AngelfireRN

AngelfireRN MSN, RN, APRN

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

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  1. Intimidating? ME?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it hit today. Dr. Locums was assigned to hospital, and we were running a fire sale on caths. We were on the same floor, sitting RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER, and I asked if he would like me to...

  2. Intimidating? ME?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I don't care how it's worded, I'll take a compliment any day! Thanks, all for the kind words. Have had a few folks come up to me today and ask what his problem is (go figure), so it isn't just me...

  3. Is it ok for your work to call you after you called in sick?

    AngelfireRN replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    Grrrrr. This thread makes me so ill. Reminded me, though, of a LTC facility that I worked PRN for twice upon a time. First time I left, the sup threatened me with harm on my way home. Went back...

  4. Things I have learned from being a nurse/NP (and some that required no degree at all)

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just sitting here pondering and thought this would be fun: 1) A bit of advice: Do not, no matter how hungry you are, no matter how good they taste, eat an entire bag of Granny Smith apple slices in...

  5. Things I have learned from being a nurse/NP (and some that required no degree at all)

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Um, no, you

  6. Is this OK, or is it too much?

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys! Coming up on my 6-month anniversary at my NP job, and wondered if perhaps it would be appropriate to give my supervising docs a thank-you card for putting up with me. A bit of...

  7. is there something wrong with using the word combative?

    AngelfireRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    So

  8. is there something wrong with using the word combative?

    AngelfireRN replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I use the terms that fit the incident. If the facility wants to pretty it up, fine, but I will chart what happened. It's like the PC bug has gone pandemic. You can't call an obese person obese...

  9. Karma Kicks back or I was eaten as a student

    AngelfireRN replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    Love it. Karma's a jewel

  10. Is it ok for your work to call you after you called in sick?

    AngelfireRN replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    I have been sitting here worrying about calling out for illness and weather (I live an hour from work, and it's snowing in Alabama for the first time in 10 years), and I just realized, they KNOW when...

  11. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    AngelfireRN replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Scrubby, cherry, lamaze, and dede.....I think I love you. Well said, ladies, well

  12. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    AngelfireRN replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's called a VENT thread! And open visiting times do need to be done away with. You admit you're not a nurse, so you can't possibly know how or where or why certain things were happening. And...

  13. Chart Audits -- I Couldn't Make This Up!

    AngelfireRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! Thank you, I so needed that this

  14. Ugh! I can't STAND this!

    AngelfireRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I have a family member who is a drug addict from the word go. Needless to say, she was overjoyed when I became an NP. That was the ONLY time in my career that I was actually glad that NPs can not...

  15. Things you would love to tell your management and get away with

    AngelfireRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Morbid curiosity makes me ask.... did they

  16. Insights from dogs

    AngelfireRN replied to nebrgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Never seen any of mine do that, and I have had several. Dogs have really keen ears, though, my Lab will start to howling, and that's how I know an ambulance or fire truck is coming, before I hear the...

  17. Does Death Have A Smell?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    No worries, I'd take it as a compliment, I am a cat person from the word go. I'm also a Leo with green eyes that change colors according to my mood, so the whole cat thing is actually close to home....

  18. Does Death Have A Smell?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that was another of my many ramblings on here, lol. Kinda makes me wonder about myself, but as long as sparks aren't coming outta my fingers or I don't start in with any Harry Potter-esque...

  19. AWOL for giving verbal resignation only. What to do?

    AngelfireRN replied to ntgale08's topic in General Nursing

    Eh. She was a blowhard. Not to scare anyone, but i live in Alabama. I have a concealed carry permit, and I USE IT! That's how us country girls roll, heck, you're practically issued a gun with your...

  20. Does Death Have A Smell?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    The "last turn" I was referring to is a belief held by some that, if a patient is circling the drain, ANY little thing will cause them to go. In places I have worked, we usually have a rash of deaths...

  21. AWOL for giving verbal resignation only. What to do?

    AngelfireRN replied to ntgale08's topic in General Nursing

    Not only did I hand in a written letter of resignation, I made 3 copies. I kept one, had a coworker keep one, filed another, and handed one in. Smartest move I ever made. They claimed that they...

  22. Near death experiences stories

    AngelfireRN replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    A couple summers ago when I nearly bled to death, before we called the ambulance (didn't know I was bleeding then), I passed out on my DH and had to have him help me to the bathroom when I came to....

  23. As a Nurse what are some things that make you sick?

    AngelfireRN replied to Josh.P's topic in General Nursing

    The crack when you pull a tooth, and the smell of a lower Gi bleed. I've been in the field almost 8 years, an NP for nearly one, and I will heave every single time. Even my dentist knew to put...

  24. QUICK HELP!!

    AngelfireRN replied to Nursing12345's topic in General Nursing

    Incompatible- as with some solutes and

  25. QUICK HELP!!

    AngelfireRN replied to Nursing12345's topic in General Nursing

    It's not contraindicated, the drug book I use says "Caution with concomittant use". That