rnsrgr8t

That's what happens when you grow up in a medical family.....you get a children's benadryl and a few puffs from your dad's albuterol inhaler and a pat on the head :). Luckily symptoms got better with that. Obviously my parents would have done more if...

I do not get anaphylaxis from cats but close. When I was younger, my eyes would swell shut, would get hives around my eyes and get a scratchy throat and my asthma would kick up. Luckily antihistamines worked when I got an acute reaction (never needed...

I did this for my first APN job. I could not find a job at all in the state where I graduated. I was young and single and had no ties to the area so I applied to jobs all over the US. The employer paid for my airfare, rental car and hotel for the int...

I made that mistake in my first job. The APN I was working with, really did not function like an independent provider at all, just like a nurse who could order tests. I being the eager, newbie just wanted to do whatever they wanted me to do. In the b...

Be careful in these kind of roles as a new grad, especially in a specialty. I ended up in a role like this. I basically was acting like a resident and doing the scut the physicians did not want to do. In the beginning, I did not mind because I was le...

RN, CPNP

I would like to share my experience with my preceptor my first nursing job out of school. I experienced a combination of bullying but I also did not get off to a good start either with my behavior which I think exacerbated my being bullied. I was a s...

I definitely agree the internet is helping further the vaccine hysteria. When I was in PNP school, I did a project on the false information online on vaccines (that appears legit to a non-medical person) and how that influences parental decisions on ...

I just saw that documentary last night and was thinking the same thing. He should have reported it. Whether or not anything came of it is not the point. He made a very astute observation and it should have been reported. That way, the second time the...

NEVER say the "Q" word or anything resembling it. WAY back when I was a nurse extern on a pediatric floor (in a larger hospital) working nights. Around midnight, we only had like 2-3 patients so we sent everyone home and we had one nurse and myself t...

I agree with this point here. I work in a clinic for voiding dysfunction in children. I order KUB's all the time to assess stool load and decide if the child needs bowel cleanouts etc. The patients go and get the Xrays and review them with me duirng ...

I am a PNP and I work in a specialty. I occasionally will hear an innocent sounding murmur when I examine my patients. I always let the families know and ask them to f/u with the PCP. A lot of times, the PCP does not hear it. Innocent murmurs come an...

We had a pharmacy dispense methadone instead of methylphenidate to a teenage patient of ours when I worked in primary care. Mom called concerned because after taking it he was sleeping all day. I had her read the bottle and it was methadone!!! Also h...

I had a teenage boy as a patient for years with lots of urologic issues. He was complaining of a lot of dysuria and I needed to watch him void to assess his stream. Since he was a minor, Mom had to be in the bathroom with me while I watched him go. H...

I think you are more of a friend to Flo than she is to you. Sounds like she is only "friends" with you because she feels it benefits her on the work side. when things do not go her way, she definitely does NOT treat you like a friend. She seems very ...

I work in urology that is part of a whole department of surgery. We do not officially get bonuses from the hospital. In our division, the MD's pool $$$ together and the NP's and our specialty nurses each end up getting about $500 cash at Christmas as...

I have been a pediatric nurse for 19 years. I have seen some truly sad cases.... There was a toddler little girl where Mom's boyfriend had kicked her abdomen so hard, she had pancreatitis and he had put her hands on a hot stove and burned her hands. ...

On my lab coat, business cards and my signature in charts, I put rnsrgr8t RN, CPNP (I am a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner).

I used to work in a pediatrician's practice. The owner of our practice was the only male pediatrician (we had 4 females as well). Summer is a crazy busy time for well physicals. Most the the teenage boys elected to come to our only male pediatrician....

You can also say "waiting on" as well . "I was fixing to eat dinner but I am waiting in everyone to get home!" And I totally hijacked the thread now!

I heard it on the news last night and was horrified. I then wondered if anyone in our allnurse family would be affected by this directly. Prayers to all of you. Such a horrific tragedy.

I agree with this as well. I work in pediatric urology and we see things ALL the time that got missed because children were not examined regularly and kids were too embarrassed to complain. I do give them heads up before I do it. I tell them that I a...

I have used Blue Apron and Home Chef. I currently use Home Chef. I have used one of them for over a year. I am a PNP and single. I do not work 12 hour shifts (thank goodness) but do work around 50 hours a week M-Fri so I am often tired when I get hom...

Oh I love this thread!!! Ruby starts another great one!!! Work related: -Cell phones! I work in an outpatient clinic. Signs up about no cell phone use during visit. Cannot TELL you how many times I walk into an exam room and they do not get off the ...