AngelfireRN

AngelfireRN MSN, RN, APRN

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

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  1. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    And all because I'm too darn careful. No, I haven't been scolded, counseled, or even looked at cross-eyed, but after the day I've had, it would not surprise me. Tell me, y'all, if this was you, what...

  2. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't know, ask! One of the first things I

  3. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    My ACNP took 16 months, then another 2 semesters for my FNP. I already had my BSN, so that sped it

  4. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I document exactly the same way...my charts read like 'War and Peace' sometimes. But as I already explained in my 'Documentation Is Your Friend' thread, it has saved my (rather substantial at the...

  5. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Trauma, I'm dual-certified. I'm operating under my Family NP degree/licensure at this clinic. I did my Master's in ACNP, and went back for my Post-Master's in FNP. Told you I was an

  6. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Stargazer, so do I. If they specify what they want, especially narcotics, I always do. Raises a flag every blessed

  7. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, easy...I'm the meanie that didn't give them what they wanted. Or, in the case of number 1, what she agreed she DIDN'T want, then rattletrapped

  8. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  9. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  10. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Shake your head and go on? I love the 'previous visit' tab on our charts. Makes the 'new face' tryers-out much easier to deal

  11. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sus, no offense taken, I know I need thicker skin, and normally this would not turn my head. I think the pregnancy hormones are taking a toll, lol. I am leery of kiddos, they're not my area of...

  12. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, NP. As was said, lol, not a newbie to the career, just to this clinic. And I know it's gonna happen. I'm just a worrier by nature. I could have posted on the NP forum, I guess, but knowing most...

  13. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Cause I'm paranoid and I HATE getting yelled at, lol! Thanks for the backup...makes me feel

  14. Doesn't meet criteria, what to do?

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi, all. Without getting into too much detail, my clinic has a program that has specific criteria that must be met for the patient to be started on the program medication. Had a case yesterday, and...

  15. Doesn't meet criteria, what to do?

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

    My thoughts exactly, which is why I did not do it. It's easy to tell me over the phone that it's OK to do, but I doubt if something happened that that conversation would be admissable, if it were...

  16. 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

    "Hang up. Hang up the phone RIGHT NOW before I say something I won't regret, but you don't want to hear." This I did say, and I would absolutely say it again. Patient called me AT HOME, looked my...

  17. What is the weirdest thing someone has been admitted to the hospital for?

    AngelfireRN replied to SweetsRN522's topic in General Nursing

    Oh. my . GRAVY! Sounds like some I've dealt

  18. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    You know, I've been thinking.... Dangerous pastime, apparently, because the more I think about this, the madder I get. I am not doing my blood pressure any favors here. I have been a member for a...

  19. What is the most interesting case you've seen in the ER?

    AngelfireRN replied to BigDiesel's topic in Emergency

    I gotta know, what was Dr. N's reaction to

  20. 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'm 5 months along, find out boy or girl on Wednesday!!!

  21. 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

    "OK, so you don't think I like you? You don't think that I have other patients with worse problems (WAY worse) than you? Everytime you come in to 'discuss your problems', you feel like we're talking...

  22. Frustrating!

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

    You didn't miss anything. I am deliberately vague, for a

  23. Frustrating!

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I swear, I think, now that I have turned in my notice, these people are going to find every way in the world to dump on me and make my life a living heck. I don't mind it so much for me, because it's...

  24. Frustrating!

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

    Yes, no go on that. Insurance issues, and the cost was

  25. Frustrating!

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

    This patient, to clarify, knew I was going to seek advice. They're OK with