webbiedebbie

webbiedebbie

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  1. School Pins?

    webbiedebbie replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    Does RN magazine still show pics of school pins? I remember years ago looking at all of them and was very impressed with the designs. I wish I had my grandmother's nursing school pin. It was lost...

  2. ER triage over phone

    webbiedebbie replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I recently started working in telephone triage. I believe this is where healthcare is headed. Most insurance companies offer this service and I think it is very beneficial. We are extensively...

  3. Paying for the past, literally!!

    webbiedebbie replied to rhondaarn's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes I am a nurse! But, No I don't live in Texas. Excuse

  4. anyone ever think about getting out of nursing for a while?

    webbiedebbie replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    I took a break for about 5 years, alittle from burnout and alittle due to health reasons. I found that I missed nursing and got back into it. Luckily, I did not have to take a refresher course. One...

  5. I am so excited about this!!!!

    webbiedebbie replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Telephone Triage

    Hey Snoop...good luck to you and yes keep me posted. Last week was the "honeymoon" stage. This week I know this is what I want to do, but I am literally overwhelmed with information. Our...

  6. Paying for the past, literally!!

    webbiedebbie replied to rhondaarn's topic in Texas Nursing

    What is TPAPN? I had something come up on a criminal record from over 7 years ago when I applied to a job. I have had background checks before and nothing ever came up before. The employer rescinded...

  7. Insurance Company Reform

    webbiedebbie replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So, which would be better...HMO or PPO. I get so confused. And, lets see if I am getting this right...say I have a physician that I have been seeing for many years and that physician is not within...

  8. I am so excited about this!!!!

    webbiedebbie replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Telephone Triage

    Thanks, Siri for the updated one. Do I need to have my employer keep track of my hours? Is there a special form that they use? I will ask my training educator if there are others who are already...

  9. I am so excited about this!!!!

    webbiedebbie replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Telephone Triage

    Thanks everyone! Siri, I am thinking of becoming certified as you suggested and know it will take me two years before I can do it. The website is a little out of date, so I am hoping it will still be...

  10. Insurance Company Reform

    webbiedebbie replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow...this sure changes my way of thinking about insurance companies!!!!! When you say people go "out of network"...why are they doing that? Thank you for opening my eyes. I look forward to seeing...

  11. Coming back home to Colorado

    webbiedebbie posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Been away since 1993. I just accepted a travel position in Denver and will be starting the assignment 11/08/2004. Our house is now on the market and we are hoping it sells soon. I am so excited...

  12. Coming back home to Colorado

    webbiedebbie replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Katiebell...I pm'd

  13. Anyone know Liquid Agents?

    webbiedebbie replied to lifezfunny's topic in Travel

    Yes...I know them. A recruiter called me desperate for someone to fill in for two weeks only because the traveler had a family emergency. Well, I drove to the area, found out the house I was...

  14. Coming back home to Colorado

    webbiedebbie replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Well, I was lucky and missed this last snow! I was in North Carolina for the birth of my granddaughter!!!! Returned to find the trees changing colors and they are beautiful. Love seeing the snow on...

  15. bills & phone service?

    webbiedebbie replied to ONC_NURSE's topic in Travel

    Hi...I can answer the one about the phone...you don't have to get a land line if you plan to use your cell phone. When I did travel nursing, my dh was home, so I kept my mail coming to my house....

  16. HA! Less patients...MORE work!!!

    webbiedebbie posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Right now I'm working postpartum/GYN. Had 6 patients yesterday...4 planning to go home. Got 3 admissions...one postop GYN and 2 vag deliveries. Coworker with 5 patients...2 antepartum, 3...

  17. Please help me with this because I think it is a bit hinky

    webbiedebbie replied to nytelytespn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm seeing it in the hospitals where I work. The HUC's are also being trained as nursing assistants as a cost-saving method. Less people to pay and more work for everyone. I was a health unit...

  18. Pt / Nurse Ratio - and things you like about post-partum

    webbiedebbie replied to BookishRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I personally prefer postpartum. Where I am currently working, we take gyn's also. We can have up to 9 patients, which I don't necessarily agree with at times, especially when you have fresh post-op...

  19. nurse/active labor pt. ratios

    webbiedebbie replied to labornicurn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked in one hospital back in the 90's where I was the only L&D nurse with 2 birthing rooms. If I had a patient that was being pitted and my other patient was delivering, I was told to stop...

  20. What is Triage L&D Nurse?

    webbiedebbie replied to Renee4christ's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have worked in hospitals where they don't have triage

  21. Sponge Count for Vag Deliveries

    webbiedebbie replied to Nurse4Moms's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Back in the 80's after I delivered lady partslly, I could not pee. The nurse kept coming in every hour wagging a catheter. Finally, I went in to the bathroom because the pressure was so great, I...

  22. Daughter told to do her own cultures...

    webbiedebbie posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is this something new? My daughter's midwife told her to do her own beta strep cultures and she called me asking how she was supposed to do this. Of course I told her under no circumstances was she...

  23. PBDS casualty

    webbiedebbie replied to ring4tx's topic in General Nursing

    I had to take the test with this last employer. They said it was an assessment tool. My test involved L&D which I haven't done in 10 years. They said my preceptors would be using the results in...

  24. NRP Question

    webbiedebbie replied to studentnurserachel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Studentnurserachel...your drive for the knowledge should give you the "edge". I agree with ljds about getting the book and cd. I ordered one 2 years ago and it is very valuable to me as a ready...

  25. Abbreviations No Longer Allowed by Medicare

    webbiedebbie replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    Each hospital that I have worked at has given me a list. The confusion of it is that each hospital has different ones listed! It's hard to stop using them when we are so used to them. I wonder,...