NellieP73

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1. Protocol Resource

   NellieP73 replied to NellieP73's topic in Triage

   The problem that I'm having now is that since we are a specialty clinic, most of the protocols that we have been able to find are waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy too general for us, so we are basically having to write them from scratch - not that we actual...

2. Protocol Resource

   NellieP73 posted a topic in Triage

   Hi all - Question...I work in a multispecialty office that is just now really starting to develop triage protocols. Until now it's been pretty much been however the nurse who takes the call wants to handle it. Bad, right?? Anyway, I am trying to ...

3. NM and respect issues - need advice!

   NellieP73 replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

   Believe me, I've been looking for ways to boost my resume for months now. I've applied to several other places, but I always lose out to someone with more experience in the area. I want to leave my floor and try a whole new area of nursing, but nob...

4. NM and respect issues - need advice!

   NellieP73 replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

   Haha, training! That's a good one. No such thing where I am. They have mentioned that there is going to be a permanent charge available and asked me to consider it, then they do stuff like this. They haven't mentioned the permanent job again. So...

5. NM and respect issues - need advice!

   NellieP73 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay so what do you do about management that walks all over you and doesn't realize they are doing it? It's really hard to keep up your confidence when they treat you like they only respect you when there is nobody better around. Example: I work nigh...

6. Milk of Mag

   NellieP73 replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

   Even harder than that - ours is only 10 ml because it's the concentrated stuff, but this pt is strictly forbidden to have even a drop of anything thinner than pudding consistency. I had never thought of the juice thing before, or the applesauce. Bo...

7. Milk of Mag

   NellieP73 replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah this lady is a pudding consistency. It just seems so gross!!!!! Thanks for your replies, it was very helpful!

8. Milk of Mag

   NellieP73 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey guys - quick and kinda weird question. Can you thicken MOM with thick-it? Pt on swallow precs needs thick liqs but insists on MOM as her LOC. We can't find any info to the contrary, but for some reason it seems weird. It would be okay, right,...

9. anyone with hospital and office experience??

   NellieP73 replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

   Good questions, good questions. I honestly feel like it is time to start thinking about making a change. I don't even know if this job is going to work out - they may still go another way, salary might not be enough, etc. I don't know all the deta...

10. anyone with hospital and office experience??

    NellieP73 replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys! I know I want to make a change, but the more I sit there and analyze things, the more I feel like I shoulld stay where I am. The reason this job seems so appealing to me is that, like I said, it's still afficiated with the hospital, so...

11. anyone with hospital and office experience??

    NellieP73 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all - I posted this on the ambulatory board, but it doesn't look like there are many people there. I thought I might get a lot of responses here because y'all are so versatile :nuke:. Anyway, here's the original post - thanks for reading!!!! Hi...

12. Office vs hospital??

    NellieP73 posted a topic in Ambulatory

    Hi all! I was hoping that those of you with experience in bboth medical offices and hospitals could help me out here. I may have an opportunity to switch to a medical office that is affiliated with the hospital where I work. I'm currently in med/s...

13. OH Nurses - Any advice about this?

    NellieP73 replied to NellieP73's topic in Occupational

    Thanks for the advice! I'm not really sure about how to get my foot in the door, but I'll keep an eye out for classes, temp work, etc! If anyone has any more tips, I'd be more than glad to hear them! Occ Health has been something I've been thinkin...

14. OH Nurses - Any advice about this?

    NellieP73 posted a topic in Occupational

    Hello! I have been thinking ever since nursing school that I would like to get into occupational health nursing - not OT like in a hospital, but to be a nurse at a corporation. Recently, I found out that I am allergic to several different kinds of ...

15. Living situation

    NellieP73 replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

    I actually live right across a fire station righ tnow. The problem isn't the sirens passing, it's that they would be frequently stopping irght outside my window. And I don't care if I am a nurse, I'm not getting up twice a week after only a couple of...