AngelfireRN

AngelfireRN MSN, RN, APRN

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

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  1. Met with supervisor today....

    AngelfireRN replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    Had it happen to me as well. I demanded to know who was doing the complaining. They can MAKE UP generic crap all day long, and dance around it and say that they can not divulge who said what. Bull...

  2. When the tables are turned (nurse on the receiving end of care, acted like a fool)

    AngelfireRN replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I used to be terrified of needles, but after about age 11, I got over it. Heck, I give my OWN shots now (flu, what have you). But my DH is exactly like you. We had to have the insurance...

  3. "You brought it on yourself"-vent

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the doc knew, as does everyone that I work with, that meek is about the LAST thing I am. DH is well aware of that. The patient knew that, since I had pretty well set him on his ear after he...

  4. "You brought it on yourself"-vent

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I read a while back on here about a nurse who was assaulted by a patient, who had kissed her. I responded quite vehemently at the time, but have had cause to rethink my stand, and am now in a...

  5. "You brought it on yourself"-vent

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, you're right, he doesn't. I guess I shared that because I was still fuming after I got home, and he wanted to know why. Other times, just to vent. He does the same to me, and I have no idea...

  6. "You brought it on yourself"-vent

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, sober as a judge, and well-kept. My OM said that she would have stood behind me if I had decked him, she has been the unwilling recipient of such advances herself. He was just MEAN. Oh, and...

  7. Why would I NOT help? I'm confused.

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, so I am seeing a consult in the unit, sitting at the desk, writing progress notes, and one of the nurses starts yelling for help. I went over to see what she needed and saw that she was trying to...

  8. So sick of this attitude....

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I grew up in a very raciall biased family. I am quite the anomaly, as I am not prejudiced. Several family members continue to use slurs, and I continue to call them out over it. I remember in...

  9. Why would I NOT help? I'm confused.

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    You're gonna be a good one, I can tell

  10. Why would I NOT help? I'm confused.

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    My OM just told me that I was perfectly OK to do what I did, but that the nurses just were not used to that, that everyone for the most part had theirself planted very firmly in the "That's not MY...

  11. What Freaks You Out?

    AngelfireRN replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    The crack a tooth makes when you pull it gets me. When I did school nursing, I'd have the kiddo count three with me, and then we'd both scream as loud as we could to cover the sound. They just...

  12. Why are doctors so easily manipulated by drug addicts?

    AngelfireRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I also remember a poor lady, a young mom, who had cancer and was terminal, and was actually en route to another facility, but reached our town and was in such dire straits that she could not go on....

  13. Why are doctors so easily manipulated by drug addicts?

    AngelfireRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    "Pain is what the patient says it is" Horse manure. There, I said it. I've been saying it since nursing school, and I'll keep saying it until my dying breath. Seen it all, too. My most memorable on...

  14. Did I keep my composure...too well?

    AngelfireRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you did better than me....I'd probably be staring down the barrell of an assault charge (or attempted murder) if that creep had DARED touch me with his hands, let alone his lips! I'd have...

  15. Student Wrongfully Dismissed

    AngelfireRN replied to thinksdifferently's topic in General Nursing

    Am I wrong in thinking that a lawyer would not be a bad idea

  16. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

    AngelfireRN replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    My cousin got called, twice, while, she was a nursing mom. Both times, she told the judge that she was happy to serve, but would need a clean, quiet, private, LOCKED room every 2 hours to pump. The...

  17. texting at work

    AngelfireRN replied to questionsforall's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    And as the NP of said MD, hospital policy does not apply to me any more than him. We carry our phones, and no one says a word. Likewise, I don't say anything to the nurses and ancillary staff that...

  18. What can we deny our patients?

    AngelfireRN replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

    We have had maintenance come in and turn the water line to the sink off before, for patients on fluid restriction that were using the sink for a watering trough. I have been known to intercept pizza...

  19. texting at work

    AngelfireRN replied to questionsforall's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have to disagree. I have a perfect right to use my cell at work, and I do, for calls and texting. DH sends me puppy pics when he's home, since he knows I miss her. If he needs me, he'll either...

  20. What pranks have you played on your boss?

    AngelfireRN replied to systoly's topic in Nursing Humor

    This one was good, and was not even intentional... We were having a send-off for a fellow co-worker who loved frogs. My gift to her was this dinner-plate-size resin frog statuette that croaked when...

  21. Funny Nursing Dreams

    AngelfireRN replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    I used to work nights, and was sleeping one day when my DH told me I all of a sudden jumped out of bed and headed out of the room. He asked me, "Babe, where you goin'", and told me that I...

  22. 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

    sirI, thank you and thank you

  23. Frustrated beyond belief...

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    You know, I love my job, I really do. I have never been able to say that after 3 months before, and I'm happy that I can say it now. Besides the hour drive to and fro, which really doesn't bother me...

  24. Frustrated beyond belief...

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I don't think it's so much fraud as it is just ignorance or plain old "I don't want to deal with this". We frequently get consults that state that a pt has a certain condition, only to interview...

  25. Great absence excuse notes

    AngelfireRN replied to Gampopa's topic in School

    Holy heck! How old/what grade are we talking about here? That's