AngelfireRN

AngelfireRN MSN, RN, APRN

med-surg, psych, ER, school nurse-CRNP

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  1. Can we say...sour grapes?

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Dear Lord in Heaven, what a couple of days. For those who don't know, I have a little boy who will be 12 weeks old tomorrow. I went back to work 8 weeks after he was born, and have worked a steady...

  2. Can we say...sour grapes?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently she realized how she was acting...she just apologized. Ish. Ok, now to have a make-up donut and go on with our day. You just gotta love

  3. Can we say...sour grapes?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I told the owner that, if it was going to cause such a rumpus, I'd just do the 2 weeks and be gone (although I'm staying PRN) and she would not hear of it. I know she's only making...

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

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "No, ma'am, just because you gave your daughter a dose of 'pinkeye drops' and her eye didn't magically get better doesn't mean she doesn't have pinkeye." "Ma'am, I understand that your brought your...

  5. Combative, awake & staying that way

    AngelfireRN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    OK, THAT one, even I've never heard...and my claim to fame here is my ability to turn a (redneck) phrase. That's

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

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I got so used to flopping it out there when I had my son...and pooh if it bothered anyone. There was a NO VISITORS sign on the door for a reason, and if they chose to ignore it, oh

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

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And to pack their toothbrush for the

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

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good night! Who did she think she was? And what was her

  9. Great moments in bad judgement

    AngelfireRN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    I knew being a redneck would come in handy one day!

  10. Vent- Sending students to Health room minutes before dismissed to home

    AngelfireRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in School

    I once had a teacher send a child to me 'not feeling well' at 1430. I told the child, after a negative exam, that it was so close to going home time that Mom was probably already in the parking lot...

  11. Great moments in bad judgement

    AngelfireRN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Isn't that knife game called

  12. Can anybody share any first hand experience with being coded, on a vent, sedated, etc

    AngelfireRN replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    My OB sedated me after the birth of my son. I came in in preterm labor at 36 weeks, with severe toxemia, HELLP syndrome, and wound up in DIC. Then I had a reaction to my platelet transfusion and...

  13. OB/L&D nurses, some input, please...

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just want to know if I did anything wrong. I am currently 34 1/2 weeks' gestation with my second pregnancy (first child). I went into premature labor at 31 weeks and had to receive terbutaline X 3....

  14. So many chiefs....

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just wonder... All of us mid-levels at the walk-in clinic system I work in came in the other day to a nice memo..."The on-call physician MUST be called before sending a patient to the ER, due to an...

  15. How do you deal with explosive customers?

    AngelfireRN replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have found that calmly repeating 'There is no need to yell.' works well. It either stops the tantrum, or escalates it top the point that I walk away, after just as calmly stating "When you are...

  16. OB/L&D nurses, some input, please...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had not begun to dilate the first tripo, but that second one, I was dilated 1cm and 50% effaced, a change in 4 days. I had been guzzling water all day trying to stop the darn things. And I was on...

  17. Can someone educate me about FMLA, please?

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi again, all. I have a question that I never thought I'd have to ask. I am currently 8 months' gestation with my first child, and had a scary time last night. Contractions at work, dizziness, 2+...

  18. Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    AngelfireRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I passed my RN boards first try, 75 questions. By the time I got to my NP boards, I was such a wreck, it took 3 tries for my ACNP and 2 for my FNP. I repeatedly had to leave the room to throw up....

  19. Can someone educate me about FMLA, please?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    See? That I did not know. Thank you very much. OK, so now I just make arrangements for my vacation, if need be. Good info to know! Thank

  20. Can someone educate me about FMLA, please?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! No, no plans for disability. I should be back to my ornery self after I deliver. Just trying to stave it off as long as I can. If things are not improved over the weekend, I'll tell her...

  21. Can someone educate me about FMLA, please?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do...she's liable to flip on me, lol. I won't say anything until I can see it's going to be necessary. She doesn't need the ulcer. I'm having a really hard time not being able to take care of...

  22. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe so...what can I say? Tis been a long day, and I don't think I could work up a snit if I

  23. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the joke was that it affected most of the women, as opposed to affecting the men. As in Granny did not know that only women could get cervical CA. Just

  24. Would you do this?

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just a question regarding prescribing. I've had this happen a few times. Patient comes in with a complaint of pain. Patient's allergy list has codeine on it. Patient attempts to assure me that "Oh,...

  25. Retail Clinic salaries

    AngelfireRN replied to aggie313's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ANything that walks in the door, lol. Mostly cold/cough type stuff, occasionally we'll get a serious one, and then you have the ones that treat them as the ER. Basically, if you can dream it up,...