WoofyMutt80

WoofyMutt80

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  1. 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

    It is my PET PEEVE when I used to hear fellow CNA's say to pts in Depends...."go ahead and poop in it, that is what is used for" Well last I knew, Depends DONT WIPE YOUR BEHIND OR FLUSH! IT IS NOT AN...

  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 work in SMALL clinic, no interpreters, but the community is mostly Spanish, Portuguese, Cape Verdean,

  3. 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 was asked this question by 2 pts last week and arrrrrggggggghhhhh.... "me english no good, do you speaka portuguese?" i said "no i do not" (i do not look latino, i am irish and french!) what i...

  4. 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 the same way too Pepper the Cat! I can drink a McDonalds 32 oz Sweet Tea PRIOR to a dr appt, bladder full, and I CANNOT pee on

  5. 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

    to the parents of our pediatric pts, and their whole family is on free healthcare: if you can afford that coach bag, prada shoes, and that lincoln navigator parked in our lot, then you can afford...

  6. 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

    We had a pt who came in for chronic pain and the Dr prescribed Percocet, a little while later I get a call from the pharmacy saying they cannot fill the Percocet because she is taking Suboxone and it...

  7. 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

    There are some PIA pts, as sad and sick as they are, need to have their picture on file at ER's and pharmacies and have a notice IF YOU SEE THIS PT DON'T SERVE THEM! but sadly it doesnt work that

  8. 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

    No I am NOT your DRUG DEALER and nor is YOUR PRESCRIBING DOCTOR....here are the directions to the nearest dealer on the street corner! Also proper language is required to get a refill...We have pts...

  9. ER patients falsify info...has it really come to this?

    WoofyMutt80 replied to RNYC's topic in General Nursing

    My boyfriend is a LEGAL CITIZEN (Puerto Rican) so "looking latino" gives NOBODY the right to think he or anyone else of any origin to look

  10. ER patients falsify info...has it really come to this?

    WoofyMutt80 replied to RNYC's topic in General Nursing

    I get this situation at the Neuro Clinic I work at. We get people calling in to refill their controlled pain meds, or to have a Dr call back to give them test results, or we or other facilities have...

  11. I have a hunch about a patient and I cannot prove it!

    WoofyMutt80 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i just started a medical asst job at a neuro. clinic. we see alot of pts with chronic pain, worker's comp, disability approvals, etc.... to make a long story short, over a year ago i moved out of an...

  12. I have a hunch about a patient and I cannot prove it!

    WoofyMutt80 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    I DID NOT read her record, her name was on a paper attached to a RX in our Narcotic/Controlled Substance pile. I have known this lady for years! I have told the cops about the meth lab, the BS going...

  13. I have a hunch about a patient and I cannot prove it!

    WoofyMutt80 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't lived there in over a year, and from what I hear she still lives there. The cops have been there numerous times for noise, fights, and harrassing other neighbors (one who has an anxiety...

  14. I have a hunch about a patient and I cannot prove it!

    WoofyMutt80 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    Luckily we have EMR with Office and Phone Notes, SO EVERY LITTLE THING is documented, included last date the Rx was filled. I am going to keep my mouth shut, until then let the universe deal with...

  15. I have a hunch about a patient and I cannot prove it!

    WoofyMutt80 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    I just hope I NEVER see her or her nephews in my office! I'll just tell the Office Manager I cannot be around her due to a "conflict of

  16. Here's a New One....LOL

    WoofyMutt80 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i work in a neuro. clinic and i was sorting encounters the other day. we put the reason for the pt's visit on the encounter and here is a new one, and i thought i heard them all pediatric pt, with...

  17. Here's a New One....LOL

    WoofyMutt80 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    This one took the cake! I thought I heard it all from Alltimer's (Alzheimer's), Dietetic (Diabetic), Autoimmune Heimolytic (Hemolytic)

  18. Fish Oil and Fibromyalgia/Arthritis/Chronic Pain

    WoofyMutt80 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    hi everyone! i haven't been on here in a while but i am a cna/medical assistant with a hx of back problems dating back to a 1999 car accident, then another in 2000, then a fall on the ice in 2007. i...

  19. Need a vent -- disabled parking

    WoofyMutt80 replied to DolceVita's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    There are many people out there who have "hidden disabilities". These people don't need a wheelchair or crutches, but may suffer from a condition that limits them. There are people who have chronic,...

  20. Need a vent -- disabled parking

    WoofyMutt80 replied to DolceVita's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    First of all if she continues to harrass you, something needs to be done. Second she shows no compassion to be a nurse. She will eventually come across people in your shoes, the scary thing is that...

  21. Fish Oil and Fibromyalgia/Arthritis/Chronic Pain

    WoofyMutt80 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    fish oil has also been proven to lower bad cholesterol, which i am trying to get my 68 year old father on since he had a cabg in 2008 and the dr wants his ldl to go down so he wont have to face...

  22. BLS vs ACLS

    WoofyMutt80 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! I am a Certified Medical Assistant (not a Nurse, and I hate it when I am referred to as a Nurse!) and my BLS Certification is up next month. I went to this CPR school that offers the...

  23. BLS vs ACLS

    WoofyMutt80 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for everyone's replies! I was told at the CPR place that as a CMA with ACLS I could call a code and bag a patient, but they never said anything about IVP's! After everyone's responses here, I...

  24. Question about Hoyer Lift and Patient With Severe Muscle Atrophy

    WoofyMutt80 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone, I took on a HHA Case where the pt is in his 50's with a condition called Fredrick's Ataxia (I think I spelled it wrong) and he has a bad case of muscle atrophy and he is rigid all over....

  25. Question about Hoyer Lift and Patient With Severe Muscle Atrophy

    WoofyMutt80 replied to WoofyMutt80's topic in General Nursing

    UPDATE: I dont work for this agency anymore, also when I got paid for this case, I noticed the client's name on the pay stub, HELLO ISNT THAT A HIPAA NO NO? It did have the dates and times which was...