Fuzzy

Fuzzy

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  1. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    Fuzzy replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Well I'm on Geodon now. Talk about a wild ride. At least I not gaining a half a ton of weight or sleeping 23 out of 24 hours on it. However I have been crawling out of my skin a bit and quite manic...

  2. Pets at work

    Fuzzy replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Remember puppies come with sharp teeth, sharp claws, and no house training. What are you going to do with the puppy when you're busy? Hopefully you'll also bring a crate so that you pup has a place...

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

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

    I work in a vet hospital. While i'm not a 'real' nurse, I do provise nursing/patient care. Here are some of my aggrevations. 1. I know your dog is friendly. That shepherd likes to eat friendly...

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

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

    Here are some of mine from working at the vet hospital. I know that I'm not a real nurse but I do provide nursing/patient care. 1. Don't let your dog go visiting just because your do is friendly...

  5. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    Fuzzy replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm fighting some demons now too. Hate this time of year as they all seem to come out. I really hate med changes as that screws me up too. Oh well I'll just have to try and "enjoy" the experience...

  6. How Do You Think That the WallStreet Scandal Will Affect Nursing Jobs?

    Fuzzy replied to pagandeva2000's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'll bet that there will be many jobs in mental health. People are quite stressed out over this.

  7. How far does everyone commute to work?

    Fuzzy replied to Sandwitch883RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A block right now so no driving. If I worked at the hospital it would be about 1.5 miles. I wouldn't drive that either. I would either walk or bike to work. What can I say, I live in a small...

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

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

    He was going to be if we didn't get him into the O2 cage. I told her that the pretty blue color on her pom's tongue would have been OK had the dog been a chow or shar pei (both have black tongues)....

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

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

    We have a client who says that she is allergic to the chemical smells in a vet's office. She says this as she goes outside for a good smoke. This is the same person who brought her small dog in for...

  10. phone calls no outsider would believe

    Fuzzy replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    Yup, that's me. I'm not a nurse per se but my duties are similar. I'm a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT). I get my share of entertaining, obnoxious, weird and sad phone calls also. True pet...

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

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

    No, I won't pierce your naval or anyone elses. I don't do cosmetic surgery. I don't even do people. I don't care that your friend bought her needle from the vet's office down the street and did it...

  12. Dogs 4 Diabetics

    Fuzzy replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard of these dogs but than I'm in the animal business. These dogs are allowed the same access as a seeing eye dog as far as being allowed into restaurants, stores, etc. I have a seizure alert...

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

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

    "Lack of planning on your part is not an emergency on mine." (For the person who needs a health certificate and a Coggins test for a horse on Sat. because he's going out of state on Sun.) "No seeing...

  14. Tylenol, how safe is this drug

    Fuzzy replied to nialloh's topic in General Nursing

    Another point that human medical people sometimes don't understand is that many of these OTC meds are toxic to animals. We see our share of cats and dogs given tylenol, aspirin, and othe NSAIDs by...

  15. Pet Nurse??

    Fuzzy replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Ann954n I sorry to hear about your kitty's bad experience. Was this vet tech credentialed ie schooled, passed the national exam, etc., do you know? If she was credentialed and therefore a member of...

  16. Pet Nurse??

    Fuzzy posted a topic in General Nursing

    while i have answered several discussions over the years this is my first thread. my question involves the use of the term "nurse". i thought that the term was protected by law in most states. my...

  17. Pet Nurse??

    Fuzzy replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Grandfathering (becoming certified without going to school) is becoming a thing of the past in all but a few states. By 2010, it will most likely be done because the AAVSB who administers the test...

  18. Cat Scratch Fever!

    Fuzzy replied to banditrn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah, I've had Bartonella aka cat scratch fever. I got it while I was a pet groomer. I groomed cats as part of my job. Which means that I got bit and scratched often. I didn't think much about...

  19. TV in dementia unit

    Fuzzy replied to lilybean's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Boy I hope that I'm not placed in your unit. Sitting around and staring at the walls for hours would drive me crazy...not to mention the locked ward part of the picture. At least TV adds some...

  20. Have You Had Your Gall Bladder Out?

    Fuzzy replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I had mine out a couple of years ago. I'm doing fine without as now I can eat anything that I want. I managed the gall bladder attacks for ten years (because I don't have insurance) through a really...

  21. Does this sound strange to you?

    Fuzzy replied to inquiry123's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about that. To me theft is theft. What is the difference of someone stealing $10 compared with someone stealing $10,000? There is no difference in my book, the money was still stolen....

  22. The price of healthcare

    Fuzzy replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    To make healthcare fair, the lawyers, the insurance companies, the pharmaceutical companies and the government need to be less involved. In another words human healthcare needs to be more like...

  23. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    Fuzzy replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A study by the National Academy of Sciences also found that tax payments generated by immigrants outweighed any costs associated with services used by immigrants. If they are here legally this is...

  24. Does this sound strange to you?

    Fuzzy replied to inquiry123's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with Tweety. It sounds like that she stole the vaccine. Glad that I don't have to work with her.

  25. Does this sound strange to you?

    Fuzzy replied to inquiry123's topic in General Nursing

    WOW Maybe they'll start seeling human vaccinations in the feed stores next to the animal vaccines. Maybe in the dairy case next to the milk would make them more convenient. How hard can it be...to...