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  1. working sick...need advice:)

    sjrn85 replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse me...you had a temp., and an influenza culture that was positive and your charge nurse wouldn't let you leave? Has she ever heard of infection control? I know when you get sick sometimes you...

  2. Mandatory night rotation - legal?

    sjrn85 replied to tineann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I also think rotating is a bad idea, Deb. But in this situation, it's not like the nurses are routinely expected to rotate...they're being asked to accommodate a temporary situation, and a night shift...

  3. Mandatory night rotation - legal?

    sjrn85 replied to tineann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Maybe you'd be better suited for a job in a clinic/phys. office where there is no night shift. To take a stand that in the future you want to be completely exempt from having to rotate even in an...

  4. I forgot to give report!

    sjrn85 replied to nursejohio's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I care because it perpetuates a stereotype that is just not true, and I am sick of seeing "older" nurses take it on the chin repeatedly. So much focus is put on a few bad apples. A while ago, I dared...

  5. CIC certification- practice requirement

    sjrn85 replied to ICRN2008's topic in Infectious Disease

    Without the clinical experience to take the exam, unless you can find a job where certification is not required you're probably going to need to put in the time. The responsiblities of an MT and an...

  6. Ephrata Community Hospital

    sjrn85 replied to Kerolyn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Not true. While there are a lot of Amish and Mennonite, it's actually a very diverse area, and the Plain do not make up the majority (it's not "Witness"). There are lots of Philly commuters; housing...

  7. Mandatory night rotation - legal?

    sjrn85 replied to tineann's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You have been there for 10y and have only recently been confronted with this issue? I'm sorry, but I am not sympathetic at all. First of all, it's in your contract. Second, as suzanne pointed out, few...

  8. New Grad will be 5 months pregnant.

    sjrn85 replied to NYC44's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Pre-existing conditions have nothing to do with FMLA. You can have a pre-x and still qualify, but you must have met the 1 year & 1,250 hr requirement. A hospital may choose to allow an employee...

  9. Patient/Family Rage

    sjrn85 replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i agree with this. i'm also troubled by people who aren't nurses (lay people, in other words) weighing in on this topic. this is a board for nurses and nursing

  10. Patient/Family Rage

    sjrn85 replied to sawbuck's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Instead of threatening to clock the nurse who wouldn't stop digging for an IV, you could have yanked your arm away, as someone else suggested, or told her if she didn't stop you would file assault and...

  11. Help me--with dieing neighbor

    sjrn85 replied to askater11's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What are the patient's wishes? Does she want aggressive treatment right up to the end? It is a sad fact that there are some people who will choose futile care, no matter how gently/positively hospice...

  12. Floating to diffrent units in your hospital

    sjrn85 replied to mugwump's topic in General Nursing

    ITA w/ fergus; we would never expect this of physicians. It's totally inappropriate to expect that a nurse can float to any unit and function. And I have to wonder at nurses who feel they can float...

  13. Foul Speaking Nurse..............

    sjrn85 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    My suggestion: get hold of the book "Shakespear's Insults." It's very funny reading, and there are some terrific lines in it that will stop people in their tracks. (Not that you want to go around...

  14. Foul Speaking Nurse..............

    sjrn85 replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    One of my English teachers in high school once said that people who routinely use profanity have a lack of creativity, because there are far more interesting and powerful words that can be used...

  15. **Organ Donation**

    sjrn85 replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    If I were willing to accept a transplant, I would see that I would have more of an obligation to be willing to donate. But I'm not willing to accept a transplant, for reasons I don't feel I should be...

  16. **Organ Donation**

    sjrn85 replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    Don't assume I haven't been involved in the process. I was expressing my view that I feel the word is a way of buffering what is happening. If you'd read my post more carefully, you'd have seen that...

  17. **Organ Donation**

    sjrn85 replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't being sarcastic. Any time someone posts about not being willing to be a donor, that person is usually treated to numerous posts ranging from righteous indignation to major attempts a...

  18. **Organ Donation**

    sjrn85 replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that settles it for me, since I hate bananas and country music. The day I listen to Shania

  19. **Organ Donation**

    sjrn85 replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    That's another thing; using the word "harvest." It depersonalizes the whole situation. It's not like you're talking about crops. (Not meant directly at the quoted poster...I know that's the lingo...

  20. **Organ Donation**

    sjrn85 replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    I won't donate, and I dare anyone to try to make me feel bad about it. If the process were handled differently, maybe. But I'll give you an example of what turns me off. There's an article in the...

  21. I forgot to give report!

    sjrn85 replied to nursejohio's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It happens to everyone at one time or another. Don't let it discourage you. But please, retire the "older nurse eats her young" expression. You ad a bad experience with an unpleasant nurse, and nurses...

  22. Need advice on $$ Xmas bonus for nurse?

    sjrn85 replied to doctorwife's topic in General Nursing

    Question...does your husband need another nurse?

  23. What is the difference btwn. a bachelors vs. an associates?

    sjrn85 replied to selulion's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Diploma programs are generally three years in length; not shorter than an

  24. New Grad will be 5 months pregnant.

    sjrn85 replied to NYC44's topic in First Year After Licensure

    To qualify for FMLA, you must have been employed for one year and worked at least 1,250 hrs that year, so she would not qualify. I think she should be honest. It may seem easier to say nothing now,...

  25. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    sjrn85 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    That's a violation of the nurse practice act in just about every state. She should know better. Try calling her a PA sometime and see how she reacts.