wolfie

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1. To my preceptor, future students beware (rant)

   wolfie replied to leekun2010's topic in General Nursing

   I feel sorry that this happened to a new nurse. One thing that hospitals and management need to remember is that teaching like nursing is a gift. I personally don't have that gift. I know why and how I do what I do but I can't teach it to someone els...

2. DNR'ed from hospital

   wolfie replied to danvet's topic in Agency

   I was just DNR'd from a hospital and the agency can't find out why just"clinical reason". I've worked for this hospital for over a month and received good evaluations. They didn't DNR me for over 2 weeks after the last time I worked there. (I went on...

3. thinking about traveling

   wolfie replied to LTCNursemidwest's topic in Travel

   I'm with the others. I will never go back to a hospital. I've been doing traveling and local agency for 6-7 years. I'm sure there is traveling for LTC. Just check out your agencies. What's good for one may not be good for another.

4. When traveling, do you take your computer or use a laptop?

   wolfie replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Travel

   I don't travel anywhere without my laptop. Even if you can access the internet @hospital's most hospital's are not happy when you do. They feel you are suppose to be working which is true. I've never had very much trouble getting online. Only once ye...

5. Support your collegues!

   wolfie replied to JohnnyGage's topic in General Nursing

   You rock Johnny. I signed your card. Thanks for thinking of it.

6. JCAHO Suprise

   wolfie replied to OC_An Khe's topic in General Nursing

   "Medicare requires JCAHO accreditation. " This is a falsehood that has been perpetuated by hospital administrators and management. To have nursing personnel fall in line. Medicare/medicaid is a federal program and cannot require you to be accredited ...

7. JCAHO Suprise

   wolfie replied to OC_An Khe's topic in General Nursing

   Well since alot of hospitals are dropping JCAHO I would think that would propel other hospitals to drop them. I hope so because I believe that JACHO has done more to harm nursing then help it.

8. Another drag on our social system...

   wolfie replied to fab4fan's topic in General Nursing

   recheck with SS it's a long grueling process but my husband went thru it for his heart and memory problems due to a severe bout with encephalitis. If you can not ever go back to your original job and can't be on your feet for a length of time require...

9. Thinking of moving to tennessee

   wolfie replied to shellrn97's topic in General Nursing

   I have lived in both Middle Tenn (Nashville & surrounding areas) and East Tenn (Knoxville and surrounding areas) and let me tell you DON"T MOVE TO THE KNOXVILLE AREA. The medical community is not very progressive. All the papers in Knoxville are ...

10. Chattanooga, Tn And Northwest Georgia

    wolfie replied to lpnga's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at Erlanger but it's been several years. I liked them. It's a good hospital. The major trauma center for the area. I'm sure they have school rembursement and UT Chattanooga is right there and seems to be a pretty good school as opposed to UT...

11. Telephone orders...read back and verified...

    wolfie replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Many hospitals are dumping JCAHO From what I understand the Va hospitals have told JCAHO they don't need them. Why would you pay someone a huge amount of money to abuse you. Maybe they could use the money to give nursing personnel a raise:eek: What ...

12. Working agency

    wolfie replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked agency for 6 years. I either work at home or travel and I wouldn't work any other way. I hope I will never have to work for a hospital again. :nono:You have to be very flexible.but essentially nursing is universal. I go in take care of th...

13. Has Anyone Worked A Strike?

    wolfie replied to Geeg's topic in General Nursing

    I've personally don't belive nurses should be striking. Yes they deserve more money. Yes they deserve better working conditions but I haven't seen where nurses achieve anything by striking. I don't belive in unions. From what I've seen they only allo...

14. Jessica's family's lawyer opposes medical mal. cap

    wolfie replied to Tilleycs's topic in General Nursing

    Along with everyone else I'm sorry it happened but just alittle fact keeps slipping by the media and the lawyers. She would have been dead in 6 months. So she is not a bread winner and I've all along felt that this kind of money is blood money. Could...

15. Patients who refuse to cooperate with medical/nursing treatment....

    wolfie replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    yea I had one tonight. Admitted from the floor to ICU. Admitted for exacerbation of copd but goes in the bathroom in the room and smokes. Went to xray and came back unresponsive. Could it be the two pain med patches that the pt put on without the nur...