MG-NotANurse

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1. Dumbest Pt Family Statement or Question

   MG-NotANurse replied to Gabe's GirlLVN's topic in General Nursing

   When can he be circumsized?! - Dad asking about his new son as he is .. being intubated after birth.. This might not be as dumb as it seems. A circumcision is performed 8 days after birth. It is considered so important among orthodox Jews, that...

2. Should family members insist on being present for procedures?

   MG-NotANurse replied to MG-NotANurse's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, everyone, for your responses. Lpnflorida, I didn't question myself at the time. But almost everybody I know seemed to believe that Mom would absolutely not receive proper care unless I was making a pest of myself in the waiting room, and ...

3. Should family members insist on being present for procedures?

   MG-NotANurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I don't post often on this site, but when I do I always receive thoughtful and helpful answers. My mother had cataract surgery recently; the procedure went very well. Mom is very independent and told me that she would make her own arrangements to...

4. On mortgages for RNs

   MG-NotANurse replied to LovingL&D's topic in General Nursing

   I've posted on this site a number of times to thank nurses for taking good care of me, so now I have the chance to offer advice in my own specialty, which is real estate-related law. I do many loan closings, and I'm personally unfamiliar with spec...

5. Shout-out to the nurses who were so nice

   MG-NotANurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone. About a year ago, I gave a collective thank you on this site to the nurses who were so supportive during my colonoscopy/endoscopy. Another thank you is due to the two nurses [or possibly physician's assistants - they didn't wear ID] wh...

6. Patients can sue all the nurses?

   MG-NotANurse replied to autumn_sky's topic in General Nursing

   I don't specialize in medical malpractice, but, regarding santhony44's question, there's actually a good rationale for a plaintiff to name everybody on the chart. In the early stages of a lawsuit, the relative culpability of each defendant hasn't ...

7. Patient family issues

   MG-NotANurse replied to foxc1121's topic in General Nursing

   As a family member of patients, I think that you make a very good point. In the past, I've been genuinely afraid to try to help loved ones in the hospital, for fear of dislodging any of the tubes or lines. (I've also encountered staff who seemed ...

8. Hating nurses? What is going on?

   MG-NotANurse replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

   bigsyis and emanuel goldstein are absolutely correct. as a family member of hospital patients, i had seen enough bad stuff to make me absolutely terrified when i had to have an endoscopy/colonoscopy about a year ago. fortunately, the nurse assign...

9. Ever Been Called To Provide A Deposition

   MG-NotANurse replied to kTIE's topic in General Nursing

   This depends on what state you are in. In New York, for example, the fee is regulated by statute, and is "fifteen dollars for attendance fees and twenty-three cents as travel expenses for each mile to the place of attendance from the place where h...

10. Ever Been Called To Provide A Deposition

    MG-NotANurse replied to kTIE's topic in General Nursing

    The following is not legal advice, but I've been conducting and defending depositions for a couple of decades, and you should bear the following in mind. One, if you're not being personally sued, then you're a "non-party," and the hospital's lawye...

11. Thank you to the endo nurse who took such good care of me

    MG-NotANurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, everyone. I used this site a couple of months ago, when I was preparing for my endoscopy/colonoscopy. I thought that I would return to thank Nurse "Mary" [not her real name] for taking such good care of me. I really appreciated the f...

12. law school

    MG-NotANurse replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Cyberkat. As my name implies, I'm not a nurse. I found this site while doing research after my mother-in-law's CVA, almost exactly one year ago. The people on the site were very supportive and generous with their assistance, and, once or twice...

13. Dead Beat attorneys how do you get your money?

    MG-NotANurse replied to Tango71's topic in Legal

    I'm so glad that you had a good result in small claims court. Remember to mail a copy of the judgment to the defendant by certified mail and demand payment. If the defendant doesn't pay you (and judgment debtors often don't), file the small claims ju...

14. What do you think of this surgical flub-up?

    MG-NotANurse replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    Hello Begalli. What an awful series of events. I agree with Leslie and 3rdShiftGuy that your first priority is your father's condition. I wish him a speedy recovery. 3rdShiftGuy is correct that the hospital may offer a financial settlement, but pleas...

15. Dead Beat attorneys how do you get your money?

    MG-NotANurse replied to Tango71's topic in Legal

    Hi, Tango71. I haven't seen your contract, but based on what you say, you can seek recovery on several theories. One, for breach of your written contract. Two, I don't know where you live, but in New York you can seek recovery for an "account stated,...