WoofyMutt80

WoofyMutt80

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  1. CNA with Autoimmune disease

    WoofyMutt80 replied to Riley1234's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    In 2005 I was diagnosed with Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia and required 3 pints of blood and 7 mos of Prednisone therapy. I had to take iron pills, Potassium pills and folic acid. In Sept 06 I was put...

  2. 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 love the ones who after putting their parents in a facility, goes around bossing the staff on how to care for their parents, then complain, then care for their parents by themselves in the facility!...

  3. Referring to CMA's as nurses

    WoofyMutt80 replied to MemphisTiger's topic in General Nursing

    I am a CMA and it irks me when people refer to me as a "nurse". The scope of practice for CMA's and RN's is totally different, but there are several things that CMA's can do that RN's do. Here is a...

  4. Can non-licensed person start an IV?

    WoofyMutt80 replied to carol72's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I am a CMA, and I found a book (Intravenous Infusion Therapy for Medical Assistants) online after "googling" this topic. It was put out by the American Association of Medical Assistants in 2006. This...

  5. Cannot get into RN school cuz I went to Special Ed

    WoofyMutt80 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi everyone! I went to a "special ed" school thru high school on a IEP (Individualized Education Plan). I did take the sciences required for nursing school, however it is listed as "science" not...

  6. Cannot get into RN school cuz I went to Special Ed

    WoofyMutt80 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have a standard HS diploma, earned thru IEP. The nursing school I have in mind likes the fact I took my pre-reqs, and just need proof I took chemistry in HS. My transcript I obtained said "science"...