rnsrgr8t

rnsrgr8t

Peds Urology,primary care, hem/onc

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rnsrgr8t specializes in Peds Urology,primary care, hem/onc.


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  1. Cat allergy anaphylaxis

    That's what happens when you grow up in a medical family.....you get a children's benadryl and a few puffs from your dad's albuterol inhaler and a pat on the head :). Luckily symptoms got better with that. Obviously my parents would have done more if...
  2. Cat allergy anaphylaxis

    I do not get anaphylaxis from cats but close. When I was younger, my eyes would swell shut, would get hives around my eyes and get a scratchy throat and my asthma would kick up. Luckily antihistamines worked when I got an acute reaction (never needed...
  3. New Grad NP - Experiences with Relocation

    I did this for my first APN job. I could not find a job at all in the state where I graduated. I was young and single and had no ties to the area so I applied to jobs all over the US. The employer paid for my airfare, rental car and hotel for the int...
  4. Post-interview update

    I made that mistake in my first job. The APN I was working with, really did not function like an independent provider at all, just like a nurse who could order tests. I being the eager, newbie just wanted to do whatever they wanted me to do. In the b...
  5. Post-interview update

    Be careful in these kind of roles as a new grad, especially in a specialty. I ended up in a role like this. I basically was acting like a resident and doing the scut the physicians did not want to do. In the beginning, I did not mind because I was le...
  6. Lab Coat Initials

    RN, CPNP
  7. Bullied as a kinda new nurse

    I would like to share my experience with my preceptor my first nursing job out of school. I experienced a combination of bullying but I also did not get off to a good start either with my behavior which I think exacerbated my being bullied. I was a s...
  8. Has internet fueled anti-vaccine movement?

    I definitely agree the internet is helping further the vaccine hysteria. When I was in PNP school, I did a project on the false information online on vaccines (that appears legit to a non-medical person) and how that influences parental decisions on ...
  9. So Mandatory Reporting Isn't a Thing for Doctors?

    I just saw that documentary last night and was thinking the same thing. He should have reported it. Whether or not anything came of it is not the point. He made a very astute observation and it should have been reported. That way, the second time the...
  10. NEVER say the "Q" word or anything resembling it. WAY back when I was a nurse extern on a pediatric floor (in a larger hospital) working nights. Around midnight, we only had like 2-3 patients so we sent everyone home and we had one nurse and myself t...
  11. Ok TEXAS NP's, wake up and smell the coffee!!!

    I agree with this point here. I work in a clinic for voiding dysfunction in children. I order KUB's all the time to assess stool load and decide if the child needs bowel cleanouts etc. The patients go and get the Xrays and review them with me duirng ...
  12. Heard a heart murmur

    I am a PNP and I work in a specialty. I occasionally will hear an innocent sounding murmur when I examine my patients. I always let the families know and ask them to f/u with the PCP. A lot of times, the PCP does not hear it. Innocent murmurs come an...
  13. We had a pharmacy dispense methadone instead of methylphenidate to a teenage patient of ours when I worked in primary care. Mom called concerned because after taking it he was sleeping all day. I had her read the bottle and it was methadone!!! Also h...
  14. I had a teenage boy as a patient for years with lots of urologic issues. He was complaining of a lot of dysuria and I needed to watch him void to assess his stream. Since he was a minor, Mom had to be in the bathroom with me while I watched him go. H...
  15. Conflict with friend/coworker

    I think you are more of a friend to Flo than she is to you. Sounds like she is only "friends" with you because she feels it benefits her on the work side. when things do not go her way, she definitely does NOT treat you like a friend. She seems very ...