rnsrgr8t

rnsrgr8t

Peds Urology,primary care, hem/onc

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  1. The every year Snow thread

    rnsrgr8t replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I ended up with just under 2 feet. Glad to be on the OP side of things and have the storm be on the weekend so I could stay home. Our census is full so I felt bad for all the staff that needed to...

  2. 12/5: What I've learned this week - No, I don't have "just a second" to help you

    rnsrgr8t replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Today I learned to take time to appreciate all that I have.... 2 patients I saw today made me really sad. The first one, the Mom looked at me with tears in her eyes. She told me she only had $65 in...

  3. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    rnsrgr8t replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have 3 cats and can tell who did what. My vet loved me when one of my cats developed diabetes (he has since crossed over the rainbow bridge). With cats they use human Lantus and they do not...

  4. The Scandal of Healthcare: Nurses, Waste & Customer Service

    rnsrgr8t replied to arthurbaird0's topic in General Students

    Interesting article. What they need to do is let the nurses staffing the unit, design the unit. I once worked on a floor that was recently sponsored by a large company. They totally gutted the floor...

  5. Irritating spouses/family that don't understand?

    rnsrgr8t replied to Eleven011's topic in General Nursing

    My Mom is like this. Keep in mind, we are a medical family. My Dad is an Anesthesiologist, my Mom is a Medical Technologist and I am a PNP (dinner conversations are interesting :)). My Mom is...

  6. APRN role in specialty clinic

    rnsrgr8t replied to cgonzalezy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in a specialty practice and do both. I have my own group of patients with a particular diagnosis that I handle myself primarily (new and f/u patients). I also can work with my attendings and do...

  7. How often did YOU see the school nurse?

    rnsrgr8t replied to SnugglePuggle's topic in School

    I graduated high school in 1994 so I was a child of the 80's and 90's. I am not sure I ever had a school nurse. We did have a health room in elementary school. I remember going once when I was sick...

  8. Sitting at work

    rnsrgr8t replied to nursefortheLord's topic in General Nursing

    I have always worked in peds and am tall (5'11"). I have chronic back issues so I have learned over the years how to sit whenever I can. If I am not careful, I am bending over to take care of my...

  9. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    rnsrgr8t replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    These are my fur babies!!!! Simba (top 2 pics) is my snuggle buddy. Phoebe is my sweetie. Picture was of her being my nurse when I threw my back out. Bottom pic is Zander (grey tabby) he is a budha...

  10. Patient videos on social media?

    rnsrgr8t replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has a secure "share" drive that would work in this situation. I know my MD's use it to store their Robotic/laparoscopic videos. They use them for education purposes. Each...

  11. Random Thoughts: School Nurses

    rnsrgr8t replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    OMG "flip my twinkie" just made me burst out laughing in the middle of our clinic and now my MA's are looking at me like I am nuts!!! You guys crack me

  12. A little ICD-10 humor, especially for outpatient nurses

    rnsrgr8t replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    LOL

  13. Lose your license for administering a PRN med without a pain scale?

    rnsrgr8t replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I was impressed with how my hospital responded. They listened to our pain team (which is led by NP's) and came up with a plan that seems reasonable and put the kabosh on what JCAHO really wanted...

  14. Lose your license for administering a PRN med without a pain scale?

    rnsrgr8t replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    May be reimbursement or may be JCAHO AS I said in my post previous to

  15. Lose your license for administering a PRN med without a pain scale?

    rnsrgr8t replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I have a thought to this. I am a PNP and work in a pediatric hospital. I work in Urology so we write for a lot of PRN meds for post op and kidney stone patients. Interesting reading this because we,...

  16. My WORST mistake in hospice...sniff

    rnsrgr8t replied to BerryhappyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Well I can guarantee THAT will never happen to you again!!! Try not to beat yourself up too much. The families were not upset and that is the bottom line. Moving forward, I would use this as a...

  17. THANK YOU, to the staff, mods, and admins....

    rnsrgr8t replied to weirdscience's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks you guys! Been thinking about and praying for you guys all

  18. Brian Short News

    rnsrgr8t replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Stunned....saw the news story initially online and thought it could not possibly be true. Such a tragedy. I found allnurses in the Fall of 2004 when I had just graduated from grad school and got my...

  19. Nurse in room for hemorrhoid checks?

    rnsrgr8t replied to anh06005's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The state I practice in (DE) has a state law that any minor who is getting a genital/breast exam must have a chaperone in the room. The law was made after it was found that a local pediatrician was...

  20. From the files of "You can't make this up".

    rnsrgr8t replied to casias12's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hope you called the home nursing copmany!!

  21. Price of Patient Satisfaction

    rnsrgr8t replied to knoxnurse236's topic in General Nursing

    Hate to disappoint you but it still happens on the provider said. Now you get Press Gainey about YOU! They survey MAYBE 5-10% of your patients and however they respond is treated like gospel. It is...

  22. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    rnsrgr8t replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I have always gotten the flu vaccine. I have asthma so I have to regardless of what my employer mandates. I have no problem with mandatory (or STRONG incentive) to get employees to be vaccinated. I...

  23. What's the strangest phone conversation you've ever had at work?

    rnsrgr8t replied to Brekka's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thought of another one... I used to work in a pediatrician's practice. We had a work station next to an exam room. I was on the phone with my mortgage company (I do not remember why). In the middle...

  24. What's the strangest phone conversation you've ever had at work?

    rnsrgr8t replied to Brekka's topic in Nursing Humor

    This happens in our clinic ALL the time. I work in a hospital that has multiple outpatient clinics. They all have a main front desk with our check in people answering the phones. Of course, random...

  25. What do you mean you're sick? How dare you!

    rnsrgr8t replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work for a Urology practice. There are 3 nurses, 2 APN's and 4 MD's and 3 residents. Whenever the MD's get sick, have a family emergency, death in the family, we ALL always pitch in and "just get it...