JayHanig

JayHanig

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  1. 1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    JayHanig replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out,

  2. 1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    JayHanig replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    PCA pumps aren't all that great that you can't run an ortho floor without them. Remember prn pain orders? They're all you need most of the time anyway. After many years on an ortho joint replacement...

  3. Can a Criminal History Stop Me from Being a Nurse?

    JayHanig replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I have very mixed feelings about this. Would I want to work with someone who has a criminal history? That depends. 11 years without further trouble could be a sign of change or it could just mean...

  4. My preceptor is everything they taught us NOT to be...

    JayHanig replied to Live..&..Learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've had one more thought about if you get fired. It's my understanding you recently graduated and have only been working in this hospital for a matter of weeks. Consider this: In this economy, it's...

  5. My preceptor is everything they taught us NOT to be...

    JayHanig replied to Live..&..Learn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    One of life's little lessons is that the guiltier one feels, the more defensive one becomes. The preceptor cuts corners (hell, I did too) but the work load pretty much demands that you do. I don't...

  6. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    JayHanig replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    You've got your facts a little garbled. No gun sold over the internet is legally shipped directly to the purchaser. They are shipped to a local FFL holder of the buyer's choosing. It then becomes...

  7. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    JayHanig replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't take his word for it. Why not ask the Department of Justice? They say the actual figure is 0.7%

  8. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    JayHanig replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    1. Don't take a shot at a guy with an automatic weapon because I'll be dead before I get the first shot off? Are you insane? He's going to kill me if I don't. I fail to see the moral high ground...

  9. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    JayHanig replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    I find it instructive to compare these cities in Texas, where nobody would claim they have stiff gun laws, into the mix. I have them coupled to the previously mentioned cities that are of the same or...

  10. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    JayHanig replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. I'm not going to be chasing somebody down the street. My 11 shots have an excellent job of being effective within the confines of a room. And as somebody has already pointed out, I...

  11. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    JayHanig replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you take the long view on such things, that manager did her a favor. Now she's out of that snakepit while the manager is left behind. I got fired from such a place early in my career and although...

  12. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    JayHanig replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    It is very significant that not a single police force in this country will risk their officers to this unreliable technology. If it's not good enough for them, why would anyone think it was good...

  13. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    JayHanig replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely true. So the next question is, does the act of assault or murder already have a punishment associated with it? Of course, the answer is yes... so why are we discussing further laws? We...

  14. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    JayHanig replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Because if you didn't have laws, you couldn't 1) establish a boundary for acceptable behavior; or 2) punish those who cross that boundary. That's why. If you expect any law to do more you are...

  15. Concealed Carry for Caregivers

    JayHanig replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    With regards to the events in San Bernardino, it turns out they were wearing tactical vests, which the press automatically translates as body armor. It is not. Tactical vests have lots of pockets...

  16. Minor Self Harm Scars - Can I be denied employment?

    JayHanig replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Nurse Beth is right; nobody will ever ask. I would not volunteer the information. If you feel you must share, wait until you're established in your job and no longer probationary. Your job...

  17. Are we "semi-professionals"

    JayHanig replied to GastroAwesome's topic in General Nursing

    So in other words, probably 90% do not. Do you detect a shortfall there? Ready to fill it for the next shift? Assuming that day has already come, of

  18. Are we "semi-professionals"

    JayHanig replied to GastroAwesome's topic in General Nursing

    Mine will be: good luck with that. All chiefs and no Indians. What could possibly go

  19. Are we "semi-professionals"

    JayHanig replied to GastroAwesome's topic in General Nursing

    Or

  20. New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

    JayHanig replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not to rub it in but I retired to the beach at age 55. Haven't worked a day since (I'm now 61). It didn't happen by

  21. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    JayHanig replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    The writing is one the wall. Once you get on their list, they start second guessing and documenting everything in preparation for kicking you to the curb. Don't be too down on yourself; if that...

  22. New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

    JayHanig replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you can afford it, sink as much as you can into your retirement fund. You make the real money from the compound interest paid over the years more than the gross dollars sunk in late in the game....

  23. How long is your commute?

    JayHanig replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    My first job was about 8 miles/20 minutes. My second job was 18 miles/28 minutes. Fortunately I went against the flow of traffic for both jobs so while the majority of folks were headed in, I was...

  24. Tattoos in Nursing

    JayHanig replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You see more and more people out there marked up like Yakuza. A tattoo seen from a distance, particularly on an arm, just looks like you've been working on your car's greasy engine. People with...

  25. Quitting without a notice

    JayHanig replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When you quit without a notice you give your new employer notice how you are apt to handle them if the time ever comes. It's not something you want that new manager to associate with your name and...