tjn97

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1. Being a physician's office nurse...a "little" job?

   tjn97 replied to laurasc's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   I used to work telemetry in a local hospital before I started my office job. And I remember thinking I was "stepping down" in the ranks of nursing. Boy, was I wrong!! I have learned so much since I...

2. any ideas regarding prescription refills??

   tjn97 replied to vjohnsonrn's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   I work in a 6 physician family practice office. The nurses take the messages off the voicemail, not the secretaries. Some people do leave messages about rx's when scheduling an appointment, but that...

3. Carotid Massage - very cool!

   tjn97 replied to Sadie04's topic in General Nursing

   I actually was the recipient of carotid massage 6 years ago. Funny thing was, I was working on a telemetry unit at the time, and started with the fast rhythm! My coworkers put a monitor on me, which...

4. New RN~Question about Dr. Office Nursing

   tjn97 replied to NurseDixie's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   In my opinion, it's beneficial to have a knowledge base and some experience before working in a office setting. I work in family practice, and we see many different diagnoses. My work on telemetry...

5. sniffle sniffle aahhhhhhhhh

   tjn97 replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   Hi Darla, We live in PA. Yes, it was surprising to see that dx. He hadn't been seen for over 2 years, so definitely not a frequent flyer. Hope he recuperates soon, as he was pretty

6. sniffle sniffle aahhhhhhhhh

   tjn97 replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   we haven't seen too much allergy problems yet, but still the usual sinusitis and occasional bronchitis. Just had a patient yesterday dx'd with pneumonia, 40'ish and very sick. Doctor almost sent him...

7. Medical Assistants in the office

   tjn97 replied to SHELLYBELLYRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   We currently have 2 MA's at our family practice office. It was a difficult transition for the first one hired, as all the other nursing staff consisted of RN's and LPN's. She met a lot of resistance...

8. any nurses do only perdiem?

   tjn97 replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

   I worked perdiem at a local hospital a couple years ago, and it worked well for me. I started when I was pregnant with my first child, and it gave me the flexibility of hours after he was born. I...