woody62

woody62 RN

icu, er, transplant, case management, ps

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  1. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    woody62 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, if someone told an LPN, in front of me, that she was not a nurse, I would correct them. And one of the reasons I would do that is because I was an LPN from 1967 to 1971. But even if I...

  2. Need tips...meeting attorney re: pt liabilty case

    woody62 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. If one has been subpoena for a deposition, you must appear. If you have just been contacted by an attorney, you have the right to refuse. But you need to bear in mind, the attorney will...

  3. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    woody62 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    I spent all most two months in a local nursing home, last summer, receiving wound care. There were several confused patients on the same unit I was on. Calling someone who is not a nurse, a nurse,...

  4. Excelsior College nonLPN grads wrking in FL

    woody62 replied to surgtech33606's topic in Online Distance Learning

    No, one does not have to have an LPN license to apply to Excelsior's ADN program. This program came into existence in the late 60s, in an effort to increase the number of RN graduates, who gained...

  5. pt abuse vs pt satisfaction

    woody62 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did file a complaint with administration. I suggested that the nurse in question be made to attend an inservice about the rights of the patient to refuse care. I spent a week in the hospital and...

  6. Excelsior College nonLPN grads wrking in FL

    woody62 replied to surgtech33606's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i hate to say this but the state of florida changes it's mind as frequently as some change their lipstick. back in 1991 they refused to allow any graduates from excelsior's program to sit for their...

  7. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    woody62 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps because in the state I am licensed in, it is against the law for anyone who is not a licensed nurse to call her/himself a nurse.

  8. pt abuse vs pt satisfaction

    woody62 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to present a slightly different perspective. In the 70s I worked in the ER of one of the largest NYC H & H Corp. hospital's. I got all types of patients, from critical to minor. I...

  9. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    woody62 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a charge nurse for six months here in Florida. I had one physician who would frequently send in patients as direct admits with orders. Half the time I either couldn't read the writting...

  10. ran out of O2

    woody62 replied to jenna_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I see you are from Canada. Does your facility rely on tanks or do you have wall units. I remember being in an ER, in Montreal, and when transported to x-ray, they switched me to a small tank....

  11. Do you allow Tele patients to leave unit to smoke?

    woody62 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was on telemtry, as long as I had a doctors order, I was allowed to leave the floor and go to the lobby. I didn't have to sign anythiig. And the monitor tech could still tract me three...

  12. Insurance Question. Please Help!!!

    woody62 replied to Kasha143's topic in General Nursing

    In a past life I worked as a major case manager. There were vocational duties included. The client had reach MMI and could not return to the type of teaching she had previously done. I recommended...

  13. Insurance Question. Please Help!!!

    woody62 replied to Kasha143's topic in General Nursing

    I carried my own insurance from 1968 to 1989. I was sued twice. First time I was named as part of a shotgun approach where the attorney named everyone whose name was in the chart. I was dropped...

  14. Do medical interns learn to insert foleys?

    woody62 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember one summer, when working in ICU, we had third year med students, who took vital signs, inserted foleys, hung IVs. But that was during the summer of 1970. I haven't seen any med student do...

  15. Nurses who DON'T work in a hospital, what do you do?

    woody62 replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    The last nurse I knew, who had dictated physician summaries, suffered a six month suspension of her license. No state BON ever allows a nurse to write or dictate any physician summaries or...

  16. Nurses who DON'T work in a hospital, what do you do?

    woody62 replied to RNfaster's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a major case manager for almost ten years before I got injuried. My clients (that is what we called them) were out on Workers Compensation, along with a few on liability. I had to assess...

  17. Oboy........how should this be handled?

    woody62 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked at Albany Medical Center I was always running into patient's families. Fortunately I never ran into any of them in Schenectay where I lived.

  18. what to know @ scene of accident

    woody62 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse since 1968. I have stopped and rendered care six times between 1968 and 2007. I also worked in an ER, in NYC. A ER in one of the largest city hospitals there. When I have...

  19. Nursing vs the media

    woody62 replied to mommyRN07's topic in General Nursing

    I realize that TV is all about fiction. I laugh at the nurses on TV. There was one TV show that was on back in the 80s, based on a nurse. It was one program that attempted to show things from a...

  20. Evacuation plans/emergency plans

    woody62 replied to LilPeanut's topic in General Nursing

    I might add, Charlie was a small, focused hurricane, ven though it was a Cat four. The counties on either side of ours were not damaged. Katrina was spread out over a wider area. And much of the...

  21. Evacuation plans/emergency plans

    woody62 replied to LilPeanut's topic in General Nursing

    I lived in Charlotte County, Florida when Hurricane Charlie hit. The day before it hit, one of our three hospitals evacuated all of its patients, either home or two facilities one county over. The...

  22. Anyone here drink a can of soda a day?

    woody62 replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to drink a can of pepsi a day. Unfortunately, being a Type 2 doesn't allow me to.

  23. Complaint got my gram bumped from Medicaid pay to self pay!

    woody62 replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Would you believe the assistant administrator came into my room at 10PM, after I had been medicated for pain and told me she had some forms for me to sign. And I did something I have never done...

  24. Complaint got my gram bumped from Medicaid pay to self pay!

    woody62 replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    It is more wide spread then many people think it is. And it has been going on for years. During the 70's I was a fraud and abuse investigator for the New York State Department of Health, in New York...

  25. Nurse offering to sell products to family member

    woody62 replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to her in private. I would keep a record of the name of the patient and family member, as well as the date, in case you have to use it at a later timne. Most employers have strict rules...