard day. And if...

  6. Any career changers?--Accelerated BSN-NP or Accounting

    jjjoy replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't sound like nursing would be your best bet. Providing health care means a very limited amount of time to consider your options for action and no second chances. Not exactly good for the...

  7. Yelled at nursing station by doctor

    jjjoy replied to longjourneydream's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Carolinapooh - thanks for your interpretation of the situation. I think you did a great job of describing how such behavior is a bad reflection on the person doing the demeaning and you describe well...

  8. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    jjjoy replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Not one darn thing?! The fact that we do have many freedoms in a relatively stable society means that despite all of the problems (and I won't deny there are *many* problems) with government that it's...

  9. For Profit Nursing Homes

    jjjoy replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with this for the most part. In today's business climate, if you have shareholders, the emphasis is on continued growth, not on low, stable returns. There is constant pressure to reduce costs...

  10. Universal Health Care... what would this mean...

    jjjoy replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Interesting take on it, huh? We people do have a tendency to self-righteousness, whether it be in regard to taking care of our health, our environment, our financial choices, our moral choices. Like...

  11. Nursing School or Med School?!? BOTH?

    jjjoy replied to Khaos05's topic in General Nursing

    Khao05- have you had your critical care rotation(s)? If not, you might want to hang around for that. While you're still stuck with care plans, the nurses are much more involved with the immediate...

  12. Sent home from clinicals :(

    jjjoy replied to Phillippians4:13's topic in General Nursing

    I know this wasn't the point of your post and we all support the OP in regard to inconsistent demands of perfection by some instructors of students. But I was wondering at what point in nursing school...

  13. Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    jjjoy replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    SS isn't supposed to compete with a personal investment plan. It's more like insurance. Some insurance companies do go belly up. As I noted before, I don't think it's a sign of an overall failed...

  14. Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    jjjoy replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Does he not take vacation because no one can manage things while he is away? Otherwise, he could take the loss and take time off. I've worked jobs that didn't have paid vacation and took unpaid time...

  15. Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    jjjoy replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    SS isn't a retirement plan and it shouldn't be considered as something to compare with personal investment choices. It's a safety net program. The fact that it pays out to all who have paid into was...

  16. routine mammo over $550?!

    jjjoy posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The billed charge for a routine lt/rt mammogram was over $550!!! Of course, once it made it through the insurance claims process, only about 1/3 of that was reimbursed. What a crazy system,

  17. Nursing intervention~yes or no??

    jjjoy replied to hairtocare's topic in General Nursing

    Some nursing test questions are worse than useless. This sounds like one of them. You may not get the points you may rightly deserve but hopefully you will learn some good stuff from the responses to...

  18. Sent home from clinicals :(

    jjjoy replied to Phillippians4:13's topic in General Nursing

    Be humble and be strong. Be strong and be humble. Be humble and be strong. Be strong and be humble.

  19. Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    jjjoy replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    By that logic, it would seem that the fact that current system of health insurance actually increases costs (through high administrative costs and inflated procedure costs) demonstrates that it's not...

  20. Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    jjjoy replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Do those who oppose SS do so mainly because they think they'll get nothing in the future (which isn't how it was originally set up)? Or because they'd rather keep that money to spend/invest how they...

  21. Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    jjjoy replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If a company doesn't offer health insurance then many people never get their own, mainly because it's so expensive & comparing policy coverage can also be confusing. There are also the issues of...

  22. Clinton Health Plan May Tap Pay

    jjjoy replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Isn't the idea behind tapping pay to make sure that those who do have financial resources DO pay into health insurance instead of opting out which can increase costs for all by removing healthy people...

  23. Nursing School or Med School?!? BOTH?

    jjjoy replied to Khaos05's topic in General Nursing

    Great idea! Good advice! And again, I'd suggest also checking out Physician Assistant programs as

  24. Sent home from clinicals :(

    jjjoy replied to Phillippians4:13's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with BerryHappy. It's times like this that you wonder "It it me or is this crazy?" ... the answer is it's NOT YOU! No one can know everything. I think it's more important to recognize a...

  25. Why I am a LTC nurse

    jjjoy replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As if anyone could say you're not a 'real nurse'!! It's great that you've found an area that you enjoy. I've got to ask, though, where you work in LTC that you actually have time to do more than pass...