AngelfireRN

AngelfireRN MSN, RN, APRN

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

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  1. Nurses with tattoos, is it acceptable?

    AngelfireRN replied to sweetlyn_violet's topic in General Nursing

    This is true. I have seen a few that I'd be willing to bet could whistle through their belly

  2. Nurses with tattoos, is it acceptable?

    AngelfireRN replied to sweetlyn_violet's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a male nurse who was COVERED in tats and had his ears gauged to the size of dimes. Hands down, one of THE best nurses I ever worked with, and that fact that he was huge helped on the...

  3. are southern nurses better educated than northern educated nurse?

    AngelfireRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    dear linda.... i invite you to google uab (university of alabama at birmingham), ua (the university of alabama, auburn university, or ut (university of tennessee). uab is nationally (if not globally)...

  4. Would you have done this differently?

    AngelfireRN replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I will be in the minority on this one, but I would have done the same thing, and I am NOT a new nurse. Yep, it's nit-picky, but so is cherry-picking who to write up and who not to. A simple...

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

    AngelfireRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Get ready, honey, you'll see more ridiculous stuff than that if you stay in ER. I had one during NP clinicals who had had a wreck 2 YEARS prior, had "a piece of glass in his head" and wanted it out....

  6. What part of "isolation" don't you understand?

    AngelfireRN replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    I remember my days as a tech, when we would prepare a large cart with however many refill liners of fresh water were needed, and go down the hall, one-two-three dispensing them, leaving the other in...

  7. A Wardrobe Malfunction, or Why Not to Wear A Halloween Costume to Work

    AngelfireRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Viva, First of all, I am so sorry, but that WAS hilarious. I wore my Bride of Dracula outfit (that I made with my Mama at 17) to work last Friday. This is a black satin dress that drags the ground,...

  8. What type of family member drives you craziest?

    AngelfireRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    To whomever asterisked my post...I do apologize, I never thought about it being taken as an unsavory

  9. What type of family member drives you craziest?

    AngelfireRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    From the NP realm: The *****-Footer----"Be real careful about telling Mama what her heart rate is..it scares her and it'll go up." No, Mama's heart rate is high because she's in a-fib, but it's a...

  10. Do you have clinic rules?

    AngelfireRN replied to Trueblood83's topic in School

    When I was a school nurse, I had a list posted on the wall outside my door: Nurse Angelfire's Health Room Rules 1.) Always have a note 2.)Always wait your turn 3.)Please knock before coming in 4.) If...

  11. Always in the Dog House !

    AngelfireRN replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    Boy, that is one part of school nursing I do NOT miss! The crowning indignity at my old school was to have the special ed teacher ( who had a nurse IN HER ROOM just for the special ed kids) send an...

  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

    You're a better woman than me, I'd have worn it out over her

  13. Do You Wear Your Colors To Work?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I wore my Bride of Dracula costume today, and while it does no violate dress code, JCAHO picked today of all days to show up. Thanks Heaven I only had to go over for a consult. And then I got...

  14. Do You Wear Your Colors To Work?

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey, guys, with all the hype about going back to all-white, and color-coded units, I was wondering....where I work, we can wear whatever, I have more latitude than hospital staff as an office NP. We...

  15. Do You Wear Your Colors To Work?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, Kiffins got a mouth on him, all right. I wonder whose armpit Lincoln will fall in love with THIS week. Sheesh, a week out, and the play STILL steams my

  16. Do You Wear Your Colors To Work?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, this Friday will be an oddity for us, we're dressing up for Halloween at the office. No TN for me, I'll be in my ballgown and cape. It's all black, lined in purple. My DH said "If your...

  17. Do You Wear Your Colors To Work?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    GO VOLS indeed! I bleed as orange as it

  18. Do You Wear Your Colors To Work?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I could not wear my solid set of scrubs to the prison, my father and my DH say I look like I'm out on work

  19. Do You Wear Your Colors To Work?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    My team is Tennessee. I live in Alabama. Makes for very interesting

  20. Open a Window

    AngelfireRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of this, either, very interesting. Now, I live in Alabama, and have heard to put a knife under the bed of a laboring woman to "cut the pain". I love these old

  21. 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

    Also to family members: "Mama is DYING! She's 90+ years old, she's septic, she's in pain, and she constantly looks at me and whimpers, "I feel bad all over." For the love of Pete, make her a DNR,...

  22. Drama Queens/Kings in the ED

    AngelfireRN replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    Well, you know what they say.... the squeaky wheel gets the grease, or just gets greased, however you want to look at

  23. OK, What Else Could I have Done?

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Firstly, let me set the scene... I am walking down the sidewalk with my DH, his uncle, and his cousin. We come upon this small crowd, a man laying in someone's yard, and another person fanning him...

  24. OK, What Else Could I have Done?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate all the kudos, makes me feel better. I hate feeling helpless like that, but it really has a different flavor when you're surrounded by home-team fans and are about as popular as a skunk...

  25. OK, What Else Could I have Done?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank