woody62

woody62 RN

icu, er, transplant, case management, ps

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  1. Any Diabetic nurses out there?

    woody62 replied to turtletyme's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    If you don't mind me asking, where in Tennessee do you live? Do you live within driving distance of Chattanooga,Knoxville, Nashville or Memphis? I know the first three cities have several major...

  2. Rich nurses?

    woody62 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    You are welcome. And just remember, if you get injured and can't return to bedside nursing, you will have one leg up with a BSN, then those that don't go on with their education.

  3. ICU: Nurses Wash Patients + Make Beds?

    woody62 replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in ICU, back in the 70's and 80's, I did total patient care, including baths and bed changes. I had to empty foley bags out and restock necessary supplies by each patients bedside. I...

  4. Rich nurses?

    woody62 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    Some people are only concerned about their pocketbooks. I certainly am glad that I haven't had the misfortune of being care for by any of them. I believe that nurses should be paid what they are...

  5. Have I displayed drug seeking behavior??

    woody62 replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

    Now I understand. While HMO coverage cost less, they have to many rights, for my taste, over the person including limiting the number of pills one can received, if they can even receive them at all....

  6. Have I displayed drug seeking behavior??

    woody62 replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, unless an insurance company has written it's limitation directly into it's contract, they cannot refuse to pay for more. I am not saying that an insurance company would not attempt to...

  7. "It jsut water weight........"

    woody62 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a fan of Atkins and never have been. I think his diet is too dangerous for Type 2 diabetics, of which there are a number of his adherents that swear by him. There is just too great a risk...

  8. Rich nurses?

    woody62 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    And I did not get paid for my work. And the RNs who struck, were striking for a wage of $5,000 a year, back in 1966. Not a great deal of money, not even in 1966, especially when you consider how...

  9. Rich nurses?

    woody62 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    The point is, I have never crossed a picket line, to work as a nurse. I did cross an 1199 picket line, in 1976, on orders of my boss, the Associate Commissioner of Health, Department of Health, in...

  10. Have I displayed drug seeking behavior??

    woody62 replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

    No, you are not drug seeking. But I have a few questions and suggestions. Has the insurance company said why they will only cover six a month? Unless you are receiving Medicaid, which can limit the...

  11. is IV hard?

    woody62 replied to Ilubrize's topic in General Nursing

    Starting one or getting one started? I found IV's easy to start, when I was starting them, even in geratic age patients. But now that I am on the receiving end, I've had some pretty bad experiences,...

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

    woody62 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    But one gallon doesn't equal one liter. It is more like three liters equal one gallon. Or something like taht. I haven't bought gas in Canada in four years and I have forgotten just what a gallon...

  13. Patients with interesting occupations (or not)

    woody62 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are right. Perhaps I was thinking about the pair of teachers who got mixed up in the murder of one of their fellow teachers and her two children. Both were tried, convicted and went to prison,...

  14. Rich nurses?

    woody62 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    You may not think it is unethical but several of my former professors and other nurses I know consider it unethical. Hospitals are warned long before they are struck, so that they can discharge...

  15. "It jsut water weight........"

    woody62 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Actually according to my google search, a gallon of water, at room temperature weighs 8 1/3 pounds. But unless you are overload of fluids, such as edema, it is kind of hard to lose a gallon of...

  16. RN working for insurance company?

    woody62 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Most of those that do physicals work out of their home. And are paid per patient.

  17. Education options???

    woody62 replied to mariej's topic in General Nursing

    There was a hospital, in Boston, that once hired only BSN graduates. Their care was better, the rate of errors less, and patient satisfaction high. They then merged with another hospital who didn't...

  18. "It jsut water weight........"

    woody62 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    A gallon of milk does not weigh 7 or 7 1/2 pounds. If it did, I wouldn't be able to lift it. Since it is a liquid, more then likely it weighs the same as water. But I'll bring the next gallon of...

  19. Rich nurses?

    woody62 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    Strike busting pay is working in a facility, generally for much more then what is normally paid, when the staff has gone out on strike. You are crossing picket lines to work. In most states there is...

  20. Patients on Medicaid

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

    Sorry but I believe we are comparing apples to oranges. People who complain that illegals get welfare benefits, such as Medicaid, food stamps, Section 8 housing, welfare income, are either living in...

  21. Patients with interesting occupations (or not)

    woody62 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    To answer the question 'what is a bagpipe maker'. A bagpipe is a wind instrument of the country of Scotland. And they are difficult to make. I can understand why someone can earn a living making...

  22. Rich nurses?

    woody62 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    No education is ever a waste. And one never knowns when one may be hurt, unable to work at what they normal do, no longer able to earn the big bucks they once did. And must move to a different area....

  23. "It jsut water weight........"

    woody62 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety, a gallon of water weighs 2.2 pounds. Any 'water' you lose by restricting fluid intake is at best temporary, since most cannot restrict their fluid intake long term. The fifteen pounds you...

  24. Patients on Medicaid

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

    Like I've said, I would love to know the counties and states in which counties and/or states have either allowed assets or real estate to be transfered to relatives or seized by counties, states, or...

  25. just got off ltd, now back to hospital, so overwhelmed.Please HELP ur sister, !

    woody62 replied to the princess's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    [A question, how long have you been disabled? Next year, in November, I will have been disabled for twenty years. One of the few times I have been told I could return to work and that I am stealing...