woody62

woody62 RN

icu, er, transplant, case management, ps

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  1. Passing meds you did not pull.

    woody62 replied to busy-bee's topic in General Nursing

    Since I am a staff relief nurse or just newly hired, I would quit. And to answer all your questions, that is simple NO.

  2. RN medicated my patient without documenting!

    woody62 replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught and I did this, when administering a narcotic to a patient, you sign it off in the MAR. No problems with a patient getting a medication before or too long after, it is due. If another...

  3. Back injury: stories & support for an injured RN

    woody62 replied to christie_0307's topic in General Nursing

    I suffered three low back injures before I finally herniated my L4-5 on the right side. My surgeon took the position that the previous three injures had more then likely caused a bulging of my L4-5...

  4. i need some support with an injury

    woody62 replied to cardsRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a result of a car accident, I suffered a C4-5, 5-6, 6-7 herniation, two infringing on my spinal cord. I had to have a three level cervical laminectomy, with plates and bone grafts. I still have...

  5. Infection Control

    woody62 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Her attitude has some pluses and minuses. A patient, with MRSA or VSRA, should be on isolation. Anyone entering their room, depending on what is infected, should be at the minimum wearing a gloves...

  6. when male patient pulls his foley out

    woody62 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch, ouch. I have had a few male patients discontinue their foleys. The uro called taught me a valuable lesson for reinsertion. Get a fresh, unopened tube of K-y, a sterile 30 cc syringe. Put the...

  7. Someone else makes a mistake, I get in trouble

    woody62 replied to Anesthetize's topic in General Nursing

    If I had noticed that another shift didn't do a blood sugar, I would have done it. And when I recorded it, I would have noted the time I did it.

  8. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    woody62 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    My point is are you dealing w/ your dislike of alcoholics? B/c this whole thread is pointless if it does not lead to us becoming better nurses by dealing w/ our issues w/ other people. And I am saying...

  9. Incompetent nurses

    woody62 replied to medicrnguy's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a few paramedica who were attending the same university as I was, in order to get their degree and qualify to take their licensing exam. They thought pretty highly of themselves too. I...

  10. MRSA scare !

    woody62 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder what I should do. My oldest granddaughter is on her high school's diving team. She recently went to the regional dive meeting. And right after she returned, a student, in the next county,...

  11. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    woody62 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

  12. Family looking through patient chart?(Sorry, kind of long...)

    woody62 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    ]And your hospital better be careful when they dictate who has to be present when someone reads a medical record. SMH tried to do the same thing to me. They cited that it was 'hospital policy' and...

  13. Impaired Nurses

    woody62 replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Believe it or not, I understand where you are coming from. I spent ten years as a major case manager, for a private company, managing W.C. clients. And the last year, I worked in severe pain while...

  14. Family looking through patient chart?(Sorry, kind of long...)

    woody62 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    The only time I have ever been angry with Sarasota Memorial was in 1999 when I requested to see my complete medical records from them. My records went back to 1990. They gave me a hard time saying...

  15. Impaired Nurses

    woody62 replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    But I only suggested that nurses be tested. Doctors would never agree. But of course, you know this don't you? Actually there are nurses and doctors who have to undergo routine testing in order to...

  16. Impaired Nurses

    woody62 replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If a nurse takes a narcotic, while working, she/he is violating their NPA. One cannot work under the influence of a narcotic. You can't even drive while taking a narcotic. But there are people who...

  17. Impaired Nurses

    woody62 replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    let me explain a few things to you about patient education (this is not directly related to this thread but it is). how much a patient retains, how much their family and others want to help or impede...

  18. Impaired Nurses

    woody62 replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Tazzi, it has been my experience that people who tend to be so judgemental really have something in their past they wish to hide. I have worked with impaired nurses (I hate the term, it implies they...

  19. Family looking through patient chart?(Sorry, kind of long...)

    woody62 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    The only person who has the right to have access to the chart is the patient or the person holding a duly appointed Power of Attorney. No other member of the family has any right to read the chart...

  20. Impaired Nurses

    woody62 replied to SR@csi's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Nurses should be monitored for the rest of their professional life. I wonder why physicians are not subjected to the same rules? Since the 'pee' test is totally random, it is impossible to guess...

  21. Pt post CABG changed in mental status

    woody62 replied to meimeiy's topic in General Nursing

    it depends on how long the patient is under, his state of health prior to the surgery, what other medications he was on, if he was on bypass and for how long, what he is getting for pain management....

  22. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    woody62 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    i have had several clients in several of the major medical centers of miami. i wish i could say that i was surprised by the treatment of this couple but sadly, i am not. while miami has south beach,...

  23. Florida Pay rates

    woody62 replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on which part of the state you live in, $21.86 sounds about right. You might get two dollars an hour more in Orlando or Miami. Florida has no state income take, only sales tax and property...

  24. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    woody62 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    My prejudice was a personal one. My mother was a closet alcoholic and as a child thru young adulthood, I took the brunt of her drunken rages and angry outburst. I could most likely work with an...

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

    woody62 replied to sironside's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Are you asking me? I haven't had an episode in eleven years. And the only medication I have been on is lithium. I had several episodes, in the 90's but I was also suffering from severe clinical...