WoofyMutt80

WoofyMutt80

Geriatrics, Cath Lab, Cardiology,Neuro

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  1. Nasty Doctor

    WoofyMutt80 replied to scrubberRN's topic in General Nursing

    Tell him I will not talk to you until you calm down and then we will talk like civilized adults (if he understands the word civlilized!) Also tell him if he doesnt like being bothered at 8pm maybe he...

  2. Nasty Doctor

    WoofyMutt80 replied to scrubberRN's topic in General Nursing

    Tell him I will not talk to you until you calm down and then we will talk like civilized adults (if he understands the word civlilized!) Also tell him if he doesnt like being bothered at 8pm maybe he...

  3. briefs or diapers

    WoofyMutt80 replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Also briefs are not to be used as an alternative for a toilet because when I worked as an Aide at an assisted living facility we had a resident who had to poop and the aide said "go in your Depends...

  4. i'm 18 graduating from an alternative school. Want to become an RN?

    WoofyMutt80 replied to murrbeffx3's topic in General Nursing

    I too went to Alt. Ed. from grades 8-12 for learning and behavior reasons. I went to community college and got my Medical Assistant certificate. I know of many people like you and me that went thru...

  5. briefs or diapers

    WoofyMutt80 replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Thank goodness I am not the only one who thinks the word "diaper" is demeaning to adults! Babies wear diapers, adults who have "bathroom issues" wear

  6. Nurse Tech role in Operating Room?

    WoofyMutt80 replied to pmr32's topic in General Nursing

    I am a tech in a Cardiac Cath Lab, and my formal training was medical assistant school. I stock the supplies in the rooms (we have 2 procedure rooms) and in our supply closet. Also I call various...

  7. Nurses on immunosuppressives?

    WoofyMutt80 replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldnt be worried about Enbrel but if you are put on Methotrexate, which really shoots your immune system to hell, then I would be concerned. My father used to take Enbrel for his psoriatic...

  8. Nurses on immunosuppressives?

    WoofyMutt80 replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    I too have an autoimmune disease and my immune system is shot to hell. I take Airborne at the first sign of a cold, and it helps protect me when I am around others who are sick. I dunno about...

  9. If I Push this Button, What Will Happen? (very funny)

    WoofyMutt80 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    [color=#0000a1][color=#0000a1]in a chicago hospital , a gentleman had made several attempts to get into the men's restroom, but it had always been occupied. [color=#0000a1] [color=#0000a1]a nurse...

  10. If I Push this Button, What Will Happen? (very funny)

    WoofyMutt80 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in Nursing Humor

    talk about a car wash for the

  11. If I Push this Button, What Will Happen? (very funny)

    WoofyMutt80 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in Nursing Humor

    No Problem! I thought I would share this with

  12. Share your "problem patient" stories!

    WoofyMutt80 replied to nitenite's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a client when I did Home Care and I was her HHA. She "claimed" she had osteoporosis, severe arthritis everywhere, low blood sugar, etc... Also her husband who had the real medical problems was...

  13. NCLEX application. Bipolar ?

    WoofyMutt80 replied to cardiac~lover's topic in General Nursing

    They cannot deny you because of your Hx of mental illness. If I were you I would refer to the ADA Act of 1990 and the HIPPA

  14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    WoofyMutt80 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a Medical Assistant, NOT a nurse or doctor so please stop coming to me for medical advice, and when I tell you I cannot give pain meds or answer your medical questions, don't get ticked off at...

  15. Concerned Dad !!!!

    WoofyMutt80 replied to chascal's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Ruffles, your daughter should see if she was grandfathered in since she started the program before the rule was

  16. Parking Lot Code....

    WoofyMutt80 replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago my mother took a First Responder course at the local fire dept. when she started working for the school system. Shortly after completing the course we were driving through a rural area (we...

  17. Redneck Medical Terms

    WoofyMutt80 replied to Fathappychap's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh geez!!!! And I thought people made fun of my Boston accent! Arm- Ahhhm Artery- Ahhhtery We just can't say our "R"'s up

  18. Terms we will not admit to using

    WoofyMutt80 replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    The first time I heard that one was on an episode of Third Watch (now off the air) and the "victim" of a car accident claimed he was "hurt and paralyzed" but was moving around! The EMT's asked another...

  19. Things you would love to tell your management and get away with

    WoofyMutt80 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I talked with my managers today and this one nurse will be spoken to since she has been getting numerous complaints and awhile back it turned out she caused so much drama, one nurse quit! Also she is...

  20. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    WoofyMutt80 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I got that all the time, but as a HHA! And then the pt or family would get ****** and asked where I was educated and why I could not give medical advice! Now as a MA, in a Cath Lab at a teaching...

  21. Any CMA's (AAMA) Gone to Past AAMA Conferences?

    WoofyMutt80 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your input and I am still thinking about this year's conference despite I am 28 and the CMA's might be my mother's

  22. Any CMA's (AAMA) Gone to Past AAMA Conferences?

    WoofyMutt80 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am a CMA thru the AAMA (American Association of Medical Assistants) and there is a conference coming up in September. My question is has anyone out there who is a CMA ever gone to one of the...

  23. Becoming a CNA before getting a BSN?

    WoofyMutt80 replied to runnerVA's topic in General Nursing

    True, and just do what I wish I had done when I started out as an aide and listen to those who said that a certain nursing home sucked ass, and do your research and go by word of mouth when choosing a...

  24. Becoming a CNA before getting a BSN?

    WoofyMutt80 replied to runnerVA's topic in General Nursing

    Being a CNA first is a wonderful idea because it gets your foot in the door of the healthcare world and it gives you experience with patients under your belt. Alot of RN's I know started out as CNA's...

  25. Things you would love to tell your management and get away with

    WoofyMutt80 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    It turned out that the nurse who has been giving me hell went off her "psych meds" and is in the middle of being manicky and witchy and she is being spoken