wooh BSN, RN

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    redirecting to old threads

    wooh replied to OnlinePersona's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's rude to expect us to do the work of rewriting the same answers over and over again because the OP is too lazy to do a search to find where those answers are already
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    Computerized Charting Errors-Need Stories

    wooh replied to nurse4me8897's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like OP wants things that are easy to mischart. It's sooooo easy now to accidentally chart in the wrong chart. I know it's always been a possibility, but I know that I'll find myself a lot...
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    Are your choice of scrubs childish?

    wooh replied to rose89's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yep. If my patients/families are judging based solely on how I look, I must not have walked in the room yet. That said, when I worked with adults, I did prefer solids, they're just more flattering on...
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    "If you're not doing anything..."

    wooh replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd jump at the chance to do something other than check email. Especially when I've been gone for a long period of time. If the email can wait 5 weeks, it can wait until a fax is done. It wasn't a...
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    What to do: ED physician brought dog to work

    wooh replied to skinzvictory's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah, but I know those cultures hate their dogs and you cannot tell them
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    Thoughts on the prevalence of name discrimination in nursing?

    wooh replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think your applications being ignored have less to do with your name and more to do with a lack of experience and already looking for another job when you have hardly any time in at your current...
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    Joint Commission is a Joke...

    wooh replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone complaining about TJC is saying hospitals need LESS oversight. We're saying we want genuine and effective oversight of things that actually make patients safer. We want...
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    Joint Commission is a Joke...

    wooh replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be. I knew TJC stuff inside out and was responsible for my unit's compliance. Things got cleaned up the week of. Staffing suddenly increased so we could actually do things "right." And I...
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    Adult Depends/Underwear

    wooh replied to grad2012RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Which is why I think jumping to judgment of the nurse isn't appropriate here. She was trying to come up with a way to keep the resident here where she's apparently happy. Unfortunately, there's...
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    Adult Depends/Underwear

    wooh replied to grad2012RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Because it is ALF, not LTC. Residents shouldn't need that type of equipment. Resident needs to be moved to a higher level of
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    Adult Depends/Underwear

    wooh replied to grad2012RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Briefs aren't going to help with this problem. Even if she eliminates in her brief, she'll need the brief changed. Which isn't going to feel good on your back
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    Surrendering RN Scope!

    wooh replied to jegalink's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think it is more that hospital administrators choose to implement ridiculous rules based on their interpretation of what TJC
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    Atlanta Hospitals

    wooh replied to RN1485's topic in Georgia Nursing

    To get hired with an Associates in the Atlanta metro area you really HAVE to know someone or have been working there as a tech beforehand. There's too many BSN programs you're competing with to just...
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    Allheart company

    wooh replied to Keepstanding's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Never had a
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    When a Doctor is very nasty...and

    wooh replied to lumbarpain's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In the eyes of management, MDs make facilities money. Nurses cost money. So even when the victim of bullying, crying "bully" isn't going to help in a lot of cases. This is one of them. You're going...
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    Am I Being Bullied?

    wooh replied to wendey's topic in General Students

    No. You are not being
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    "Floating" IV

    wooh replied to Marti17's topic in General Nursing

    I've found helpful when floating it in is to have a second person doing the flushing. That way you can keep a good hand on the body and catheter and they can use two hands to flush, giving everyone...
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    What to where?

    wooh replied to mmc51264's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wear pants, not capri pants, so you have a better chance at getting the job and the ability to pay for air conditioning in which you'll be able to wear whatever you want. I feel you about the heat....
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    Overwhelmed, questioning nursing, PLEASE HELP

    wooh replied to sunny1230's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Instead of focusing on the next ship, spend some time focused on righting the one you're on. When you're spending time focused on NP school and job hunts, you simply can't focus the attention needed...
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    accessing a port for just one blood draw

    wooh replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. And if it's a morning lab, I'll probably get the patient to let us access it the night before (because who wants to go through all that at 5am?) so that come morning, it's just a quick get the...
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    Trick questions?

    wooh replied to grandmabutterfly's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So learn from the mistakes you make on your practice
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    accessing a port for just one blood draw

    wooh replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    Do I do a little happy dance when a patient is willing to do what's easier for me? Heck yeah! Can I convince a patient to do that, even when it's not best for them? Many times, yes. Have I taken...
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    child safety

    wooh replied to amoLucia's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well and to do so, they also have to admit that it COULD happen to them. And so many parents are of the attitude, "I'd NEVER forget my
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    Bullying - What is it?

    wooh replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you miss the inside joke on the "crusty old bat" club, but can see where perhaps crusty and fat might not be good attributes, but you "don't care as much about old"? How is old not a...
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    Surrendering RN Scope!

    wooh replied to jegalink's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Our facility is getting close to anything that requires the least bit of judgment has to be spelled out in an order. If a nurse makes an error in judgment, instead of telling THAT nurse to do better...