woody62

woody62 RN

icu, er, transplant, case management, ps

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  1. autism cure

    woody62 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that every once in a while, blame is placed on either vaccinations or diet. I am surprised that people, would fall for such poorly researched evidence. No scientific evidence as ever...

  2. Patients on Medicaid

    woody62 replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    AAAHHHH the good old days. Just put a few extra on the barbie and you can feed a family. I'll be right over for dinner.

  3. Patients on Medicaid

    woody62 replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What I would like to know is how they know these people, in their supermarket line, have Medicaid. You don't have to show proof of Medicaid in order to use food stamps. And to be perfectly honest,...

  4. Rule Book On Narcotic Pain Medication

    woody62 replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in General Nursing

    I have a question for those of you who call the doctor when the patient ask for his pain medication a half an hour before it is due. You call the physician and in my experience, it generally takes up...

  5. Back injuries?

    woody62 replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    I suffered my first low back injury in 1972. I suffered another one in 1975 and a third one, in 1979. They were all diagnosed as low back strain, which they mostly were. But I thought using the...

  6. Cat had subcutaneous emphysema

    woody62 replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    I am not surprised. I diagnosed a growth on my daughter's greyhound, when it was smaller then a very small onion. He was pulling his hind leg off the ground a little bit and when I ran my hands over...

  7. How can i resolve this mess!

    woody62 replied to RN_InOZ's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sorry about your problems. In the United States, an employer is somewhat limited as to what they can say. The most important question they can ask and be answered is, will they rehire you. If you...

  8. any nurses out there with back injuries

    woody62 replied to rehab nurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I need to post a few corrections. SSDI's application is more then 16 pages long. You need to complete it completely, obtain copies of your medical records, especially the doctors who have said that...

  9. Any Nurses With Chronic Asthmatic Bronchitis and Severe Osteoarthritis?

    woody62 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I know the mountaintop area fairly well, having driven over it numerous times. Funny, I was born in Troy and my parents purchased a house, in Schenectady, back in 1968. My daughter was born at St....

  10. Have I displayed drug seeking behavior??

    woody62 replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

    I am so thankful I don't suffer from these types of headaches. In fact, I rarely have a headache.

  11. "It jsut water weight........"

    woody62 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    That is because a gallon of gas, in a closed container, frequently develops some of it's content into vapors. And we all know how much hot air weights:lol2:

  12. "It jsut water weight........"

    woody62 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Steph, I had a rough range of howmany liters equaled one gallon, since I never really saved any money filling my gas tank in Canada. I have researched the weight of water, here on the net,...

  13. Patients on Medicaid

    woody62 replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In 1975, the legislature of New York State passed a law mandating that all elective Medicaid admissions have prior approval and all emergency admissions had to be reviewed and approved within a twenty...

  14. Rule Book On Narcotic Pain Medication

    woody62 replied to MustangSallie1997's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to swim against the tide but I have always understood it was permissible to give a pain medication up to thirty minutes before it was due, if one had determined it was necessary. To avoid...

  15. Patients on Medicaid

    woody62 replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In response to two posting regarding preparation for one's old age and housing for the elderly. Years ago, when parents became elderly and no longer able to live on their own, if they had children,...

  16. USF College of Nursing

    woody62 replied to MLH821's topic in Florida Nursing

    I took several graduate nursing course at USF between 1996 to 1999. My professors were pretty good. I loved on that taught pathophysiology. He was a nurse who had returned and gotten his M.D. He...

  17. Anyone attend LIU, Adelphi,Molloy or NYU's Nursing program?

    woody62 replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in New York Nursing

    Sorry but LIU has had one of the poorest track records for their nursing graduates passing the NYS board. It was that way when I attended, it remained that way in the 80's and 90's. While my public...

  18. Patients on Medicaid

    woody62 replied to DiEd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But then you are encouraging all the free loaders, like myself, to take all your tax money.

  19. Diabetic Educator?

    woody62 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not only are they a wonderful organization but they are extremely help if getting one's self certified as a diabetic educator.

  20. Rich nurses?

    woody62 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    One of the major problems with nurses and doctors, here in the U.S., we delude ourselves into believing that we have the most advanced health care systems in the world. And we ignore our terrible...

  21. Can parents be forced...

    woody62 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The term you are looking for is a Guardian Ad Litum. Depending on the state, they can be either an attorney or a specially trained individual. Here, in Florida, there are three types, a gneral...

  22. Rich nurses?

    woody62 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to know the answer to that question as well. I've worked with nurses from overseas. The vast majority of them came to the U.S. because even when they did not earn as much as we did, they...

  23. criminal record in nursing school???

    woody62 replied to orangepez01's topic in General Nursing

    The Florida BON will not give you an answer. They will tell you to wait until you graduate. Then, when you submit your application they will make their decision. Sorry but this is true. And I live...

  24. criminal record in nursing school???

    woody62 replied to orangepez01's topic in General Nursing

    I know the BON here in Florida. And yes, they can ask you if you have ever been arrested for a misdemeanor or a felony. And if you have been convicted or plead no contest. They ask for the charges,...

  25. Brain tumor dx

    woody62 replied to sunnydaydream's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    What is the level of our cognitive deficits, if you don't mind me asking? I suffered three major head injures, in 1972, 1980 and 1989. After the third one, I suffered cognitive impairments and got...