Wuzzie

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    Medical Emergencies in Public

    Wuzzie replied to nurse4321's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to agree with my colleagues Akula and Mike. Although I work in a cushy clinic job as retirement nears, I am a senior National Ski Patroller, EMT-P and worked decades in CCT, Flight and ED....
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    New Graduate Nurse Looking for Advice

    Wuzzie replied to newnursegirl's topic in General Nursing

    The tele position will get you a strong foot in the door for the ED as well as the hospital. HH is not a great place for new grads and rehab, while a terrific specialty, will not have the same...
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    Backsliding in new specialty

    Wuzzie replied to AngelRay's topic in General Nursing

    So let me get this straight...you had 6 weeks to orient to 3 disparate, complicated specialties, were given vague explanations of your "deficiencies", were not offered any assistance/education to...
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    To Nurses Who Bully: A Message That Needs to Be Heard

    Wuzzie replied to Angela carnes's topic in General Nursing

    The problem I have with the phrase "nurses eat their young" is that workplace bullying is not unique to nursing nor is it perpetrated only by senior nurses. I agree with Tweety that the statement...
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    To Nurses Who Bully: A Message That Needs to Be Heard

    Wuzzie replied to Angela carnes's topic in General Nursing

    This 100%. "Some humans eat other humans" is much more accurate but just as vile of a concept. I wish people would stop propagating the wildly inaccurate idea that only older nurses are running...
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    Swollen neck

    Wuzzie replied to Matt Smith's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry Matt but per our TOS we cannot give medical advice. Sending positive thoughts your
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    Wuzzie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    https://www.aol.com/radonda-vaught-bid-reinstate-nursing-224400266.html
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    Threatened with being fired for calling off for bowel prep

    Wuzzie replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Politely demand this in writing. This will call her bluff without risking your employment. If what she is stating is against written policy she will not want you to have proof of it and will back...
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    Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

    Wuzzie replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    "Patient advocate"
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    Revisiting The Lucy Letby case - what if she was innocent?

    Wuzzie replied to mtmkjr's topic in General Nursing

    I am seriously shocked and massively impressed that these physicians have gone to this length to support Lucy and are working so hard to right what I have come to believe is an egregious
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    Legality of nurse responsibilities

    Wuzzie replied to Djadia's topic in General Nursing

    I get what you're saying and I did not mean to imply a lack of critical thinking or inability to adjust care to a situation, but care by protocol is, by nature, "cookbookish". FTR: I was on an...
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    Legality of nurse responsibilities

    Wuzzie replied to Djadia's topic in General Nursing

    That's why I appreciated your sage advice to for them to remain quiet and let the chips fall where they may. I've learned if you point out the issues prior to implementation when those issues arise,...
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    Legality of nurse responsibilities

    Wuzzie replied to Djadia's topic in General Nursing

    Not disagreeing and given the ridiculous plan this place has come up with so far they can't be trusted to make any good decisions. However, this is very much the reason the role of the NP came up in...
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    Legality of nurse responsibilities

    Wuzzie replied to Djadia's topic in General Nursing

    Well, yes and no. I think it's more nuanced than that. Having spent a substantial amount of time doing that particular type of nursing I feel like I have the street cred to chime in. While, it's...
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    Calling in for no sleep

    Wuzzie replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    It was actually a shift I worked (well 5pm-3:30am). It was staffed that way because the bulk of ED patients are seen in those hours. It wasn't really as bad as you seem to think and I'm a single...
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    Calling in for no sleep

    Wuzzie replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    In re-reading the first post I also don't think she was forced to work over. That would have been a 20hr shift. She said she was scheduled to work until 0330. Everyone assumed she was working 7a-7p...
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    Calling in for no sleep

    Wuzzie replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I read it differently but I don't believe that's how it was scheduled. She worked over on Friday night but had both Saturday and Sunday night to sleep prior to going back to work on Monday...
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    Tiny vein tips for IVs

    Wuzzie replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. Success at IV placement is 50% skill and 50% vein selection. You can have all the mad IV skills in the world but if you pick a crap vein your chance at success drops dramatically and visa...
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    Tiny vein tips for IVs

    Wuzzie replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    If the vein is visible try no tourniquet and drop the angle of approach to nearly
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    Tiny vein tips for IVs

    Wuzzie replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    When you say "missed" do you mean you didn't get in, back-walled it or it
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    I can't take it anymore!

    Wuzzie replied to H K's topic in General Nursing

    You think this is bad? Wait until you have kids.
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    Long nails as an ER nurse

    Wuzzie replied to kokot pica's topic in General Nursing

    Each facility will have different rules. Certain units within facilities will have even stricter rules (think ICUs, OR, NICU, Oncology). I don't see a ton of nurses with super long nails but I...
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    Patient abandonment question

    Wuzzie replied to Jackson1322's topic in General Nursing

    I think the reason why no other CNA wants to help this person has become abundantly clear.
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    Call out

    Wuzzie replied to BSNRN_'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad they worked it out for
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    Call out

    Wuzzie replied to BSNRN_'s topic in General Nursing

    That's not at all what you said in your first posts. Your story keeps changing and you've edited at least one of them. This makes us skeptical. Regardless, you picked a profession that requires you...