woody62

woody62 RN

icu, er, transplant, case management, ps

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  1. Back for BSN and hate it!

    woody62 replied to Diva Nurse Dani's topic in General Nursing

    Come on, don't you just love going to class for the enjoyment of learning. Really, I think you need a break. You really haven't taken a break between programs. After you have taken a break, you can...

  2. Patients on Medicaid

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

    Everyone is entitled to their own feelings. If someone feels like they are entitled to treat someone poorly because they are working hard to support them, in lieu of the individual getting a job,...

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

    woody62 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most people do not realize that a state's Department of Education can give programs the right to issue diplomas and certificates but the programs may not be nationally accredited. A few years ago...

  4. Injured Football Player

    woody62 replied to sanctuary's topic in General Nursing

    I am a Bills fan as well. And am praying for this young man, who is a graduate of the University of Miami. I am also a former case manager and have dealt with spinal cord injures. He suffered a...

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

    woody62 replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Here, in Charlotte County, Florida any child that is suspected of having a communicable disease must be seen by his/her physician and cleared. This goes also for cuts, lacerations or any draining...

  6. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    woody62 replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I too suffer from bipolar disorder. I was finally correctly diagnosed in 1976, after spending time in therapy and on a truck load of antidepressants that did nothing to solve my problems. I have...

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

    woody62 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hudson Valley may be in the minority but they didn't bow to student pressure to lessen their requirements or less their clinical time. And HVCC has one of the highest passing rate for state boards,...

  8. Rich nurses?

    woody62 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    Think I can join? I haven't worked in 17 years because of a permanent diability. But I do hold a valid professional nurses license.

  9. glucose meters...

    woody62 replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    WalMart has a meter manufactured by their store brand named ReliOn, with strips at a lower cost then others. Some manufacturers do have programs that supply meters and test strips at a much lower...

  10. Florence Nightengale Pledge.

    woody62 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    Would you believe that I kind of fell into nursing? By that I mean, I was offered a years worth of free college plus $15 every two weeks for three years. Since my parents would allow me to remain in...

  11. Patients on Medicaid

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

    I need to defend a few things I have posted since some have taken great issue with my postings. I have been in the health care field since 1964. In 1965 Medicare/Medicaid came into being. Both...

  12. Patients on Medicaid

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

    Do you honestly think that poor mothers have more children in order to collect an additional $236? As usual, this is what I have heard, only to often, by those that have never lived on a poverty...

  13. Our teacher fudged our clinical hours let us go home and now I am out of school

    woody62 replied to SaraLee's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately there are numerous programs that do not meet the needs of their students. And they continue to exist because students are too afraid to complain or are accepting of the short changing...

  14. Piggyback IV question

    woody62 replied to big apple's topic in General Nursing

    I would change both the primary and secondary tubing. No mater if the primary tubing has potassium running, it still had the vanco running thru it.

  15. ages:)

    woody62 replied to iluvmynavyman's topic in General Nursing

    Woody

  16. vinager acidosis

    woody62 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Can you hurt yourself by chronically ingesting weak acidic fluids...of course, but i imagine it would more than likely present as oral/esophageal/pharyngeal - and then probably as an erosion. Actually...

  17. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

    woody62 replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know much, actually nothing at all, about Banner Hospitals. Are they a for profit outfit? It is not saying much, if you are willing to drive to Scottsdale for care, that is a bit of a drive,...

  18. vinager acidosis

    woody62 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Believe it or not drinking a small amount of vinegar, honey and water has been demonstrated to have a somewhat positive effect on our body. However, drinking six ounces of vinegar twice a day, can...

  19. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

    woody62 replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your support. One thing I forgot to post. When I was working I received a uniform allowance. It was a set number of dollars paid out every three months. If a facility is going to...

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

    woody62 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of the reason's it is advised that one check out, with a potential program you may want to transfer to, after completing the initial one, what, if any credits they will accept. No college or...

  21. Glucose Testing Question

    woody62 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a Type 2 diabetic since 1990. And I have watched the values of what is considered a 'good' number or range change over time. What you are doing is considered just a simple screening tool...

  22. Florence Nightengale Pledge.

    woody62 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    Believe it or not, back in 1964 when I went to Brooklyn State Hospital, School of Nursing, we spent the first twelve weeks of our History of Nursing class studying the old gal and just what she went...

  23. Our teacher fudged our clinical hours let us go home and now I am out of school

    woody62 replied to SaraLee's topic in General Nursing

    I know that several have advised you to notify both the program and your BON. You are apparently represented by an attorney. Before you do anything, you need to check with him first, and get his...

  24. Florence Nightengale Pledge.

    woody62 replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    I guess quite a lot of us have forgotten our nursing history or just didn't learn it. The old gal was a rebel in her time. She stepped out of the mold of her time. And she took nursing and made it...

  25. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

    woody62 replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry but I see nothing wrong with color coding different departments. Granted, everyone generally wears ID badges but how many times have I attempted to look at someone's, only to find it...