stephvrn

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1. What do patients say that irks you?

   stephvrn replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I think my best(or maybe worst really) was the 18 yo that came in crying hysterically that she had killed her baby. Upon questioning we discovered that seh had gone swimming that day and her S/O's mother told her that she had drowned her baby because...

2. "cracked cord"???

   stephvrn replied to elizabells's topic in Ob/Gyn

   All I can say is WOW. Lucky babe and Mom. Glad they had a good outcome.

3. pay for hospice nurses

   stephvrn replied to angie1982's topic in Hospice

   I am salaried and get milage. Starting at our hopsice for RN is 40K. plus milage(.40/mile) , and $50 fer admit. We also get referal bonus of $25 per pt we refer and admit. It's pretty good for our area in Alabama. I know we make a good deal more than...

4. OK so tell me about Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Certification...

   stephvrn posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I am currently working home health and our agency is asking if I will take this test to become certified. We need at least one nurse certified so we can admit psych pt's. Is the test hard? Does it really mean anything in the job field? I LOVED psych...

5. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   stephvrn replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   1. Fresh Mosquito bite by ambulance(mom thought the child got West Nile) 2. Sunburn( yes it had been quite a bad sunburn....TWO WEEKS BEFORE) 3. Adult "toy" in an oriface and still running like the energizer bunny 4. 11 y/o that whoope...