AngelfireRN

AngelfireRN MSN, RN, APRN

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

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  1. I'm Sorry, But I'm Thankful, part 2

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    You could say that, it HAS been a while. And I am only now in a position that I can actually RUN them. As a floor nurse, I took orders, I did not give them. 2 in 2 weeks has brought me up to speed...

  2. Shift B.S.

    AngelfireRN replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a 24/7 job. Where I used to work, we did not accept admits an hour before or after shift change. The hospital that I worked at that DID, the next shift was grateful just to have the admit...

  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

    Why, on the Friday before Christmas, is the unchanged chest pain that you've had "for several months and just wanted to get checked" all of a sudden a dire

  4. Wildest lab values you've ever seen?

    AngelfireRN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    K+ 1.8. I kid you not. Patient lived to tell the tale, only came in because his defibrillator fired. And while everyone was freaking over the defib going off, my question was, "With a K+ that low,...

  5. I'm Sorry, But I'm Thankful

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    To the one we lost last week: Dear Patient: I'm sorry you suffered like you did, but I'm thankful that you are at peace. I'm sorry that I could not make you well, but I'm thankful that I made you FEEL...

  6. Anesthesia: The Last and First Thing You Heard

    AngelfireRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I had my tonsils out when I was 9. I don't recall what they used (wouldn't have made sense to a 9-year-old anyway), but the drug was in the O2, and it smelled funny. I wrinkled my nose, the nurse...

  7. Anesthesia: The Last and First Thing You Heard

    AngelfireRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    OK, now the whole office thinks I'm crazy! Here I sit, cackling like a setting hen, wiping my eyes, and unable to get the breath to explain. Thanks a heap!

  8. I'm Sorry, But I'm Thankful

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Katie, they could use a bedsheet, a pillowcase, a bath towel, their clothes. If they are determined enough, ANYTHING can be

  9. medication refusal

    AngelfireRN replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Where I worked, if a patient was going berserk, we would attempt to defuse them, then get the meds. If they refused to take the meds by mouth or take a shot willingly (and we did give them the option...

  10. I'm Sorry, But I'm Thankful

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    By the time I was consulted on the case, we were already to the point of the "code cart parking". I walked in, took one look, and told the nurse that I thought we should do that. She and I agreed...

  11. I'm Sorry, But I'm Thankful

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, Virgo, my doc has been great, he says I'll toughen up with time. He also says that the fact that I am still going over it speaks to my skills and my character, whatever that

  12. What is the white stuff in my blood tube?

    AngelfireRN replied to stephenfnielsen's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was born and raised in Alabama, have never eaten a hamburger or a hot dog, won't go near red meat, and concur with RedCell. Oh, and I take a bath every day, whether I need it or

  13. I screwed up, and everyone working with me got written up!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused about how towels affected the whole situation? And, OP, stop beating yourself up. If that's all they can find to write you up over, even AFTER you corrected the situation, then phooey...

  14. I was questioning whether I wanted to be a nurse from the threads on allnurses.com

    AngelfireRN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    Not me, not in a million years. I already have to put up with them all day. Luckily, I LIKE my docs, but I still don't want to take them home. On the topic of the thread, you couldn't pay me enough to...

  15. Stable Vent Patients in LTC

    AngelfireRN replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    And what, may I ask, do they plan to do in the event of a power failure? Are there backup generators? Are there going to be enough staff to bag the vent patients if there are no backup generators?...

  16. OK, Pop Quiz!

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A friend's daughter is in nursing school, and she called me last night with this question.... I wanted to see what y'all's take was... A stable 20-something female presents for a yearly physical and...

  17. OK, Pop Quiz!

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Phooey, y'all, I take phentermine! I'll have to call my doc and see if I need to stop. You know, you'd think he might have mentioned that when he put me on it. I think that falls into the category...

  18. OK, Pop Quiz!

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Valvular heart disease has been reported in patients taking phentermine in combination with fenfluramine or dexfenfluramine, but not in patients taking phentermine alone. Analysis of available data...

  19. OK, Pop Quiz!

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks. From what I had read, I was under the impression that it caused the problems when it was combined with another drug. Good to know. Thanks for moving this. Had no idea there was a student...

  20. Substituting

    AngelfireRN replied to mia98's topic in School

    That was how I started out. Still work some for them in the summer. It can work out great, so it's definitely worth a

  21. Interesting blog Describes view from family's eyes

    AngelfireRN replied to Whiskeytown's topic in General Nursing

    Nah, they'd just remove it, like they are other

  22. Interesting blog Describes view from family's eyes

    AngelfireRN replied to Whiskeytown's topic in General Nursing

    Virgo, I'm grinding my teeth just from reading Part One! Very nicely

  23. Has anyone ever had to call Police & file charges against a Patient?

    AngelfireRN replied to Emergency RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked psych, I had a patient kick me. The DON asked if I wanted to press charges and said that she would support me. I elected not to, due in part to the fact that the patient apologized, of...

  24. So sick of this attitude....

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    DH and I were having a conversation a while back, and I happened to mention that I had an appointmnet with my OB, whose patients refer to as Dr. first-letter-of-last-name. Dh asked what his name was...

  25. So sick of this attitude....

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    To answer, I don't keep it from being WWIII with my family. We like to bicker. They have their take I have mine, it has never and will never gel, and that's just the way it is. Sometimes ignorance...