AngelfireRN

AngelfireRN MSN, RN, APRN

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

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  1. Noticing a trend here

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mose- Let me clarify. By "layperson" I mean someone like my husband, who thinks you can liposuction out cellulitis. Someone with NO medical knowledge whatsoever who comes on here and bashes us for...

  2. Noticing a trend here

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Tweety. I figured what I had seen only scratched the surface, but thought it was worth asking. Appreciate the response. And appreciate what y'all do to keep the boards going! Do NOT eny...

  3. "And it's all going to be your fault"

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    It gets a bit more that just taking it personally. I hope it never happens to you, but the sad truth is, it probably will. Hope I haven't scared you

  4. Such a 'tool'

    AngelfireRN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have always been of the opinion, "Treat the patient, not the monitor". Kudos to you. You saved her

  5. AA hair care racist?

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

    I remember one time when I was working inpatient psych, an AA nurse came up and asked for some Vaseline for an adolescent AA girl. I inquired as to what she was going to use it for, as she wanted the...

  6. Medical Terms Patients Have Misunderstood

    AngelfireRN replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I used to work, dietary would put a card with the diet type on the tray. One day, we had a 14 year old with stomach issues, and dinner had just been served. The call light went...

  7. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

    AngelfireRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    And again I say, we are not ridiculing them. Egads, woman, take a powder. What's next, starting a New World Order? You don't seem to like any of the rules that are in place, admittedly don't follow...

  8. Most silly reason for being called in the office?

    AngelfireRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    I also do Occupational Health, and we got an email the other day from out boss that stated that some employees were complaining about nurses telling them about their own illnesses (The nurse's...

  9. I want her fired!!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    See? If more healthcare facilities would follow suit instead of kissing tookus, things just might get

  10. Family just doesn't get it!!!!!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  11. Family just doesn't get it!!!!!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Update... GF has endocarditis, an abcess around his valve, and vegetation on his pacer. Open heart scheduled for tomorrow. Thanks again to all who responded, and please keep us in your

  12. crying abuse when being written up for neglect of patients

    AngelfireRN replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. Back on thread. I wrote this girl up one time for having an absolutely scandalous conversation at the nurse's desk about the meds her DH took to function sexually. She was crude and...

  13. crying abuse when being written up for neglect of patients

    AngelfireRN replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Adrienurse, completely off topic, but WHERE did you get that avatar? I just spit my Mountain Dew all over my screen! That's the funniest thing I have ever seen. I want a shirt like

  14. Family just doesn't get it!!!!!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, little update here, and thank you to all who responded. GF was admitted yesterday, that's why I have not been around. Cousin still insists that he needed abx from the get-go, and that the doc is...

  15. Anything seem hinky about this to y'all?

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, for once I'm not ranting!!! I have a question about something that happened to me a couple years back. I don't want legal advice, I decided a long time back it was not worth it, just curious to...

  16. Family just doesn't get it!!!!!!!

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, believe me, I've tried to stay out of it. No dice. I got DRAGGED out of bed that morning by my ape-going mother (I'm married and 27 years old to boot). Nothing would do but I come right over. None...

  17. Anything seem hinky about this to y'all?

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys. I'm a seasoned nurse, but, as I said, I was altered from the meds. I hate narcs, they do nothing for me but give me that trippy feeling, yuck. I could never understand how people got...

  18. You Know the patient is going bad when...

    AngelfireRN replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, rest assured, it

  19. "Mama Says Just Do It!!!!" LONG, sorry

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    You know, some people just steam my clams. I have been doing occupational health since September. The plant where I work is shutting down, and we are shipping retiree records to a storage facility....

  20. Cleaning up Other's Messes-long, sorry

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am in my second semester of grad school, pursuing a NP certificate. I am less than a week from finals, and I am unable to study. Why? Because I have a paper due for another class, and due to a...

  21. Cleaning up Other's Messes-long, sorry

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, not at all....that was what was such a shocker...she had been a stellar student before that. She also knew that the papers would be run through turnitin and that surely to goodness it would...

  22. Cleaning up Other's Messes-long, sorry

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK, maybe I'm still just too mad to think straight here, but, grieving or not, she had the option to say, "Hey, I can not do this right now." She did not. She told us to give her something to do. We...

  23. Cleaning up Other's Messes-long, sorry

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    The teacher already knows, we submitted our work on the school bulletin board as we went along for critiquing by her. She also gets the turnitin report, so she knew about it, and she knew whose...

  24. Migraines....Anyone else have 'em?

    AngelfireRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have suffered from these suckers for eleven years, ever since I was 17 years old. Have made quite a name for myself at jobs because I would refuse to call out with one, even though they lasted 3...

  25. Cleaning up Other's Messes-long, sorry

    AngelfireRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not denying that if my hubby had died, I'd be a basket case. I would have dropped out for sure. But she did not. That was her choice. She chose to stay, and told us she did not want special...