MrsWampthang

MrsWampthang BSN, RN

Emergency room, med/surg, UR/CSR

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  1. Why can't we just be nurses anymore?!?!?

    MrsWampthang posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is a big fan of Press Ganey, as well as Studor Group stuff, AIDET, and passport to excellence. I feel so overwhelmed and frustrated because I feel like they are throwing too much at us at...

  2. Well, I was spared being laid off but I'm still down

    MrsWampthang replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you. It must have been sad for you to see all the people whose accounts you had to deactivate. Where I work, 600 people were laid off and another 900 open positions will go unfilled....

  3. How do you get patients to give you a "very good?"

    MrsWampthang posted a topic in Emergency

    It seems like no matter how hard we try, our percentage of "very good" responses continue to drop. How do you get the patients to mark very good as opposed to "good" on the survey they get in the...

  4. Working at Home as an RN?

    MrsWampthang replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    You might want to look at Career Builder's.com for work at home opportunities that you can get into now while your baby is little. Just a suggestion.

  5. Working at Home as an RN?

    MrsWampthang replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    RNs and LPNs can work from home for insurance companies in prior authorization, continued stay review and case management. I don't know how long you've been an LPN, but depending on that and what kind...

  6. Am I wrong because i don't want to do CNA duites

    MrsWampthang replied to zoeyzoe's topic in General Nursing

    That's the one thing I don't miss about bedside NURSING, the grunt work. I did it with care and compassion, but it wasn't my most favorite thing to do, so I can empathize with some of what you said....

  7. Do Real Nurses Work From Home? You Betcha!!

    MrsWampthang posted a topic in General Nursing

    i finally got the job i have alway dreamed of! for a year i have been working as a contract employee for the prior authorization department of a well known insurance company. i got hired as a full...

  8. Inactive nurse with one yr med/surge wanting to do ER now???

    MrsWampthang replied to RN28MD's topic in Emergency

    I would suggest shadowing a couple of times. Real life ER isn't anything the TV shows. And the Trauma life in ER doesn't do justice to what goes on for a full 12 hours. I doubt that you would get 6...

  9. Do Real Nurses Work From Home? You Betcha!!

    MrsWampthang replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    You might want to look on Monster.com or Careerbuilders.com. With 38 years experience in nursing and with case management on your resume, I would think you would be an asset to any company. Just a...

  10. Do Real Nurses Work From Home? You Betcha!!

    MrsWampthang replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all for the congratulations! I'm really happy about this opportunity. I'm working for a national insurance company so I'm not self-employed. I found this opportunity through Monster.com. First...

  11. My boss is/was the devil!

    MrsWampthang replied to sweetsounds's topic in Emergency

    You must have worked for the same boss I worked for at one time. She was a fruitcake! She finally got put on leave because her behavior had become to erratic then she was told that she was not...

  12. Co Worker and snide comments

    MrsWampthang replied to Jaybird310's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :monkeydance::yelclap::w00t::balloons: Can't say enough good things about your situation, both at work and in your personal life! Sooooooo, how're ya gonna ask her? Romantic dinner, down on one knee?...

  13. Worst doctors orders ever received

    MrsWampthang replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    ok, i'll show my stupidity. i also think, why are these bad orders? they may be silly orders, but not bad orders. as i said in my previous post, i have seen them. elevating scrotum because it was...

  14. Worst doctors orders ever received

    MrsWampthang replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    Actually I've seen orders like that in the long term care where I worked before. The scrotum was elevated because it was swollen. As for cutting the nails, I think the attending doc wanted to make...

  15. Should I continue this??

    MrsWampthang replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    How True!!!!!!

  16. Should I continue this??

    MrsWampthang replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like a good candidate for case management or maybe a degree in psychology or social work. Something to think about anyway. Good luck with whatever you decide! Those would be career fields...

  17. Co Worker and snide comments

    MrsWampthang replied to Jaybird310's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm surprised that they didn't fire her on the spot. She's in her probationary period and she gets away with this type of behavior?! Definitely keep track of anything and everything that has to do...

  18. Co Worker and snide comments

    MrsWampthang replied to Jaybird310's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well hopefully you found out some good news about this witch, meaning she blew her ninety day probation period by being hateful. Maybe you remind her of one of kids who are now losers or something. I...

  19. Why can't people just be sick at home!? (RANT!)

    MrsWampthang posted a topic in Emergency

    I have taken care of so many people the last few days that were just plain sick! Vomiting for 12 hours or less, fever for less than a day, coughs, abdominal pain without N/V/D. I want to scream at...

  20. Help! I can't find scrubs that fit anywhere!

    MrsWampthang replied to desertgal281's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Can you just wear plain colored T-shirts? I'm sure your local Walmart or Target has just small plain colored T-shirts so at least for now you would have tops to wear. Just a suggestion. Pam (wishing I...

  21. Why is it? Things nurses do other people can't

    MrsWampthang posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why is it....... Nurses can be cleaning a patient up that just had a huge code brown and at the same time be thinking about what to have for lunch? Anyone else have any quirks that you do in the...

  22. Press Gainey in the ER

    MrsWampthang posted a topic in Emergency

    Does your hospital go by the Press Gainey survey? And if so, what do you all think about it? Are you for or against its use in the ER? I have mixed feelings about it. It's frustrating to know that I...

  23. Funniest injury you have ever seen.....

    MrsWampthang posted a topic in Emergency

    I took care of a guy once who had an injury to the third toe and complete amputation of the fourth toe. When asked how this injury occurred......"I was using my twelve gauge shot gun to kill moles in...

  24. ATT Warning, PLEASE READ!!

    MrsWampthang replied to louiemed5's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You know, someday you're going look back on this and laugh. I know, that's such a lame quote. But really, when you get those test results back and you're a nurse, you're not going to know whether to...

  25. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    MrsWampthang replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    BOO HISS! I went back to school and got my ASN at the age of 41 and I got an ASN because I wanted to get my degree and get into the work force as quickly as possible. I got it from a community...