weezledawg

weezledawg specializes in CCRN, ICU, ER, MS, WCC, PICC RN.

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1. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   weezledawg replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   Drum roll please.... 911 call for "My dog is staring at me." And they brought him

2. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   weezledawg replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I think I must work with you. I am sure I have treated all these

3. Placing IVs in shoulder, breast, upper chest

   weezledawg replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

   I just agreed with Trav, that the forearm is the best ... that being said, I have put IVs in feet, hands, thumbs, necks, fingers, neonates, breasts, chests, shoulders, forearms, wrists, under the...

4. Placing IVs in shoulder, breast, upper chest

   weezledawg replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, the forearm is the

5. You put what??!!!! were???!!

   weezledawg replied to snoopy29's topic in Nursing Humor

   When my oldest daughter was 2, she had a bad habit of pulling the foam out of the padding on the sides of her playpen. Well, she developed a nasty-smelling nasal discharge one day, and lo and behold,...

6. Best practice for sacral ulcers?

   weezledawg replied to amyann's topic in General Nursing

   Have you checked out the wound care forum on allnurses.com? There should be something there. The care of Stage III ulcers is difficult at best and requires a multidisciplinary approach. In terms of...

7. Certification Exam

   weezledawg replied to suni's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   What

8. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

   weezledawg replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

   Alright, I'll make you a deal. I'll give you this Dilaudid and you agree to keep breathing,

9. MONEY: Which jobs requiring a RN degree make the most?

   weezledawg replied to BabiesRUs23's topic in General Nursing

   The ones where they let you work the most

10. Parking Lot Code....

    weezledawg replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    Good job! I keep waiting for something like that to happen to me ... I seem to have that luck. Never by

11. can a recovering addict get into nursing

    weezledawg replied to tumnus's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Wow, OK, coupla things... You said that you had an addiction to painkillers but now you don't. I read through some of your postings later down the thread and the language you use tells me that you...

12. Home Med Documentation?

    weezledawg replied to core34's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital all meds are sent to pharmacy for verification, a note placed on the chart that meds are in pharmacy so at discharge they can be returned. If not on our formulary, then they are...

13. How much personal info you do share with a patient?

    weezledawg replied to christieb01's topic in General Nursing

    People always want to ask me these questions and if I believe its harmless, I may answer. But because I am in a same-sex marriage, I believe the marriage question reveals information about myself that...

14. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    weezledawg replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Never masturbate with rapid A Fib and while on telemetry... Never claim "I was walking my dog in the woods, when I slipped on a log and this branch went up my a**," then tell me you are on coumadin...

15. Old acquaintances showing up at work

    weezledawg replied to newlyweddani's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree with all the responders on this thread. Good for you. This happens to me at work, and all I can do is redirect, redirect, redirect. After all, they are not visiting the ED to talk about me....