AngelfireRN MSN, RN, APRN

AngelfireRN has 15 years experience as a MSN, RN, APRN and specializes in med-surg, psych, ER, school nurse-CRNP.

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1. Non FDA medications and school

   AngelfireRN replied to cowboysandangels's topic in School

   The coach and I did reiterate that point to her, he even had the handbook pulled to show her. Her response was to flaunt off with "I have a copy of the handbook, THANK YOU!". Right before she slammed out of the office. You can't win.

2. Non FDA medications and school

   AngelfireRN replied to cowboysandangels's topic in School

   Many moons ago when I was a school nurse, I had this happen. A little Kinder student was brought to me along with a baggie of these brown bottles with tops like nothing I had ever seen before. The labels were hand typed, which was also odd. As I was ...

3. Please give me the good and bad about prior authorization

   AngelfireRN replied to starmickey03's topic in General Specialties

   Same. And woe betide the poor patient who tries the old 'they said all you have to do is call this number'. Same for the patient who calls because the pharmacy said a PA was needed but refuses to send it to me to complete. You know, the code key...

4. Management Timing Nurses Pee Breaks

   AngelfireRN replied to ERArmyRNND's topic in Emergency

   I had a manager once haul me into a meeting and accuse me of playing on facebook while in the bathroom because she 'was watching my green light (the 'online' indicator on Messenger?) and it lit up when I went in and off when I came out'. I lit her up...

5. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   Urine. In a pickle jar. With pickle juice and seeds still in it. Told us ‘the lab could sort all that out’. My poor receptionist. I put her raise into effect the next pay period.

6. C'Mon Now!

   AngelfireRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

   Back aeons ago, when I was a school nurse, they tried to tell me that being a 'Title I Aide' was part of my job description. I was expected to go into classrooms with children who were slow to read and help them with their reading. I was not allowed ...

7. Seriously?!?

   AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   We have people call and request refills and then call back to see if they've been sent scant minutes later. We get the same reaction in equal parts when we say they'll be in by the end of the day and to call the pharmacy first to see if they have it ...

8. Seriously?!?

   AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   On the contrary, I practice in a very rural area where old wives tales abound as far as treatment. However, MOST of my people are open and receptive to my explaining why something is not so. Ignorance I can handle. Ignorance can be taught. Ridiculous...

9. Seriously?!?

   AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I once had one ask for a urinalysis and when it came back clear, she told me not to bother checking her ears. No UTI s/s, thought she had an otitis. Then she informed me that if you had 'infection anywhere in your body, it'd show in a UA.' Sill...

10. Seriously?!?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, pretty much. I can handle ignorance, but the prolonged insistence of the validity, combined with the accusation of it being my fault that the person had a panic attack because I had the gall to prescribe an antibiotic...I think after about 20 mi...

11. Seriously?!?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    It boggles my mind, I tend to attract a demographic that seems to thrive on it! Normally I shrug and go on, but this one has stuck with me for some reason. Probably because it was equal parts hilarious and maddening.

12. HIPAA breach

    AngelfireRN replied to ForeverYoung018's topic in HIPAA

    I had this happen to me once, same thing. A patient who was not accepted as a patient at the pain clinic I worked at literally Facebook stalked me and cut/copy/pasted a document together from various posts that of themselves, said nothing of import b...

13. Seriously?!?

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have about hit my limit today. I'd be very interested in hearing y'all's experiences with patients who come in spouting all manner of malarkey that makes about as much sense as a milk bucket under a bull. Case in point, a certain UTI patient who wa...

14. Make Up Your Mind Please!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to EnoughWithTheIce's topic in School

    That drove me bonkers, I had ones waiting in the hall when I'd get there in the morning that came straight to the health room from the car because "Mom said to come see you if I didn't feel good." Ofttimes the teacher didn't even know where they were...

15. C'Mon Now!

    AngelfireRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I have had Moms hang out in my health room for up to an hour, asking me to repeatedly take temps on their LD (with 'autoimmune disease' of indeterminate title that wasn't listed on anything we had on file) because said LD had 'overdone it at the danc...