weezledawg

weezledawg

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....

  16. Preplexed Does Anyone know the Ansswer?

    weezledawg replied to celtictides's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That's when I say, "Drop that cup on me. And drop it on everyone else too." The proof is in the pee

  17. Worried about telling people I'm in recovery

    weezledawg replied to lovelynurse123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    BTW, I do not make it a habit of disclosing to patients and families about my history. I too, felt like I would be hiding something to keep that quiet in school. Most of the time my history does not...

  18. Worried about telling people I'm in recovery

    weezledawg replied to lovelynurse123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    So, here's my story ... Been in a lot of trouble locally. Went to rehab, got better. Did a lot of 12-step work. Got into service. Went to nursing school. First week we had to bring three things that...

  19. Worried about telling people I'm in recovery

    weezledawg replied to lovelynurse123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Actually it's "personal anonymity at the level of press radio and films." No, you shouldn't break another's anonymity ever, but this statement is really for those who would otherwise be identified in...

  20. northern california nursing schools

    weezledawg replied to justastudent08's topic in California Nursing

    Other than what? There's Napa Valley College (great school) and Solano Community College. Hope that helps. Also there is PUC Pacific Union College, private and pricey but lots of grads from there work...

  21. $8000 to lock down my 2yrs of life?!

    weezledawg replied to Tzu911's topic in General Nursing

    I was awarded this scholarship. It has been really pain-free. I live in a rural part of California where I would have worked anyway. It has been determined to be medically underserved, so it...

  22. Nursing student tips for ER

    weezledawg replied to fusster's topic in Emergency

    Learn how to tie restraints. If you're going to restrain them, then RESTRAIN THEM. If they are sick enough to come to the ER, they are sick enough to tolerate an IV, go without a pillow and not eat...

  23. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    weezledawg replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Came in for SOB from LTC, but had resolved to the point where she was getting discharged.

  24. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    weezledawg replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Two things: A lady in the er sitting waiting to be discharged grabs the siderails, looks dead up at the ceiling and says, "Honey here I come!" And then code blue. Also, I had a guy die in room 214 and...

  25. Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    weezledawg replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Nursing Humor

    You almost poodled in your