Wuzzie

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    Issue at Union Hospital

    Wuzzie replied to perfectzero01's topic in General Nursing

    Are you living in the van on hospital property between
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    RN Disciplined While Waiting On Covid 19 Result

    Wuzzie replied to INDY RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Please expand on
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    OCN, Previous RPN (4 years), Recent RN. Would love to specialize in oncology nursing.... need guidance please!

    Wuzzie replied to BalochDae's topic in Oncology

    They have an excellent selection of courses for sure but the OCN is
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    Being re-allocated

    Wuzzie replied to Nic2003's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This^. We are being re-allocated from ambulatory to in-patient as well using the team model. OP before you do something drastic best to find out exactly what the expectations are of the staff being...
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    "The Calm Before The Storm" Laying Nurses Off To Prepare For A Pandemic Surge

    Wuzzie replied to NurseB.MN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Fortunately for us our union stepped in and changes were made. We are no longer being forced to used our earned time off if we are sent home due to low census among other things. We are still being...
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    Are Big City Hospitals Really Getting Hit With COVID-19 Pts?

    Wuzzie replied to EPS's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nah, I think you just hit a sore spot. Hopefully your wife will come to her senses before she shreds your relationship although I fear that ship may have sailed. It’s a whole “nuther” level of...
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    All out of Sterile Gloves

    Wuzzie replied to anitalaff's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh dear, you've misunderstood. We have PICC dressing change kits that already have sterile gloves in them so we don't need extra ones to do the procedure. Are the kits not
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    All out of Sterile Gloves

    Wuzzie replied to anitalaff's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We have dressing change kits that come with sterile gloves. You might want to ask your supplier if they have that availability. Full disclosure, ours are custom but there may be commercially available...
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    OCN, Previous RPN (4 years), Recent RN. Would love to specialize in oncology nursing.... need guidance please!

    Wuzzie replied to BalochDae's topic in Oncology

    I wish I could tell you differently but the rules are hard and fast. It must be 2000 hours as an RN in some form of oncology. It can be at an infusion center, an oncology clinic or at the bedside but...
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    OCN, Previous RPN (4 years), Recent RN. Would love to specialize in oncology nursing.... need guidance please!

    Wuzzie replied to BalochDae's topic in Oncology

    2000 hours is roughly one year of full time nursing. Your clinical hours as a student will not count and neither will any hours working as an RN in another specialty. Right now just focus on your...
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    Dealing with panicking co-workers

    Wuzzie replied to Peditra's topic in Disaster Preparation

    here ya
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    Famous person as patient?

    Wuzzie replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    Or "Voldemort".
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    Famous person as patient?

    Wuzzie replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    You can't even say their
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    Why are some RNs rarely busy, while others are always busy

    Wuzzie replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Not where I work. What a rude
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    DIY Ear-Saver Headbands for Masks

    Wuzzie replied to adventure_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    One of our retired lab techs is making these for the nurses (in oncology you tend to form close relationships with the lab folk) and they are
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    Can I lose my license for this?

    Wuzzie replied to Connor's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    “Low chance” isn’t no chance. If your friend won’t delete it they aren’t much of a friend at all. I think you’re in a pickle. Given their refusal to honor your request I wouldn’t put it...
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    Why are some RNs rarely busy, while others are always busy

    Wuzzie replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I used to subscribe to the “less lean, more clean” until I realized the more I cleaned the more others leaned. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll throw myself in to help someone who’s drowning but I...
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    Question about uniforms

    Wuzzie replied to MarkMyWords's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear mine to and from work. Unless you’ve managed to solid it with someone else’s fluids you aren’t spreading
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    Can I lose my license for this?

    Wuzzie replied to Connor's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Did you post it on social media, Youtube or otherwise share it with other people? If you didn’t, then delete the video from all devices and storage services (you may need some tech help to make...
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    Why are some RNs rarely busy, while others are always busy

    Wuzzie replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I’m crazy efficient so I rarely “look” busy but that doesn’t mean I’m not working
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    What is it like in your hospital right now?

    Wuzzie replied to FloatFNP-C's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We are slowly but steadily rising however it seems to have dropped off a bit. Our state stats are as follows. Last week we were increasing by 13-17% per day. This past week it has been dropping...
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    Have you ironically lost out on a donated perk because you were at work

    Wuzzie replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. Early entry into grocery stores. 6-8 am weekdays only. I work 6-4 M-F. Actually not really an issue for me since I do curbside but it really doesn’t work for most
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    So H&H are 2 different labs: why only say one value?

    Wuzzie replied to COVIDNURSE's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, we never combine them. We report the Hgb singularly. If the crit is pertinent to the patient’s diagnosis we will also report it on its own. This goes along with nurses calling O2 saturations...
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    There's Power in Numbers-Make Some Noise

    Wuzzie posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is what happens when nurses start standing up for themselves! Let's hope this spreads throughout our nursing community across the US. We deserve to be treated better. News article in its...
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    Did you know that doctors and nurses in some other countries are actually being attacked because of Coronavirus?

    Wuzzie replied to Naturally Brilliant's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I got shouted at by a nasty old lady when I was doing an essential errand and didn’t have time to change because I was, you know, taking care of