Silkiebyrd

Silkiebyrd specializes in Pediatrics, ER, and NICU.

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1. Pain is NOT subjective

   Silkiebyrd replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in Pain

   While I will not flame you; I think that if you think really hard about it that the numbers for the increased ratio of women in the ER are not as dramatically different as you state. I have several years in the ER and I must say that sometimes it is ...

2. I'm getting written up! (Very long)

   Silkiebyrd replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

   I am sorry you are going through this...but you were in the right. The doctor probably knows it too. This is an example of admin. allowing him to persist in educating his pts. and their families with BS about medical procedures. You are probably one ...

3. Non emergent ER visits

   Silkiebyrd replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

   As a former travel nurse...I do know the difficulty in finding a PCP. I dont know if it is regional or not, but sometimes here it is very very difficult to get in to a PCP. Many are not taking new patients and the ones that are will give you an apt. ...

4. RN won't give pain meds

   Silkiebyrd replied to Laught3r's topic in Pain

   I agree about the University aspect with you, I know that not all places are like this but many are. I worked NICU for many years and when I first started we had a surgeon that everyone was scared to ask things of, he was famous for saying that prema...

5. diabetes, the bane of my existence (very long post)

   Silkiebyrd replied to Silkiebyrd's topic in Disabilities

   I sometimes think that SS relies on us getting frustrated and saying the heck with it and not persisting in fighting them. I am in this fight for the long haul. I feel like you and many others here also. I have paid in the system since I was fifteen ...

6. diabetes, the bane of my existence (very long post)

   Silkiebyrd replied to Silkiebyrd's topic in Disabilities

   Definately wait til your insurance kicks in if you can since it is only 2 weeks. Of course, if you start feeling worse go on in. My long term disability wouldnt cover me because I was officially diagnosed with diabetes a week before my work insuranc...

7. Diversion Techniques

   Silkiebyrd posted a topic in Pain

   Hello all!! I have a patient that suffers from chronic pain...and I do mean suffers. She had been on duragesic patches at one time and went to be detoxed as she felt she was loosing much of her life due to the sleepiness they caused. She was placed o...

8. diabetes, the bane of my existence (very long post)

   Silkiebyrd posted a topic in Disabilities

   Hello all, I usually lurk here in the shadows, occassionally throwing a coment in here and there. I thank you all for being around, even more lately. Some may remember about a year and a half ago, I gradually developed the most horrible pain in my f...

9. Just need to talk (long and sad)

   Silkiebyrd posted a topic in NICU

   Hello, I was just wanting to talk, not really vent or anything. I work in a level 3, I have been taking care of a littlle 25 weeker for about 2 1/2 months now. He was a twin, he was the larger and went from vent to high flow in a matter of a week or ...

10. very discouraged and tired

    Silkiebyrd replied to Silkiebyrd's topic in Disabilities

    I am type 2, I am 36 years and just found out and here I thought menopause was the worse thing coming at me. I am on metformin, glipizide, actos, byetta, humulin N and Novolog (3 times a day each). They also put me on tricor for triglycerides, Lisin...

11. very discouraged and tired

    Silkiebyrd replied to Silkiebyrd's topic in Disabilities

    Update: Went to Internist today. We are starting Cymbalta for the neuropathy, a short term pain med, and antianxiety med for sleep and anxiety. He is concerned that the acute onset of such severe pain is related to a possible back problem (back rea...

12. Any Diabetic nurses out there?

    Silkiebyrd replied to turtletyme's topic in Disabilities

    Hello, I am a new diabetic and am oral meds plus loads of insulin and byetta. I too am having a little trouble figuring out when to take what. I work in a NICU and usually have 2 vented babies, doesn't sound that hard but some nights are very busy as...

13. very discouraged and tired

    Silkiebyrd replied to Silkiebyrd's topic in Disabilities

    Thanks for the words of encouragement. Sometimes it just helps to know others out there understand or have been through things and survived. I was going to give an update. I had been doing really well with monitoring glucoses and taking meds but wit...

14. very discouraged and tired

    Silkiebyrd replied to Silkiebyrd's topic in Disabilities

    Thank you for the hugs and messages. You know, sometimes as a nurse we forget the human part of our jobs because we get caught up in tasks to be done and paperwork. I just never dreamed that i would be in the same boat as some of the patients I have ...

15. very discouraged and tired

    Silkiebyrd posted a topic in Disabilities

    I just found out that I was diabetic in the last month. I was bit by a spider and it would not heal so we did lab and presto....glucose was over 600 and A1c was 13.7. Needless to say we started insulin in massive quantities. I am taking as many as ...