AngelfireRN

AngelfireRN MSN, RN, APRN

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

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  1. 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

    "Please leave the door open, or cracked, if you don't mind." This was a walk-in, my last patient of the day, and no one else was in office except staff, so no danger of HIPAA violations. "Oh, are you...

  2. 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 DID say this today...I was ashamed after, until my OM backed me, and said that Doc would have done the same thing. A patient came in and said that she had arbitrarily stopped taking her Lexapro (of...

  3. 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

    That was my goal. If she had tried to justify THAT behavior, I'm afraid someone would have come unglued on her. Coldness aside, it was warranted. If he was abusive like that before becoming a...

  4. Do nps make money?

    AngelfireRN replied to snickerdoodle17_1's topic in General Nursing

    I know, I know, lol. But liking what I do and a lower stress level were worth the pay cut, at least to

  5. Do nps make money?

    AngelfireRN replied to snickerdoodle17_1's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where you work. I work in a small clinic, and I pull in about 60k/year. But I live in Alabama, in a small town, and would probably make more if I wanted to move to a bigger city....

  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

    Enchantment? Honey? Did you have a bad shift,

  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

    To that sweet lady patient, who went to the door, informed my OM that "Us girls are gonna have us a little time." and proceeded to shut said door and hold me in a hug and let me bawl my eyes out for...

  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

    Oh, and lest I forget...our waiting list for new patients is 200-strong. I know, I databased it myself. Before I computerized it, it was in a notebook that resembled my recipe file. And yep, it was...

  9. 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

    "If you don't turn loose of my wrist and quit trying to kiss me NOW, you're gonna be drawing back a nub." "No, for the 3rd time, I will NOT make an exception and "call your meds in right away so you...

  10. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    AngelfireRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I guess it could be seen as such, but if you've ever witnessed the phenomenon, it's apropos, I assure

  11. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    AngelfireRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Status hispanicus. May not be PC, but hysterical as all get out! I love

  12. 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

    Well, just snorted Dew up my nose yet again. Thanks for that,

  13. 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

    Yeah, Ruby, I wondered when troll season started around here, lol. Looks like

  14. Patient's addicted to narcotics

    AngelfireRN replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    As a CRNP whose practice has emphasis on pain management, please let me say...there's addiction, and there's dependence. I find that a lot of my patients become tolerant of their meds after a period...

  15. 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

    Yes, and stress is no excuse for the way most of the ones we've referenced act. Glad you've had such a rosy career. My patients have and will get every bit as much respect as they give me, and in...

  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

    Morte, Alabama laws are somewhat different, we still can and do give the DNF scripts. I live in one of the on;y two remaining states where NPs can not write controls. Go figure. But before I even...

  17. 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, yes, I'm hijacking my own thread here....what happened to

  18. 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 one that brought the house down...our doc now has an edict that all of our pain management pts (who are seen bi-monthly) will have to present to clinic and physically pick up their prescriptions...

  19. 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 did say this the other day, and numerous times before. "I realize medication is expensive, and I hate that we don't have samples. This med is old, it's generic. I may be an NP, but I remember what...

  20. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    AngelfireRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I may have an answer for you. My general practice has an emphasis on pain management (thie doc I work for is phenomenal at treating pain, we have a wait list that boggles the mind), but all our pts...

  21. Calling a Patient 'Sugar': Abuse?

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

    I call most of my patients by an endearment. In Alabama, and especially with me, it's not only considered appropriate (in my practice, anyway), it's expected. I called a patient Susie the other day,...

  22. Was this my sign?

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello again, all. Hope your holidays were happy and Santa was good to everyone! I have a question, and want some opinions, please. Y'all may remember that, back in October, I was laid off from...

  23. 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

    This is the OP- I have to say, I'm gratified to know that I'm not alone in needing to vent, and pleased if I have allowed even one person to get a load off and come away feeling better. Thanks to all...

  24. Long hair male nurses

    AngelfireRN replied to Nursee13's topic in General Nursing

    Funny I should run across this thread, watching "Life in the ER", and one of the residents has a braid longer than mine! I'm with the majority here, drool! Personally, makes not a whit of...

  25. Fired because they "can't afford me"...now what?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, for an update, I have an interview with MY cardio guy this week. He's been after me to help him on weekends for a while now, but after I told him what happened, he said "OK, well, we need to sit...