theofficegirl

theofficegirl

LTC, AC, ER, Outpatient, Urgent Care

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About theofficegirl

theofficegirl has 23 years experience and specializes in LTC, AC, ER, Outpatient, Urgent Care.


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  1. Charting Bloopers

    Frequent bowl movements... and silverware and pots and pans! Dunno about your hubby, but my mom's a retired RN - makes me wonder what she did with her med
  2. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    I love misconceptions about BPs. Frequently, I have a patient whose BP is high, and they'll say, "No it's not - you're supposed to add your age to 100 and that's what your top number is supposed to...
  3. Charting Bloopers

    During a slow moment last week, a co-worker and I were discussing our parents, and I told her about how my mother (who lives with me) can't seem to remember where things go in the kitchen - for...
  4. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    Every medical office I've worked in refers to CNAs, CMAs, and other non-licensed staff as "Nurse". I have never agreed with this, but I have been told by several doctors that "the nurse" is the one...
  5. Charting Bloopers

    This is the absolute BEST I've ever heard! I literally cried from laughing so hard. Oy VEY! :chuckle I realize it's a few years old (from 2001!), but I've called a few friends to share... this is...
  6. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    This happened today: As I was preparing to draw blood from a patient, he asked the usual question, "You've done this before, right?" I nodded, and looked at the setup, pointed at the sharp end and...
  7. Removing needle from syringe

    Yes, I've read the entire thread, thinking there was a resolution someplace. First of all, OSHA visited us last month, and the chance of HIV from a needlestick was stated as "0.6%". The chances of...
  8. Join the Military?

    I agree about the back problems. I should clarify that I'm capable of full duty nursing - it's just that one wrong move puts me down for a day or two. I've been trying to find out about accelerated...
  9. Help !! I Need Advice On A Decison Like Asap !

    The last poster is absolutely right - as an MA, you're trapped in "office hours". Like you, I enjoy the wider set of practical skills in a medical office, however, there is no way to go to nursing...
  10. Ultimate Goal. CNA, LPN, RN ?

    How about MD or DO? The only problem with that is (as I found out), you have to be able to spend a minimum of $25,000 a year, and have little to no other responsibilities. If you have the grades and...
  11. Run out of nursing school - what to do?

    This is pretty vague. First of all, why were you to sign a contract to meet with the lab instructor? Then, what happened during the meeting with the lab instructor that forced you out of the...
  12. Join the Military?

    Thanks for the reply Dan - it answers a lot of questions. Believe me, I'm not looking at it as a way to "get by" - I was looking at it as an education opportunity - I would definitely give it my...
  13. Join the Military?

    I'll try to be brief with the frustrating circumstances. I'm a CNA. I have a BS in Psychology with math up to Calculus I and two semesters of general chemistry. I was aiming at med school, but...
  14. Nurses as day laborers (rant)

    You might make a darn good lawyer. But don't jump ship too fast. Law school is more "who you know" than "what you know". Even getting into a law firm as a paralegal is impossible if you don't know...
  15. Background: This was back in the days when we wore "whites". I worked in an LTC where the major nursing focus was size, shape and consistency of BMs. They were a bit obsessive, to say the least. I...