appleorchard

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1. Nurse-Writers

   appleorchard replied to Elizabeth Hanes's topic in General Nursing

   I've co-written or "Dummified" several of the "Dummies" series books, all medical related; the last was NCLEX-RN for Dummies, which I felt really good about doing because I felt I was really giving back to a profession that's been wonderful(not every...

2. Don't put that in your nose!!

   appleorchard replied to whiskeygirl's topic in General Nursing

   My then 6 year old son put a Lego up his nose in the morning and went to school with it there. When I picked him up that afternoon, he was extremely reluctant to tell me why his nose hurt. One trip to the ER, a pair of long handled forceps, and sever...

3. On a positive note.........

   appleorchard replied to ExCorporateRN's topic in General Nursing

   I was just thinking about this the other day. When I was a kid, I played "nurse", devoured Sue Barton books, idolized Tom Dooley(a doctor who worked in the jungles of Laos before the Vietnam era), loved babies and wanted to write books. I grew up, FI...

4. Dispensing narcotics in office

   appleorchard replied to appleorchard's topic in Ambulatory

   Thanks;I didn't even know we had these in the office(they never had an RN in this office before). We're talking very small quantities of only a few drugs but even so...I want it to be done right.

5. Dispensing narcotics in office

   appleorchard posted a topic in Ambulatory

   Does anyone know, or know where to find, regulations governing dispensing of narcotics in a physician's office, for a simple procedure? Do you need a daily count sheet; if you're the only licensed person, who do you count with? Who counts on the days...

6. Help! Breastmilk and Breastfeeding questions for the experts

   appleorchard replied to gr8tshopper's topic in General Nursing

   I wrote the book!

7. Where do you nurse?

   appleorchard replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

   I work in an office with a group of retinal specialists, doing IV infusions for angiography and for laser treatment. I'm the only RN (actually, only nurse of any kind) in the office. I'm responsible only for myself!- Previous job was as RN coordinato...

8. Your Worst Mistake

   appleorchard replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

   Two things kind of funny from my first GN job in the mid 80s, one not so funny in L&D 10 years later. I was working on a 20 bed oncology floor that also served as an overflow floor as well as the VIP unit(strange bedfellows indeed). We had an add...

9. Anyone know what Manchester Who's Who is?

   appleorchard replied to jenrninmi's topic in General Students

   No idea, but I do remember getting stuff like this in the past, even before I was famous (I wish!) for writing a few books and being fairly well known on certain infertility chat boards.

10. Anyone know what Manchester Who's Who is?

    appleorchard replied to jenrninmi's topic in General Students

    I got one, too, and immediately threw it in the trash. While I realize I'm fascinating, and have actually written two Dummies books, I'm also fairly sure this is a money making thing. Since it wouldn't be making ME any money, I tossed it.

11. Any IV Med administration nurses??

    appleorchard replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in Infusion

    I work in an opthamologists office administering Visudyne IV; this drug is used in conjunction with laser treatment to decrease fluid leakage in the eye in pateints with macular degneration. I do anywhere between one to nine cases per day; each takes...

12. Opthamology-ASC-Anyone else?

    appleorchard replied to PowercarveJen's topic in Ambulatory

    We do lots of FAs too, probably 20 or so per day. I had a terrible time getting halfway decent at using butterflies, especially on older veins! I still miss more than I'd like and have read everything on the internet about starting IVs on older peopl...

13. Opthamology-ASC-Anyone else?

    appleorchard replied to PowercarveJen's topic in Ambulatory

    I'm the only nurse (RN) in a retinal practice that just starting doing photodynamic therapy in the office (involves IV infusion of dye, which is why they needed an RN). I'm really enjoying it, especially the hours, which are 8-4, more or less. Flexib...