Wuzzie

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    Is there anything you wished your work bag had?

    Wuzzie replied to michelle2021's topic in General Nursing

    Adult
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    Forgot to put water in a water seal chamber on a chest tube

    Wuzzie replied to A95's topic in General Nursing

    If it was going to affect the patient it likely would have done so by now.
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Lost our first patient, in my opinion, from Covid without actually having Covid.
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    We're Like Travelers, In Our Own Hospital! $$

    Wuzzie replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Don’t worry, they’ll recoup their losses from this by instituting maximum 0.5% raises for the next 25 years. ? I’m a little bitter about these incentives. I work 5 days a week and we’re...
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    Deposition For Previous Employer

    Wuzzie replied to MichelleLL's topic in General Nursing

    Lawyer
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    Upside of Changes: Nurses Make the Best of Change

    Wuzzie replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    What exactly do you think is the "bigger picture" of the scenario posted by kbrn. It seems prety straighforward to
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    RN Claims to Be An LPN To Avoid Certain Tasks

    Wuzzie replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Reduce her pay to that of an LPN. That should fix
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    Unintentionally Violated HIPAA. Felt Stupid.

    Wuzzie replied to Streetnurse42's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    In the whole scheme of things that's about a 2 on a scale of 10. Just be more careful next
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The thing is this isn't new. Covid has just ripped the lid off the Pandora's box that nursing and healthcare has been for
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just did a quick review of our bed board. The "business unit" I work in has a total of 366 beds (large university hospital that is divided into different hospitals [business units]on the same campus)....
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm not talking about getting tested. I'm talking about young people with no symptoms other than a positive test coming to the ED demanding to be treated and making a stink when we have nothing to...
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Heck, they’re calling 911 for positive tests. Not symptoms, positive tests.
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm not talking about the immunocompromised or people who are sick with super-imposed bacterial infections. Thats a big leap you made. I am talking about the ones with the sniffles who are crowding...
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    But the vast majority of these people don't even need this. Unless the symptoms are severe there is literally nothing that needs to be done outside of the usual viral illness treatment. You would not...
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I agree but in my state that number is flat and has been for
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    ^ This. Same thing I posted earlier. Nobody is keeping track of admitted for Covid vs admitted for something else but Covid positive and often asymptomatic. It’s a huge distinction....
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We hit 256 patients but what I don’t know is if they are admitted for Covid or incidentally found to be Covid positive and asymptomatic. I think that’s an important distinction. Like others have...
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    Peri-care without gloves?

    Wuzzie replied to lightwing's topic in General Nursing

    Just to be clear. I use gloves now but not using them isn't that horrific. We don't glove when we take care of our children's elimination needs or our own. Soap and water suffices. I do prefer not to...
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Which they'll somehow manage to spin and blame the
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    Peri-care without gloves?

    Wuzzie replied to lightwing's topic in General Nursing

    Even then we were told the gloves were "for the
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    Peri-care without gloves?

    Wuzzie replied to lightwing's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the day we didn't have gloves for things like peri care. We folded wash cloths into mitts. It wasn't a big deal. We had soap and
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    Addressing the Nursing Burnout Crisis

    Wuzzie replied to Nursing CE Central's topic in Nursing News

    For what?!! This is the kind of ivory tower BS that is driving nurses
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    New Job: Dealing With Coworker Judgment

    Wuzzie replied to Murse EZ's topic in General Nursing

    Because just like every other group of humans gathered in one place a certain percentage of them are going to be jerks. Nursing isn't immune to this. Identify them, ignore them and hang with the fun...
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    Gobbledygook In Nursing

    Wuzzie replied to Guest 1152923's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer “academic jibberjabber”
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    Covid and Hospitals: How are things now?

    Wuzzie replied to CrunchRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    182 Covid hospitalizations (44 on the vent) does not make for an inundation of Covid patients in our 1300 bed hospital system despite what the local media is saying. Stupid people going to the ED with...