MG-NotANurse

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  1. Should family members insist on being present for procedures?

    MG-NotANurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't post often on this site, but when I do I always receive thoughtful and helpful answers. My mother had cataract surgery recently; the procedure went very well. Mom is very independent and...

  2. Dumbest Pt Family Statement or Question

    MG-NotANurse replied to Gabe's GirlLVN's topic in General Nursing

    When can he be circumsized?! - Dad asking about his new son as he is .. being intubated after birth.. This might not be as dumb as it seems. A circumcision is performed 8 days after birth. It is...

  3. Should family members insist on being present for procedures?

    MG-NotANurse replied to MG-NotANurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, everyone, for your responses. Lpnflorida, I didn't question myself at the time. But almost everybody I know seemed to believe that Mom would absolutely not receive proper care unless I was...

  4. On mortgages for RNs

    MG-NotANurse replied to LovingL&D's topic in General Nursing

    I've posted on this site a number of times to thank nurses for taking good care of me, so now I have the chance to offer advice in my own specialty, which is real estate-related law. I do many loan...

  5. Shout-out to the nurses who were so nice

    MG-NotANurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. About a year ago, I gave a collective thank you on this site to the nurses who were so supportive during my colonoscopy/endoscopy. Another thank you is due to the two nurses [or...

  6. Patients can sue all the nurses?

    MG-NotANurse replied to autumn_sky's topic in General Nursing

    I don't specialize in medical malpractice, but, regarding santhony44's question, there's actually a good rationale for a plaintiff to name everybody on the chart. In the early stages of a lawsuit,...

  7. Patient family issues

    MG-NotANurse replied to foxc1121's topic in General Nursing

    As a family member of patients, I think that you make a very good point. In the past, I've been genuinely afraid to try to help loved ones in the hospital, for fear of dislodging any of the tubes...

  8. Hating nurses? What is going on?

    MG-NotANurse replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    bigsyis and emanuel goldstein are absolutely correct. as a family member of hospital patients, i had seen enough bad stuff to make me absolutely terrified when i had to have an...

  9. Ever Been Called To Provide A Deposition

    MG-NotANurse replied to kTIE's topic in General Nursing

    This depends on what state you are in. In New York, for example, the fee is regulated by statute, and is "fifteen dollars for attendance fees and twenty-three cents as travel expenses for each mile...

  10. Ever Been Called To Provide A Deposition

    MG-NotANurse replied to kTIE's topic in General Nursing

    The following is not legal advice, but I've been conducting and defending depositions for a couple of decades, and you should bear the following in mind. One, if you're not being personally sued,...

  11. Thank you to the endo nurse who took such good care of me

    MG-NotANurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, everyone. I used this site a couple of months ago, when I was preparing for my endoscopy/colonoscopy. I thought that I would return to thank Nurse "Mary" [not her real name] for...

  12. law school

    MG-NotANurse replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Cyberkat. As my name implies, I'm not a nurse. I found this site while doing research after my mother-in-law's CVA, almost exactly one year ago. The people on the site were very supportive and...

  13. Dead Beat attorneys how do you get your money?

    MG-NotANurse replied to Tango71's topic in Legal

    I'm so glad that you had a good result in small claims court. Remember to mail a copy of the judgment to the defendant by certified mail and demand payment. If the defendant doesn't pay you (and...

  14. What do you think of this surgical flub-up?

    MG-NotANurse replied to begalli's topic in General Nursing

    Hello Begalli. What an awful series of events. I agree with Leslie and 3rdShiftGuy that your first priority is your father's condition. I wish him a speedy recovery. 3rdShiftGuy is correct that the...

  15. Dead Beat attorneys how do you get your money?

    MG-NotANurse replied to Tango71's topic in Legal

    Hi, Tango71. I haven't seen your contract, but based on what you say, you can seek recovery on several theories. One, for breach of your written contract. Two, I don't know where you live, but in New...

  16. 3 1/2 y/o daughter won't potty......please give advice.

    MG-NotANurse replied to J Lynn's topic in Pediatric

    Congratulations J Lynn; you must be very pleased. Although I've never dealt with Louisiana or Tennessee preschools, I have some experience dealing with directors and teachers in private preschools in...

  17. 3 1/2 y/o daughter won't potty......please give advice.

    MG-NotANurse replied to J Lynn's topic in Pediatric

    Hi, J Lynn. I have some experience in this area. Our son (he's 7) and another one or two boys were the only ones in his preschool class who wouldn't use the toilet at 3 ½. We tried the books; we...

  18. Your Thoughts Requested

    MG-NotANurse replied to weezieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here is my experience in the OR when my wife had her C-section. It had been a difficult, 36-hour labor, and other methods of inducing labor were not working. The doctor announced that he was...

  19. Patients We Love to Hate

    MG-NotANurse replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to everyone who responded. As I say, I've never been an in-patient and I hope that it stays that way, but my experiences as a patient's family member seem to split down the middle: One, the...

  20. Patients We Love to Hate

    MG-NotANurse replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Can I ask a question? As indicated by my name, I'm not a nurse. I found this website while I was researching strokes and analgesics, following my mother-in-law's massive CVA on 1-1-04. Happy new year....

  21. My recent experience as a "family member" in the hospital

    MG-NotANurse replied to ainz's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks, Fergus51. This is my point: your being polite didn't take any extra time, and it kept the family members' hospital experience from being worse than it absolutely had to be. In a neonatal unit,...

  22. My recent experience as a "family member" in the hospital

    MG-NotANurse replied to ainz's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm not a nurse, but, if you don't mind, I'd like to put in my two cents. (By way of background, my mother-in-law had a massive CVA on January 1, and I found this site while researching strokes,...