AngelfireRN

AngelfireRN MSN, RN, APRN

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

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  1. C'Mon Now!

    AngelfireRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Girl, the worst fight I EVER had with a parent (different school) was over a Tylenol. SPED child, who she refused to have put in SPED because of the 'stigma' but insisted on having a school-provided...

  2. C'Mon Now!

    AngelfireRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Another incident at the same school that still raises my blood pressure.. Had a teacher send a Kinder in with a gallon size baggie FULL of bottles. Nothing like I'd ever seen before, they had typed...

  3. Parental difficulties. . .

    AngelfireRN replied to JustRNingAlong's topic in School

    If you'd blown it off and something happened, they'd want to fry your butt, so you did right. Who cares if they're pissed? That's part of being a parent. You gotta take care of the

  4. C'Mon Now!

    AngelfireRN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Oh, me, where to start...I had to dust off my old notes, but I knew I had some gems: In a meeting with the principal and we hear hollering from the front of the office "Hellooo-ooo! We need a temp...

  5. How many phone calls do you get as a bedside nurse?

    AngelfireRN replied to RNgemini's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at hospitals that had phones, and ones that had walkie talkies. I can not tell you how many times I took the battery out of my phone when it would not stop ringing while I was drawing blood...

  6. The life or death squatty potty

    AngelfireRN replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, she's...very

  7. Extra income?

    AngelfireRN replied to PediatricNP2017's topic in Advanced Practice

    Maybe something crafty? A side business?I sell LuLaRoe and I make designer soap. I needed something that was not healthcare related before I had a psychotic episode. Best of luck to you,

  8. The life or death squatty potty

    AngelfireRN replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked the floor, this was common, I'm 5'3". They'd throw me up on the bed and I'd either kneel beside or heck, sometimes I'd straddle thighs. I was teeny back then so they still had access to...

  9. The life or death squatty potty

    AngelfireRN replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    Prancercise? You're talking about JP Sears? OMG, that man absolutely KILLS me! The lady that does them, retina scarring is being kind. If you have not checked out JP, please do. He's a regular

  10. Why do teachers

    AngelfireRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    In my LONG tenure: *Chapped lips *Spilled water on clothes (6th grader who shoved her way to the head of the line and got REAL put out when I told her she missed a turn on the way to the bathroom)....

  11. Music in your office?

    AngelfireRN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    We play music on speakers in my clinic. 80s, 90s, and current. Uncle Kracker is playing right now. My MA and I usually sing along. The patients love it. If I had Sirius in here, it'd be Lithium or...

  12. Left job to safeguard my license - what "reason" to add on new applications?

    AngelfireRN replied to KatiejonD's topic in School

    When I was a school nurse, I dealt with the same thing. I was hired because the school had a child who was dx with a seizure disorder and had rectal Diastat ordered, only allowed to be given by...

  13. Peanut allergy issue

    AngelfireRN replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    I have a God-awful allergy to onions, if you run a raw (or cooked) onion over my skin, I whelp up. If I get any on my food, I break out in hives. It's literally no joke, but people think 'oh, she just...

  14. She called my MOTHER!!!

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Admin- no Facebook, please. Just to preface this, this is family, so no HIPAA breach. I am in my late 30s, a Nurse Practitioner, and I own my own clinic. I have been open a couple years in my present...

  15. She called my MOTHER!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in preceptorship, it was the rule that we could not treat anyone we knew/were related to. After one day with my cardiology preceptor (who was my personal cardio and the hubby to my...

  16. She called my MOTHER!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. It's been made clear that she is no longer allowed in the clinic or I'll call the local sheriff (he's been made aware). I don't tolerate it from anyone. That's what I adore about being on my own....

  17. She called my MOTHER!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. That thought is one I have been mulling, but I only have limited info. Still, a well check could probably be done and then processed from

  18. She called my MOTHER!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, let me qualify that...I really don't have an issue and would have treated the poor baby, but with her insurance I could not have gone further. Without a referral, I could not have ordered and...

  19. She called my MOTHER!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I have no issue with treating family. I practice where I grew up so to do that would rule out practically the whole county. I just think it's equal parts hilarious/infuriating that this neenerhead...

  20. Well, there goes our bonus!

    AngelfireRN replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

    Many moons ago, before I started my own clinic, I inherited a patient from an NP that was fired from the clinic I worked at. Smack in the middle of the visit, her phone rang and she answered it. I...

  21. So TIRED OF IT

    AngelfireRN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I hated this as a floor nurse. I hated it as a CRNP working for someone because it was no different, they were only worried about the bottom line. No matter what. I had literally no autonomy to...

  22. Can I please get a Parking Spot!

    AngelfireRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Nursing

    One hospital I worked at had a parking deck that was built when I was just bitty, if I was even born yet. At the time it was stated that there would only be a charge for parking until the parking deck...

  23. (IN)Appropriate Dress

    AngelfireRN replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an NP. I'm 37. I wear exactly what I want. Leggings, jeans, a dress, shorts. My attire has no bearing on my ability to care for my patients and those shallow enough to base their thoughts of my...

  24. Need tips on where to look for backup, please.

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    I have recently become the sole proprietor of my own nurse practitioner practice. I am running into an issue with my former practice falsely telling my patients whom I have not managed to contact for...

  25. We've all been venting

    AngelfireRN replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    What a mother-blessed DINKLEPUSS!!! Please do let us know what comes out of