woody62

woody62 RN

icu, er, transplant, case management, ps

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  1. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    woody62 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Twice a week, I would drive from just outside Albany, N.Y. to N.Y.C. I'd meet my S.O., we would go out to dinner, spend some time together, then I dropped him of at his home. One Saturday, I noticed...

  2. ALL Nurses should have to be a REAL patient

    woody62 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    I can honestly say, once they passed that garden hose I didn't have any complaints with the nursing staff, during the twenty-one days I spent in ICU. They were caring, gave me my pain medication,...

  3. IS it ok to wear scrubs to an interview?

    woody62 replied to WinksRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am with you. And I once fired a guy, after warning him twice, that his jeans, flip flops and T-shirts did not reflect nicely on our company, the insurance companies that paid our bills, the doctors...

  4. ALL Nurses should have to be a REAL patient

    woody62 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Move over, I am putting on that helmet and armor as well. I suffer from asthma. There are times when I cannot break an attack at home and must go into the ER. I generally go to the same one and know...

  5. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    woody62 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Be thankful that you don't live in Virginia. That $154 ticket could have cost you more then $2,000 there. They changed their moving violations law and are hitting their residents with outrageous...

  6. Is it my fault???

    woody62 replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: There are doctors who are afraid of being sued, just as there are hospital administrators fearful of being sued. I don't know if the family was trying to capitalize on the situation....

  7. Why don't med staff follow advanced directives?

    woody62 replied to RNnewgrad's topic in General Nursing

    as i am getting older, i have become afraid of what modern medicine can do to me, in the effort to save my life. i remember, when i was much younger, swearing to have dnr tattoo on my chest. now i...

  8. new grad, is a year too soon to go back for an MSN?

    woody62 replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is but I am in the minority. I think that you need several years of experience. And a variety of experience. With an MSN as a clinical nurse, you can get jobs in some of the larger...

  9. Can you get tuition reimbursement from an American Hospital if you go to NS in Canada

    woody62 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    The only employer that I know of, that pay's off student loans is the federal government and the military. And you just get a portion of your loan forgiven for every year you work or enlist....

  10. professional street clothes ??

    woody62 replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    I know what it meant in my much younger days but now???? We couldn't wear any slacks, let alone jeans, not even when there was four feet of snow outside. We couldn't even wear slacks to the dinning...

  11. Why don't med staff follow advanced directives?

    woody62 replied to RNnewgrad's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, a Living Will expresses only the patient's wishes. It has no legal standing. And if a family member, who has the right, can sue if the wishes are carried out and they were against them. A...

  12. Why don't med staff follow advanced directives?

    woody62 replied to RNnewgrad's topic in General Nursing

    I have both a Living Will and a Health Care Proxy. My daughter and I have discussed my Living Will and she understands what I wish and when I want my wishes to be carried out. I have also talked...

  13. insulin question

    woody62 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    You have a good point there. I doubt the 1/2 of a cc is going to do me much harm, like you said.

  14. Why dont YOU wear a helmet??

    woody62 replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

    Nah, I believe they did it because they listen to those that were selling the personal choice line. I had a friend, whose boyfriend has an accident on his motor cycle. He was life flighted to a...

  15. Why dont YOU wear a helmet??

    woody62 replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

    Some states which have the helmet option of not wearing it, require that those who do not have a insurance policy that covers your medical bills. It makes no difference to me if one wear it or not....

  16. insulin question

    woody62 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    i am sorry but the only time i have trouble with air getting into my syringe, when i haven't drawn it up, is when i am squeezing out the last few units of insulin out of the vial. when i draw up my...

  17. insulin question

    woody62 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    The only injection that I was taught to do this with was insulin. And that was way back in 1964.

  18. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    woody62 replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I wish that more of the medical and nursing community would listen to you. My S.O. niece was admitted to a hospital, in NYC, for a problem related to her M.S. A foley was inserted and several days...

  19. insulin question

    woody62 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have preloaded syringes. And yes, that is why I inject with a small amount of air.

  20. Nurses with relatives in the hospital....

    woody62 replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I have had my father in the hospital. Unfortunately my father's doctor told them I was an R.N. But it turned out to be a good thing. My father underwent surgery which turned into a five hour...

  21. insulin question

    woody62 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    I take NPH twice a day. I draw it up in my insulin syringe to the humber of units I am taking then add about two units of air, invert and inject. The two units of air invert with my inversion. And...

  22. Vent..."sedation"

    woody62 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in a teaching hospital, the Chief Resident got all his residents together and told them to listen to us, about activity, about medications and about pain medications, since we have a lot...

  23. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    woody62 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps I should reword it. We are the only profession, that I am aware of, that has three different education levels, that allow all three to sit for the same licensing examination to be a...

  24. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    woody62 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now that is funny. On Christmas Day, 1970 I was going one exit down on the NYS Thurway. I should add, it was the year we got 117 inches of snow. I was the only person on the Thruway, when I noticed...

  25. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    woody62 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was an R.N. for 13 years, in NYS (and still am). I never carried my license on me. The only time I presented my license was when I interview for a new job. And I really do not know what it has...