canna42

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1. Buried under paperwork

   canna42 posted a topic in Ambulatory

   Hey everyone, Well I had one week of orientation (sort of ) before nurse training me got sick and had to quit. The paperwork is sooooo different from hospital. She was 2 months behind on filing hence, i am now really behind. The hunt for charts takes...

2. My new office job (LONG)

   canna42 replied to MQ Edna's topic in Ambulatory

   Hi Laura..This is the second week for me in a new office job. I had worked for 25yrs in hospitals so this is new to me. The paperwork is daunting. So many medicare/medicaid rules for reinbursment. Sooooo many nurse calls for prescriptions renewals or...

3. Office Nurses' Salaries

   canna42 replied to KarenS's topic in Ambulatory

   JenniferRN Many thanks for the information. I will sure write them this week. Thanks again...Canna

4. Office Nurses' Salaries

   canna42 replied to KarenS's topic in Ambulatory

   Hi JenniferRn..where did you take instruction for basic x-ray? I will at times have to do occ one at my new job in office...have no idea of how. Any tips you can give on office work appreciated. What was suppose to be 8-5 job is really 8-7:30 or late...

5. First day as office nurse

   canna42 posted a topic in Ambulatory

   Yesterday was my first day working in an office. Geeeeeez lots of paperwork to learn. Soooo many phone calls. The nurse training me had to stop approx every 5 minutes for phone calls and usually there were more than one at a time. Stacks of charts to...

6. Is This Nitpicking?????

   canna42 replied to micro's topic in General Nursing

   Ohhhh you really hit a nerve on my memories. Not meaning you do this...did you leave your charts out just a couple of times? This nurse that worked dayshift ahead of me ALWAYS left her charts out. I got sick of spending the first 20 minutes of my shi...

7. who does the lab and x-rays in your office?

   canna42 replied to canna42's topic in Ambulatory

   Laura just wanted to say I start my office job Nov 12th. I turned in my 2 weeks notice Friday. Have done the drug screen and signed the tax papers already. Looking forward to first week even though I will probably be all thumbs!! Lots to learn but I ...

8. who does the lab and x-rays in your office?

   canna42 replied to canna42's topic in Ambulatory

   Laura thanks..I added you to buddy list..not sure if I know how to use it though ha ha not very computer literate. Just got home from work..was a long 12 hr nightshift. Hope they call this morning but I am not going to hold my breath.Let me know how ...

9. who does the lab and x-rays in your office?

   canna42 replied to canna42's topic in Ambulatory

   I had worked in pediatrics for the first 15yrs of nursing. You will love it! Children are so honest and tell it all ha ha ha. Grandma's can be scarey at times though (for real ! ). So far I have not heard final word. The office was closed Monday. I a...

10. Dealing with patient's families

    canna42 replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    No offense meant to greenville or anyone else who works icu but lets face it...if you have a max of 4 pts..lot less family to deal with..more time to deal with those you have. I had 14 pts one night when every visitor had reasonable requests for my t...

11. Midnights vs Day shift

    canna42 replied to mamabear's topic in General Nursing

    I work 7p-7a shift. We have plenty of ppl to work nights here..days has a hard time hanging on to nurses. We don't have the aggravation of numerous visitors...drs rnds...other depts taking our charts etc. However our DON at a nurses meeting stated we...

12. Why hosp cannot pay nurses more, according to one CEO...

    canna42 replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    Let me tell you about an interview I had 3 weeks ago. I work at a small country hospital (max40 beds). I interviewed at a hospital in a larger city with bed capacity 320 beds. The interviewer said they were higher IV certified LPNS because they were ...

13. What color was your student uniform?

    canna42 replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    we had grey dress uniform with white pintuck bib. Last night that I worked I wore pale pink scrub ( called cotton candy ha ha). Never wear white anymore...except for occasionally wear white lab coat.

14. who does the lab and x-rays in your office?

    canna42 replied to canna42's topic in Ambulatory

    Thanks again Darla! When I saw the term ICD9 codes..I went huh? ha ha I have a lot to learn! Have not started just yet but our days are Tuesday-Friday...every other week we work 1/2 day on Mondays. The clinic is owned by local hospital so we get sa...

15. who does the lab and x-rays in your office?

    canna42 replied to canna42's topic in Ambulatory

    Darla..thanks for your reply. I appreciate the information. The office is general practice. The particular doctor I will be working with likes doing lots of procedures. The office manager realizes I have not been doing these particular procedures but...