woody62

woody62 RN

icu, er, transplant, case management, ps

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  1. incapable, helpless, unmotivated, unteachable pts who are unable to cope with life

    woody62 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you keep your sense of humor, especially as you grow older. You will need it.

  2. incapable, helpless, unmotivated, unteachable pts who are unable to cope with life

    woody62 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry but Medicare has no eligibility requirements as far as finances. Medicare is not a needs based type of insurance governed by the federal law. You can either become eligible for it, at a...

  3. Patients on Medicaid

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

    But even the amount of money they receive, for a new baby, is minimal. In some states it is an average of as little as $50 a month. I am kind of tired of people complain that welfare moms just keep...

  4. Patients on Medicaid

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

    Actually, it is a misconception that welfare is mult generational. Prior to the Clinton's change in the federal welfare law, the statistics showed that the majority of people collection bebefits were...

  5. Patients on Medicaid

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

    I was a junior in a diploma program, in 1965, when Medicare/Medicaid came into being. I remember all the dire warnings about both programs be a sign of socialized medicine. And we were all going to...

  6. Keiser opinions? Please help.

    woody62 replied to mommie2bodie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have not ever attended Keiser University. I did notice yesterday. on a ride from Charlotte County to Sea World Orlando, several of their branches. They were all built along either I75 or I4. That...

  7. incapable, helpless, unmotivated, unteachable pts who are unable to cope with life

    woody62 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I do not need to contact DSS. In the 80's and 90's I worked with them regarding clients and my own parents. In 2006, I got the privilege of having to deal with DSS themselves as well as a...

  8. Patients on Medicaid

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

    I hope she called the police and had her arrested and prosecuted for assault and battery. No one should be allowed to get away with that type of behavior.

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

    woody62 replied to the princess's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have worked with an number of nurses who were out on disability and I have been permanently disabled since November 28, 1988. While you may hear that no one can make you feel down and lower your...

  10. Do you ever get gifts from patients?

    woody62 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    How beautiful. If you do not mind, I would like to paint a picture of a bird rising from the ashes, with his lovely, beautiful poem below it.

  11. Do you ever get gifts from patients?

    woody62 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    I feel that any time a patient or their family takes the time and makes the effort to thank staff, it should be accepted in the spirit it is given. Most patients and their families give us cookies or...

  12. Safe Harbor

    woody62 replied to woody62's topic in Texas Nursing

    The hospitals in Texas apparently feel they can get away with short staffing, risking only fines. Fines are worked into a hospitals operating budget. They are considered a cost of operating the...

  13. Nurses with disabilities

    woody62 replied to zipcat's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Let me share what happen to me. But you need to bear in mind, it may not happen to you. I was earning about $1,000 to $1,500 a week. For about three months out of each year, I also did staff relief...

  14. Need an Objective Opinion Please!

    woody62 replied to nicuintern's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Only you know if you can make it thru the rest of your program. But you are entitled to help, such as a motorized scooter to get around your campus and to get around a job, after you graduate. These...

  15. Safe Harbor

    woody62 replied to woody62's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks for your indepth explanation. I am surprised that Florida has not passed something similar, being a 'right to work state.' The way nurses here act, they wouldn't be likely to file it, even if...

  16. Safe Harbor

    woody62 replied to woody62's topic in Texas Nursing

    Color me prejudice against hospitals. Can't help myself after having been in hospital administration, dealing with hospital administrations as a case manager and dealing with hospital administration...

  17. Patients on Medicaid

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

    The poster asked for information and I provided it. Of course I read everyone's face sheet upon admission. How else could I decide who was worthy of my time. Some druggie vs a hard working golfer?...

  18. How long is the wait in your ER ?

    woody62 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    I count my wait time from the minute I enter thru the door until the time I am seen by an ER physician/nurse and treatment is begun. And about the person with the big toe that is hurting. How do you...

  19. Do you ever get gifts from patients?

    woody62 replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    I and another nurse received 14 k gold bracelets from a patient. And we were not required by administration to return them to the patient or turn them over to the hospital. I should state this...

  20. How long is the wait in your ER ?

    woody62 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see, these have been my experiences around the country. ]Port Charlotte, Florida 5 minutes, I only went to the ER when I was having an asthma attack. 1990-1994 Sarasota, Florida 5 to ten...

  21. Patients on Medicaid

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

    You are so correct. Do you realize that we are the only industrialized western country that does not have universal health care coverage for all of our citizens. And what gets my Irish up is when I...

  22. BON wants my adoption decree!

    woody62 replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, this request is suspect. If it were me, I would call and ask to speak with someone in authority and ask why they want it. If push comes to shove, involve your local state represemtative,...

  23. boards need to regulate MA's

    woody62 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I did case management, here in Florida, back in the 1980s, I also did vocational testing and assessment. There were times when I recommended the insurance company send a person back to a...

  24. Safe Harbor

    woody62 replied to woody62's topic in Texas Nursing

    [And if the BON doesn't protect the public from the negligent actions of a nurse, who is suppose to? And if the BON is setting the education standards, who is suppose to? Each individual program?...

  25. Patients on Medicaid

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

    Every patient admitted to a hospital has what is called a face sheet. It list their name, address, next of kin, doctor, social security number, type of insurance, employer, occupation, admitting...