jennrrn

jennrrn has 6 years experience and specializes in recovery, peds.

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1. Any allergy nurses out there?

   jennrrn replied to jennrrn's topic in Ambulatory

   It is definitely very easy to make a mistake on a vial while making it. I am almost tempted to bring in my ipod so I can play music and block out all the other people in the office. We do sublingual immunotherapy also and we have to make those vial...

2. Any allergy nurses out there?

   jennrrn replied to jennrrn's topic in Ambulatory

   Hi there, Our office seems to run the same way. I tend to do all the testing when I am at work and the other nurse does the shots. She really doesn't like to do the testing, which I don't mind. But they have started to have both of us testing at t...

3. Any allergy nurses out there?

   jennrrn replied to jennrrn's topic in Ambulatory

   I hadn't even heard of Xolair till I saw it in your email. We do not give it in our office. I mentioned it to my coworker today and she said they did give it in her old office in Missouri. She hadn't been trained yet to do it though when she worke...

4. Any allergy nurses out there?

   jennrrn replied to jennrrn's topic in Ambulatory

   Hi there, we both do the intradermal testing and we do a multi prick test for the peds. I read the intradermal ones usually without any problem, but do have the Doc look at the multi test for the kids. I'm not sure if it is because he is an ENT su...

5. Any allergy nurses out there?

   jennrrn replied to jennrrn's topic in Ambulatory

   Too funny, this is my first job after being home with my kids for almost 8 years. I used to work in a recovery room. Definitely did not want to go back to the hosp., did not think I was ready. My daughter goes to school with the office manager's ...

6. Any allergy nurses out there?

   jennrrn posted a topic in Ambulatory

   I'm an RN working in an ENT office doing allergy testing, vial making and giving allergy shots. Only been there for about 6 months and this is the firts type of office nursing job I've every done. Just wondered if there were any other allergy nurse...

7. Not sure about taking job in Doctors office ?!?!?!

   jennrrn posted a topic in Career Support

   A little confused here. I am an RN that has been home with my kids the last 7 years. I had worked for about 5 years (PICU & PACU) before I quit. I tried to go back to work about a year ago on my old unit (Pediatric PACU) just one day a week(co...

8. HELP, returning to work as RN after 6 years off.

   jennrrn posted a topic in Career Support

   Advice needed. Just returned to work last fall after staying at home with kids for 6 years. I had only been a nurse for 5 years when I decided to stay home. I did have a month of full time orientation. I'm only working one day a week right now in...