woody62

woody62 RN

icu, er, transplant, case management, ps

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  1. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    woody62 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am happy that you got the help that you needed. And that you have gotten the support from your husband and your program. Best wishes and good health.

  2. RN question to CMA's (tell me it ain't so)

    woody62 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry but I don't understand your comment. Mine is that although the programs in my area of Florida have made many of the requisites, prerequisites, they don't seem to have improved their...

  3. Patients on Medicaid

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

    Nice of you to take some time away from your hitting those little dimpled balls around;) Just my point. Who gets to decide? And on what should their decisions be based on? Should only people who...

  4. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

    woody62 replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I've been out of basic nursing education for thirty six years. In 2003 I completed two graduate courses in nursing curriculum. Back in 1969 to 1971 I spent twenty four hours a week, two semester's a...

  5. work while on narcotics?

    woody62 replied to deehaverrn's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Each BON has its own rules about working or driving while under the influence of narcotics. Most will not allow you to work or drive under the influence. That being said, there are those who work...

  6. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    woody62 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It varies from state to state, as far as BON are concerned. And Florida is funny. They ask about seizure disorders for drivers licenses but not unless you have had one in the past two years. New...

  7. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    woody62 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Licensing boards can ask for the information. If you are under current treatment and your mental illness is such that it interferes with your ability to function as a nurse, a license can be refused....

  8. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    woody62 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Know anyone who want's to adopted me and move me back up to God's country

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

    woody62 replied to sironside's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Some states ask on your application if you have ever suffered from a mental illness or are under treatment for a mental illness. My advice, answer yes. They generally ask what for and a letter from...

  10. workmans comp injury

    woody62 replied to jcal4800's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Without knowing which state you work in, it is kind of difficult to comment. Most state's do not allow for termination when you are out on comp but it is a different story when you return to work....

  11. LPN vs RN

    woody62 replied to 2bNurseNik's topic in General Nursing

    I was an LPN for three years before graduating from my RN program. But I never attended a PN program. I was allowed to obtain my LPN based on my twenty-nine months of my diploma program. LPNs have...

  12. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    woody62 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hey, it is a good thing I haven't suffered a manic or depressive episode in the last eleven years. I wouldn't be able to get my Florida license, if I wanted one. This state has more penny anti rules...

  13. lazy co-workers

    woody62 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    My oldest granddaughter has a cell phone. My daughter and SIL have cell phones. Grandma, I don't. Don't have one, don't want one. They are the biggest piece of garbage ever put up on everyone. I...

  14. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    woody62 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I looked up Florida's application. Yes, they do ask about mental health problems. And there is no law or rule against them doing it. The ADA protects you from employers, it does nothing to protect...

  15. Patients on Medicaid

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

    I'm sorry but I have to take issue with some of what you have posted. I onced lived in San Diego. And until Christmas of 2005, I had relatives that still lived there and whom I visited. To be...

  16. Rich nurses?

    woody62 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    I find your examples interesting because I graduated with an associate degree originally and I am a former resident of NY, as well as a former administrative assistant of a teaching hospital. I'll...

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

    woody62 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Is your assisted living facility in a home? I lived in a retirement center for eight months before moving on. I lived in the independent side but I had options with the state of Florida that I could...

  18. Any Diabetic nurses out there?

    woody62 replied to turtletyme's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am on insulin but I am also permanently disabled. I suggest you quietly look around for another position more suited to your likes and your diabetes. Being one of two nurses opens you to suffering...

  19. Patients on Medicaid

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

    One would think, with a father who served twenty-eight years, a brother who served twenty two years, and my own National Guard duty of four years I would fully support you. My father use to tell me...

  20. tough being a patient advocate

    woody62 replied to nurse0541's topic in General Nursing

    You have much to be proud of and thankful that the higher up's supported you. And took appropriate action. Unfortunately, administrations do not always take the right steps to correct wrong...

  21. Looking down on those who take lunch breaks???

    woody62 replied to mismissy69's topic in General Nursing

    Since I take insulin, I couldn't miss taking a meal break, regardless of what anyone said. And come h*** or high water, I would. And I would dare anyone to stop me.

  22. Rich nurses?

    woody62 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, at least we have retained our sense of humor. I too dream of returning to work, as a nurse. Then I take a walk and all the pain comes rushing back, a long with the reason's for my inability to...

  23. lazy co-workers

    woody62 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started working, as an LPN, in 1968 I worked with an R.N. who wouldn't answer lights, not even on her assigned patients. And if the patient's need didn't require her direct intervention,...

  24. Patients on Medicaid

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

    I kind of figured that I was correct. I had never hear of anyone receiving as much money as had been quoted. People tend to believe what they want to believe. If they convice themselves that people...

  25. Staph Infection, I don't know what I'm talking about!!

    woody62 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know the advisability of isolating MRSA patients. I do know what happen to a friend of mine, in a Brooklyn hospital. She suffers from MS. And she was admitted for evaluation and treatment...