woody62 RN

woody62 has 27 years experience as a RN and specializes in icu, er, transplant, case management, ps.

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1. Can bipolar disorder get in the way of recieving lnursing licensure?

   woody62 replied to sironside's topic in Disabilities

   I do not know. When I reactivated my license, here in Florida, in 1996, they asked for a diagnose, medications and when I had been last hospitalized. My psychiatrist wrote a letter stating he felt I was stable and saw no reason to restrict my licen...

2. who should sign DNR for teenager?

   woody62 replied to patpat's topic in General Nursing

   There is no simple answer to the question. Even if the minor is emancipated, most physicians and hospital administrators would not accept a request. At the very minimum, two or more psych evaluations. And if parents appear, it would be a hard row ...

3. INSULIN NCLEX question

   woody62 replied to Delta18's topic in General Nursing

   I would choose the answer which had the 5PM included in it. I very rarely take regular insulin. And I generally take it on a sliding scale because of my use of steroids to help control my asthma. And most Type 2's who do, take the combination, which ...

4. INSULIN NCLEX question

   woody62 replied to Delta18's topic in General Nursing

   Many of us insulin dependent Type 2's, nurse and non-nurse, are well educated in the symptoms of hypoglycemia. We know when we start to experience the early symptoms, enough to check our blood sugar. And if it has only dropped a little, to continue t...

5. INSULIN NCLEX question

   woody62 replied to Delta18's topic in General Nursing

   I am sorry but I believe none of these answers are correct. I take NPH and occasionally regular insulin with it. I have to watch for a hypoglycemic attack at the time at which my NPH begins to peak, six to ten hours. And if I have to take regular ins...

6. advanced directives and power or attorney, please answer my question

   woody62 replied to bymysoultosqueezeRN's topic in General Nursing

   When I first started in nursing, we had an ethics committee to decide when to take a patient off a ventilator and DNR him. Unfortunately, it seemed the committee took more time then the patient did to decide to die. I have informed my daughter her ...

7. H.R. 5924 Emergency Nursing Supply relief act

   woody62 replied to able969's topic in General Nursing

   In an attempt to answer the OP's questions. We have been allowing facilities to import foreign nurses to shore up the almost continuous shortage of nurses. We began losing young people entering nursing programs in the 1970's when more and more fiel...

8. advanced directives and power or attorney, please answer my question

   woody62 replied to bymysoultosqueezeRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have a Living Will and a Health Care Proxy. My daughter is named as my proxy. She and I have had numerous talks about what I want done if I am no longer able to voice my choice. I have also discussed this with my PCP, who is aware of my feelings...

9. Cussed out by a family member

   woody62 replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

   No, I am a sixty-three year old grandmother, not a grandfather. If anyone thought I meant for someone to take an upset individual off into a secluded room, you have miss understood what I was attempting to say. But neither would I have this discuss...

10. Cussed out by a family member

    woody62 replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    I would take a different route from what many have suggested here. It is not pleasant to be berated by a family member, especially in front of others. But this gives you an opportunity to use all those excellent communication skills you learn in yo...

11. Nurse fired for calling police

    woody62 replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    nursesteve2004, if I had been an employee and received the lecture you state all employees did, I would have been looking for another job. No one is forced to stay with an employer that they feel puts them and others in jeopardy. If anyone stays wi...

12. Unprofessional Nurse

    woody62 replied to Katy-NursingStudent's topic in Professionalism

    I am sixty-three years old. I have no savings, no retirement, no property, about $30,000 in medical debts that I have been slowly paying off, no credit cards. I live on a fixed income, which after paying all my expenses for the month, generally lea...

13. Working with a cast?

    woody62 replied to Skwidward's topic in General Nursing

    A few questions, please. How do you wash your hands between patients? How do you wash your hands prior to giving a treatment. How do you remove dressings and apply fresh ones? How to you pass an NG tube or a foley? I agree with the other poster....

14. 75 mcg Fentanyl patch a day early on lethargic patient?

    woody62 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the mid1990's I was on a fentanyl patch. I suffered no lethargy, so I think hers may be due to something else. Second, one gets a measured dose. Putting on a new patch does not give a patient a boost of medication. I would have removed th...

15. Withholding Pain Meds???

    woody62 replied to In_Chantress's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder what the DON would do if surgeons said their patients were to received pain medication regardless of HER rule? I can understand it not being given then a patient being asked to sign for consent immediately or shortly after receiving it. I ...