Wuzzie

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    PICC Line Dressing change

    Wuzzie replied to iowa27's topic in General Nursing

    Never pulled out one but have replaced many pulled out by ED nurses who think they know more than the people who put them in. Do you place PICCS? If not, why are you even arguing with me? It makes no...
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    PICC Line Dressing change

    Wuzzie replied to iowa27's topic in General Nursing

    Proves nothing. Again this is what I do for a living. Have a nice
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    PICC Line Dressing change

    Wuzzie replied to iowa27's topic in General Nursing

    First, not a dude. Second, this is what I do for a
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    Pros and cons of RN clinic nursing?

    Wuzzie replied to Emergent's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    What is this term you use? I'm not familiar with the
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    PICC Line Dressing change

    Wuzzie replied to iowa27's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely incorrect. That is how lines get pulled
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    Pros and cons of RN clinic nursing?

    Wuzzie replied to Emergent's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I’m afraid I won’t be able to offer you much. I work in a large oncology clinic that is physically in the medical center and our patients are super sick. We also are an all RN clinic with PCA...
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    Pros and cons of RN clinic nursing?

    Wuzzie replied to Emergent's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    To give you a more accurate answer what kind of clinic is it? I work in one but it’s not at all what people think of as a clinic. New hires are required to shadow a day with us and they are...
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just to clarify I work at a huge university hospital system and we are a tertiary center. Only 35 of those vented patients are acute. The rest are chronic and now in the PCU or the SNF that is located...
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In my hospital system: 88 Covid patients 51 vents (includes recovered but still on ventilators) 35 in the ICU In my state: 1929 hospitalized (down from nearly 5k) 395 in...
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    I got a counseling letter because I refused to help another staff member with her personal problems?

    Wuzzie replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Anecdotal…yes. Sexist? Not in the least. Think of Sheldon in that elevator and not a hot beverage in sight.
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    https://www.Google.com/search?q=micahel+swango&rlz=1C1GCEV_en&oq=micahel+swango&aqs=chrome..69i57.3632j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8...
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    It’s the totality of the poor decisions she made that changes things. She ignored multiple, multiple warnings including her own confusion over the need for reconstitution which she admits in her...
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    But it doesn’t open anything up. This is not the first time a nurse has faced criminal charges for bad practice so it isn’t precedent setting. We’ve discussed this on earlier threads. Nurses are...
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    If a mistake was made I'd have to agree but she didn't make mistakes she practiced sub-par and unsafe
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    Except there wasn't a staffing issue at the time. She was a supernumerary nurse acting as a resource person for the unit she worked on. In other words...they were overstaffed. She even admits it in...
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    That's why she isn't being charged with murder and shouldn't be. She admits that she wasn't rushed and they weren't short-staffed This is entirely uncalled for and beneath you Princess Bride....
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    First, if she had given the medication she was supposed to give there would have been no need for an airway. Not sure why you keep belaboring that point. Nobody gives Vec to a patient without...
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    She didn't make an error. She willfully neglected to follow established and expected prudent nursing practice more than 10 times in this one patient encounter. Who gives a medication without looking...
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a baby being paralyzed in all likelihood the reason for all of that staff is because the kid is crumping badly not because of the medication being
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    Why? I'm an educated and prudent nurse who uses good nursing judgment and follows policy. I can safely but cautiously administer vecuronium in any situation where it is appropriate. When I was flying...
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I was, both in the unit as well as in the back of an MICU and a helicopter with another nurse or a medic. Outside of the initial intubation you do not need someone at the bedside who can intubate...
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    I get what you're saying but that isn't practical for many situations. As a nurse I frequently gave Vec (among other dangerous medications) and sometimes needed it emergently. That being said, I cared...
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    No she did not make an error. She made several very, very bad choices. Big
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    Look up Juan De La Cruz' posts about it. The precedent was set 20 years ago. We're not seeing throngs of nurses being thrown into prison and we won't now. This was not a simple medication error. This...
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    Radonda Vaught Was A Guest On A Good Nurse / Bad Nurse Podcast

    Wuzzie replied to Anonymous865's topic in General Nursing

    I 100%, but respectfully ?, disagree. However, I won't opine about it here as I made my case in the other threads about the